4GD is intended primarily for industries with massive products such as the shipbuilding, aerospace and automotive 2 Z8 q, c( K# ~7 D, |industries that have the following characteristics: ! f2 ]& N) p) T% S2 Y● The products are massive in scope, scaling to millions of components. " O" Z7 C ~! t7 L+ O
● Data needs to be organized in multiple hierarchical views without data duplication. 0 U/ j3 b; \, R1 x" U
● Requires many multi-disciplinary teams to collaborate and/or work in parallel. |$ _' n8 g g
● Design reuse must be facilitated, managed and controlled between product units or design models. & _! ~; ?$ {3 b4 X( x● The products need to be maintained over long life cycles. # u2 A" m; r. D8 c+ D" q
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other industry sectors (automotive, aerospace, energy, machinery). 4 Y3 A) d: a$ t
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) ]0 O7 A, l, Y0 u6 VIf your products do not fit these characteristics, then you should continue to use NX Assemblies to design your " Z7 j+ W' G* E( V& dproducts. : e" O- ]% U& ^' d1 ]; u1 B6 C; l& n' D% C* ~: q