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Technology advancements have always pushed the design and... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/following-the-thread-through-digital-transformation) [![The Advantages of Model-Based Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2024_Cadalyst/2024_MCAD%20Columns/2024-08-21_MCADCOL/mbd-1%20courtesy%20PTC-600.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/the-advantages-of-model-based-design) [MCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/mcad), [Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/manufacturing), [Simulation](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/simulation), [Generative Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/generative-design), [PTC](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/ptc), [MBD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/mbd), [Model-based Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/model-based-design) ## [The Advantages of Model-Based Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/the-advantages-of-model-based-design) ![Picture of Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/cad.png?width=50&name=cad.png) [Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/author/cadalyst-staff) Aug 21, 2024, 11:39:22 AM For a generation, 2D CAD drawings drove the manufacturing process. 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