Category: Tips and Tricks

Understanding the Foundations of Model-Based Systems Engineering

“There is NO SUCH THING as non-model-based engineering” Zane Scott, Vitech Corporation Vice President of Professional Services An interesting quote when you consider systems engineering has spent the last ten years obsessed with the transformation to model-based systems engineering (MBSE). But Zane is exactly right. Engineering has always been, and …

Managing Resources in a Program Model

In the past couple of weeks I have assisted several customers exploring and using the Resource class in the development and analysis of program plans. The basic question posed to me was this: How can I manage and set the use of resources without looking at each individual program activity’s …

An Introduction to the Constraint Block Definition Diagram and Parametric Diagram in GENESYS

By Ron Kratzke, Principal Systems Engineer GENESYS 4.0 introduced two new diagrams – the Constraint Block Definition Diagram (BDD) and Parametric diagram. The addition of these two diagrams opens and expands insight into system design.  The Constraint BDD graphically displays the parameters restricting or constraining system design.  The Parametric diagram …

Get A Running Start with GENESYS 4.0

In January we launched GENESYS 4.0. We’ve been a long time developing this release and that means a wealth of new capabilities. It also means there’s a lot to learn. We know you’ll have lots of questions and we’re ready with the answers. The extended development cycle means that we’ve …