A Framework for Supporting Business, Data and User Interface Integration between Multiple CAD and PDM Systems
Many multinational manufacturers have product development process in geographically dispersed locations. In this environment, it is likely that multiple CAD software packages and PDM systems have been deployed. Usually these systems have been developed independently, written in different languages and run on different platforms. Accordingly, these diversities result in difficulties in integration among them due to heterogeneous networks, applications and platforms. In this paper, we propose a framework that supports business, data, and User Interface (UI) integration between multiple CAD and PDM systems. In this framework, Web Services technology is adopted to encapsulate the major functions of CAD and PDM systems so as to implement business integration. In addition, a CAD unified interface method is introduced to help wrap multiple CAD and facilitate product metadata exchange. Finally, a UI model-driven approach is provided for supporting UI integration. To validate the feasibility of the proposed framework, a prototype has been developed based on the suggested approach.
Web Services CAD unified interface method User interface model-driven approach Product data management
Zhang Jin Zhou Hongqiao Chen Zhuoning Yan Xiaoguang
School of Mechanical Science & Engineering Huazhong University of Science & Technology Wuhan PR China
国际会议
长沙
英文
947-951
2009-04-11（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）