Digital mockup

A digital mockup (or digital mock-up) is the digital description of a product, usually in three dimensions. The product design engineers, the manufacturing engineers, 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 prototypes and validate their designs without ever needing to build a physical model.

Digital mockup of XM1202 Mounted Combat System

Mockups can be convincing and closely resemble the final product, allowing early revisions rather than changes much later in the production stage.

See also

• 3D modeling
• 3D printing
• Computer-aided design
• Digital twin
• Product structure modeling
• Virtual prototyping

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