⚙️ 06_mechanical / Mechanical Design · CAD to Code — Article Index
In this directory,
Mechanical Design is detached from traditional GUI-centric CAD workflows and extended toward
code-based reproducibility, diff-driven review, and structurally defined design.
🖥 From GUI to Code
Instead of “drawing” shapes,
adopt the mindset of defining structure.
📐 Philosophy and Position of FreeCAD
FreeCAD is not merely a CAD tool,
but a geometry description engine.
🧠 Design Thinking Through Code
By fixing dimensions, constraints, and intent in code,
design stability is dramatically improved.
🔍 Design Diffs and History Management
Design reviews are conducted
not on drawings, but on diffs.
🧩 Geometry Representation and Reuse
Geometry is not something to merely display,
but a reusable component.
🧱 Common Code Structure · Final Form
Mechanical design is
structured at the same level as software.
🧩 Assembly Defined by Code
Even assemblies of multiple parts can be defined
entirely by code, without any GUI-based operations.
📦 From Design to Mass Production (BOM & Process Design)
- 08 Organizing the Workflow from Design to Mass Production Ordering with BOM
- 09 Practical BOM Operation Rules Using a 6-Digit Code + Suffix
- 10 Becoming Resilient to Design Changes with Roll-up Management
After geometry is defined,
this section covers how design information is connected to manufacturing operations
such as procurement, cost evaluation, compliance, and mass production ramp-up.
🧭 Positioning of This Directory
- 06_mechanical:
- A layer that fixes physical geometry through code
- Structural definition prior to MEMS and inkjet systems
- The foundation for 03_hardware / 04_mems / 05_inkjet
- The Physical Definition Layer in AITL
If mechanical design remains ambiguous,
neither control nor intelligence built on top of it can stand.