Concept of Operations for DLA Procurement of Weapon System Parts using 3D Technical Data

This concept of operations (CONOPs) describes a proposed set of actions for  enabling the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to use three-dimensional (3D) technical data in its daily operations, with a focus on procurement of weapon  system parts. This paper evaluates different approaches for creating 3D Technical Data Packages (TDP) and finds that neutral file format TDP’s (especially 3D PDF) have many advantages.