As CAD and the cloud have grown together over the past few years, it is evident that using this type of 3D technology can practically eliminate high upfront manfuacturing costs caused by iterative design and manufacutring process changes. But what is the future of CAD? Nelson Technology understands that AI (Artificial Inelligence) and AR (Augmented Reality) is currently being sewn into various CAD platforms as the engineering community prepares to take the design phase to the next level. 

A more complex example would be a wiring harness for an aircraft. The 3D model shows how it should be routed, as well as the location and quantity of plastic cable standoffs. In the past, the assembler has had the option of either looking at the 2D drawing she has plotted on a size E drawing, or to have a computer with which she can rotate the model to see all of the angles when preparing to route her 20 foot long harness under the cockpit floor. However, with augmented reality goggles, she can simply look at the area where the wiring harness is supposed to be routed, load the CAD model into her goggles, and overlay the physical harness with the 3D rendering she sees as a holographic image in front of her. Nelson Technology understands how this type of CAD integration can speed up assembly, decrease cost, and increase the quality of the customer's product. Ask us how we can solve your challenges by implementing the latest CAD technology. For reference, the new augmented reality Microsoft Holo Lens 2 is shown in the video below: