3D Forge CAD Services

Project Management and Document Control

3D Forge CAD can completely manage your project from it inception throughout its lifecycle. Design input and output file management, vendor research and selection, shop and assembly drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), component procurement, and myriad other project tasks required to maintain a smooth product are all within 3D Forge CAD's core expertise. We can maintain all of your documentation within our structured document control system, with physical, off-site backups. Careful attention to detail is paid in managing revisions and implementing ECO (Engineering Change Orders) to provide the most up-to-date project files for your team or vendors to work from. We maintain a detailed design history for all projects. You can consider 3D Forge CAD to be your point of contact for vendors, suppliers, contract manufacturers. We can help with the hassle of the supply side, and let you concentrate on growing your business.

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Input Formats:

-Voice description, napkin sketches

-All standard document formats: (*.doc, *.pdf, *.txt, etc.)

-All standard image file formats: (*.bmp, *.jpg, *.tif, *.gif, etc.)

-STEP files: (*.stp, *.step, *.ste)

-IGES files: (*.igs)

-SAT files: (*.sat)

-Rhino Files: (*.3dm)

-AutoCAD files: (.*.dwg, *.dxf)

Don't see your file format listed? Contact Us and we can almost surely get it translated for you.

Output Formats:

-Machine/Fabrication shop drawings

-Adobe PDF

-3D PDF, with ability to rotate, pan, hide parts, change colors, etc. on any computer

-Alibre Design native part and assembly files

-Standard image files (for photo-renderings and assemblies)

-STEP AP 203, STEP AP 214

-IGES file

-SAT file

-STL file

-AutoCAD .dxf (14, 2000, 2004, 2007 - 2D only)

-AutoCAD .dwg (14, 2000, 2004, 2007 - 2D only)