Additive Manufacturing in a Model Based Enterprise - Implementation Planning - Speaker Thad Henry - Systems Engineering Management Office

Oct 28, 2026

Additive Manufacturing in a Model Based Enterprise - Implementation Planning outlines NASA’s demonstration effort to implement draft AM engineering release standards and deploy them across engineering and manufacturing organizations. It addresses gaps where current MSFC standards do not cover AM-specific process annotations and design intent, supporting certification of the Design-to-Manufacturing digital thread. The roadmap proposes adoption and assessment of relevant ASME/NASA/ISO updates, plus new guidance for dimensioning, data organization, additive vs. subtractive trade-offs, and application-specific AM design.

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Additive Manufacturing in a Model Based Enterprise

Implementation Planning

Description and Justification/Benefits

Additive Manufacturing Model Based Road Map

Gap Description and Related Standards

Gearing Up for a Data-Centric NASA

Additive Manufacturing in a Model Based Enterprise Implementation Planning Speaker: Thad Henry Systems Engineering Management Office Information, Configuration & Data Management Collaboration Interoperability Congress NASA Traditional DDT&E Engine 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress provided in NASA/SP-2007-6105 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress NASA Configuration and Data Management Standard NASA Tech Excellence Summer Project 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress Description Ø Procured funds to perform a demonstration project that implements use of draft AM engineering release standards. Ø Sponsoring Org: EE12/CDM Systems Engineering Office and deployed across the Engineering and S&MA Ø User Community Size: > 200 Engineering, S&MA, and Manufacturing Personnel . Justification/Benefits Ø NASA currently has no standards in place for the release of additively manufactured (AM) parts that addresses unique AM process annotations and design intent. Ø Supports certification of the Design-to-Manufacturing digital thread and mitigates design and manufacturing risks for any mission that intends to use fly critical AM parts. Ø The design to manufacturing process will benefit from release standards specific to AM (dimensioning, annotating, versioning, file conversion, etc. ) Ø AM release standards improve the quality of AM parts and reduce the need for redesign on the manufacturing floor which saves MSFC time and money. 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress Additive Manufacturing Model Based Road Map The Long Term Solution Roadmap is Complex MSFC AM/MBE ROAD MAP Gap Description Related Standards SDO Orgs Priority Status New Dimensioning and Tolerancing Requirements Current standards in use at MSFC fail to fully address the best dimensioning, tolerancing and annotation requirements for AM ASME Y14 .46 High Y14 .46 is near completion and should be adopted without significant changes. The test described will be used to assess the standards as well as establish a precedent for assessing future AM standards. Organization Schema Requirement A schema for organizing information in an AM digital product definition data set is required to define common practicesand to deliver consistent data content and structure to consumers of the data. ASME 14 .41.1 High Y14 .41. 1 is near completion and should be adopted without significant changes. The test described will be used to assess the standards as well as establish a precedent for assessing future AM standards. Gearing Up for a Data-Centric NASA |
MSFC Standards Update
MSFC is currently using outdated versions of several technical standards that relate to AM design and release. The newer versions of these need to be assessed and implemented (if necessary) | | ASME-Y14 .5, Y14 .41
MSFC-STD-3528, STD-555 High The updates have been published and are ready for appraisal.
GDRM 12th ed | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | General Guide for AM: Additive vs. Subtractive | MSFC currently has no resources to help designers recognize trade-offs between additive and subtractive manufacturing methods | ISO/ASTM, AWS, SAE | Low | No known standards are being developed to address this gap | | General Guide for AM: Additive Process Decision | Currently there is no standard that normalizes the characteristics of the general AM process and ranks the pros/cons or strengths/weaknesses of each process | WK38342-ASTM and ISO | Medium | The ASTM/ISO work item needs to be obtained and analyzed | | Application-Specific Design Guidelines | As industry fields mature in particular AM applications, best practices should be recorded. | ASTM, other SDOS | High | No known standards are being developed to address this gap | | Machine Customizable/ Adaptive Guides for AM | Producing the same part on different machines from different manufacturers and often the same manufacturer will return different

FAQs

What problem does the roadmap address regarding AM standards at NASA/MSFC?

NASA currently lacks standards for releasing additively manufactured parts that cover unique AM process annotations and design intent, while MSFC standards in use do not fully support best dimensioning, tolerancing, and annotation requirements for AM parts.

How does the plan support the Design-to-Manufacturing digital thread?

Release standards specific to AM (including dimensioning, annotating, versioning, and file conversion) support certification of the digital thread and help mitigate design and manufacturing risks for missions using flight-critical AM parts.

What benefits are expected from adopting AM release standards?

AM release standards improve the quality of AM parts and reduce the need for redesign on the manufacturing floor, saving MSFC time and money.

Oct 28, 2026

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