Abstract: Abstract: Aiming at the teaching of engineering graphics, the present study introduces the three development stages of product definition technology from the perspective of engineering application, including two-dimensional design and two-dimensional drawing release, three-dimensional design and two-dimensional drawing release, and fully three-dimensional digital definition. The origin and application development of model-based definition technology are also introduced elaborated in this paper. The content and expression method of model-based definition dataset are introduced and analyzed by using Boeing 787 aircraft model. Referring to the geometric dimension and tolerance annotation method of aviation standard, taking cylindrical surface as an example, we discussed the teaching case of engineering graphics course integrated with model-based definition technology. The expressive content and method, advantages and disadvantages between two-dimensional engineering drawings and fully three-dimensional model-based definition dataset are compared and analyzed. Engineering graphics course integrated with model-based definition technology can not only increase the amount of classroom information, but also broaden the students’ knowledge and provide a good foundation for the following professional courses and practical application. In addition, it can stimulates the student’s interest in learning and scientific research, and promote the good interaction between scientific research and teaching.

Key words: Keywords: engineering graphics, model-based definition, interaction between teaching and research, graphics education, CATIA