What is Model-Based Definition?
3D model that carries dimensions, tolerances, and annotations instead of or alongside a 2D print.

Ø40 ±0.02 · lives on the model
Model-based definition puts tolerances…
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In real work
Model-based definition on the valve body: GD&T lives on the solid, not a separate PDF traveler.
In the illustration
The turntable rotates and the dimension and tolerance flags turn with the faces they are pinned to; the 2D print beside it slides away into a drawer.
Convert the bracket drawing to model-based definition in your shop-floor software: dimensions and tolerances on the 3D model, and the two notes that still need a 2D sheet.
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