The course will provide you with an understanding of MBD (model-based definition) and how the transition to a model-based approach – i.e. linking the product data to the 3D model – can be structured during the various phases of the product life cycle. We will place particular emphasis on the design process. You will build up your practical skills by having access to software and being able to work with MBD during the course.

Analyse examples from industry

During the course, you will analyse your own, or another organisation’s management of product information during a product’s life cycle. This reflective element will provide you with a better understanding of the potential challenges and opportunities when it comes to implementing and using a 3D model-based approach.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Describe the implications of a 3D model-based approach during the product life cycle, and argue the potential advantages and disadvantages of the 3D model as an information carrier, with particular emphasis on the design process.
• Analyse a company’s approach to managing product information during the product life cycle, and reflect on how it could be improved using MBD.
• Reflect on the potential challenges and opportunities of implementing and using a 3D model-based approach in your own or other activities.

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at people who work with, or around, product development and are curious about how you can optimise all parts of the value chain by applying a model-based approach. 

Contact wiser@his.se if you are interested in taking this course.

Course format

The courses in their educational form and scope are intended to be combined with work. This means that all courses are:

• Online
• Short courses (3 ECTS)
• Has a study rate of 20% (equivalent to approximately 8 hours a week for 10 weeks)
• Conducted through self-study as well as occasional scheduled occasions where you get the opportunity to meet other course participants and the course's teachers (these meetings are conducted remotely via Zoom).

The KK Foundation

The course is developed within the WISER project. We offer tailor-made courses for digital transformation and are aimed at professionals. The project is co-financed by the KK foundation within the framework of Expert competence. For more information visit: his.se/wiser