VDI 2223:2004-01

The document deals with the embodiment design of products in mechanical engineering and in precision mechanics. It relates in this case to the framework guideline VDI 2221. The framework guideline provides the structure for the entire development and design process and formulates the basic principles for this as regards contents and concepts. It comprises phase III with the work sections 4 to 6. The document focuses mainly on the treatment of the form design process as a central integral part of the more comprehensive embodiment design process.