• You can use the unique “Roll Up” and “Build” features to construct FMEAs more effectively. You can either roll up local effects as failure modes for the next higher data level in the worksheet or build a FMEA by progressing down through data levels to fill in end effects, next effects, severities, and failure effect probabilities.

• You can compute any number of custom FMEA calculations and even override built-in RPN calculations with custom equations.

• You can customize your FMEA data hierarchy in the Project’s FMEA Design file, which provides ultimate flexibility to ensure your FMEA process needs are met.

• You can use FMEA Modes Library files to automatically add failure modes for specific part types to component FMEAs.

• You can use the Project’s FMEA Fault Equivalence file to ensure consistency and efficiency in FMEA construction. By grouping failure consequences based on failure modes, this file reduces the level of effort needed to complete a component FMEA by automatically pulling in consequence data for duplicated failure modes.Windchill FMEA supplies a number of standard FMEA Modes Library files.

• You can use control plans to create a structured plan for designing, selecting, and implementing controls for the system, thereby ensuring that the process remains in a state of control throughout the product life cycle.

• You can use DVPs (design verification plans) to track the tests that ensure product designs are meeting customer specifications and that product development is correctly focused.

• You can copy PTC Windchill global attributes and Creo quality-critical characteristics for PTC Windchill parts into the Global Attributes table. In this special System Tree Items subtable, you can associate attributes with FMEA control plans and DVPs.