Step 3: Training Day(s)


When: Ideally 2 weeks from signature 

Activity: A training day (or 2 x half day) with full team, case based learning.

Who: Customer Lead + Customer Engineering Team + RD8. Manager + RD8. Trainer

Purpose:  Provide hands-on training, introduce key functionalities, practice on customer own CAD cases and equip the customer’s team with the necessary skills to use the software.

Preparation: For optimal outcome of the training day, all participants are recommended to read the Complete Playbook for Robust Design + The RD8. Platform (Estimated reading time: 1-hour)

It's strongly recommended to use a big monitor (17''-20'') - for a enhanced software experience.


Topics to be covered:


1.  Welcome in training / platform

▢  a. Ensure all users can log-in to RD8 platform

▢  b. Tour in platform, help center and in-context learning


2.  Introduction to Robust Design principles and the software

▢  a. Prepare your CAD for analysis (.stp file)

▢  b. Create project and upload model

▢  c. Set up architecture

▢  d. Create ideal kinematics

▢  e. Make kinematic analysis

▢  f. Make tolerance stack analyses


3.  Align hyper care with the engineering:

▢  a. Which help tools are available

▢  b. Promote the mandatory hyper care time slots

▢  c. How user can reach out to RD8 during hyper care (30 days)

▢  d. Align expected progress before onboarding review in 30 days.



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