Tool Building & Certification Applications

CAD-based software is an essential component of tool-building, allowing engineers to accurately validate tools as they are being assembled. First launched in the 1990's, Build!IT's core technology was the first 3D CAD-based tool-building software that worked with laser trackers in real-time. Build!IT has evolved to become a powerful, yet simple-to-use platform for building and certifying tooling. 

Build!IT greatly facilitates tool-building with live 3D graphical feedback for building and inspecting in real-time, using laser trackers and other portable CMMs. With Build!IT, parts being assembled change from red to green as they are moved into position within design tolerance. All measurements are recorded directly to a 3D CAD model, and a digital record is made of tool build and inspect operations. Build!IT's sophisticated alignment methods allow you to work in local reference systems to perform complex builds. Directly utilize GD&T to build and inspect tooling features. Generate reports to document tools in as-build condition.

Build!IT is an ideal solution for visualizing large assembly fixtures:

  • Aircraft assembly fixtures
  • Fixtures for automotive production
  • Welding fixtures for large vehicle structures
  • Fixtures for lay-up, machining and drilling operations.

Build!IT users recognize the value of real-time tool-building software. One manufacturer attributes a time savings of thousands of hours on a single tool, after having implemented Build!IT.

When Boeing first implemented Build!IT, it realized a time savings of thousands of hours on building a single assembly fixture.

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