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A digital mockup (or digital mock-up) is the digital description of a product, usually in three dimensions. The product
A digital mockup (or digital mock-up) is the digital description of a product, usually in three dimensions. The product design engineer
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s, the manufacturing engineer
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s, and the support engineers work together to create and manage the mock-up. As an extension it is also frequently referred to as ''digital prototyping'' or ''virtual prototyping''. Digital mock-ups allows engineers to design and configure complex product prototype
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s and validate
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* Data validation, in computer science, ensuring that data inserted into an application satisfies defined formats and other input criteria
* Emotional validation, in interpersonal communication is the Emotion recognition, ...
their designs without ever needing to build a physical model.
Mockups can be convincing and closely resemble the final product in appearance, allowing early revisions rather than changes much later in the production stage.Types of Mockups
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*3D modeling
In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based Computer representation of surfaces, representation of a surface of an object (inanimate or living) in Three-dimensional space, three dimensions vi ...
* 3D printing
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...
* Computer-aided design
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve c ...
* Digital twin
A digital twin is a digital model of an intended or actual real-world physical product, system, or process (a ''physical twin'') that serves as a digital counterpart of it for purposes such as simulation, integration, testing, monitoring, and m ...
* Product structure modeling
* Virtual prototyping
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