What is ISO 16792 — Technical product documentation about?

ISO 16792 specifies requirements for the preparation, revision, and presentation of digital product definition data, hereafter referred to as data sets, complementing existing standards. It supports two methods of application, 3D model-only and 3D model with 2D drawing in digital format.

ISO 16792 presents requirements common to both methods followed by clauses providing for any essential, differing requirements for each method. Its use in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD) systems can assist in the progression towards improved modelling and annotation practices for CAD and engineering disciplines, as well as serving as a guideline for CAx software developers.

Who is ISO 16792— Technical product documentation for?

ISO 16792 on Technical product documentation is useful for:

Small and Large-scale organizations
Product manufacturing companies
Dealers and suppliers of products

Why should you use ISO 16792— Technical product documentation?

Technical product documentation is a document that has all the information about use, functionality, creation, or architecture of a product. New geometrical product specification (GPS) rules have been proved essential, and these have been drafted with a view to their being equally applicable to both 2D and 3D.

Therefore, in order to maintain the integrity of a single system, these new rules have been incorporated in ISO 16792 for cross-reference. It includes the application examples, for the specific requirements of 3D modelling, in support of model-based definition (MBD).

ISO 16792 addresses the need to support drawings in conjunction with 3D models, through the definition of the two methods for documenting digital models and specification of requirements, to help you ensure that the information in a data set is consistent between the model and the drawing.

ISO 16792 includes the guiding figures as illustrations to aid the user in understanding the practices elaborated in the text. It also provides you with the general requirements and practices for digital product definition that can be applied for 3D mechanical engineering (MCAD) as well as to other disciplines and trades.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS ISO 16792:2021 supersedes BS ISO 16792:2015, which is withdrawn. BS ISO 16792:2021 includes some technical changes with respect to BS ISO 16792:2015. These include:

Information on assembly part identification added, information on movable parts in assemblies added
Figures updated to reflect current International Standards
Content which is authored in other documents removed
Former practices moved to Annex A, Annex C with additional examples of applying this document added

BS ISO 16792:2021

Technical product documentation. Digital product definition data practices

Current

Published:

30 Apr 2021