Computer-aided technologies
Computer-aided technologies (CAx)[1] is a broad term that means the use of computer technology to aid in the design, analysis, and manufacture of products.
Advanced CAx tools merge many different aspects of the product lifecycle management (PLM), including design, finite element analysis (FEA), manufacturing, production planning, product testing with virtual lab models and visualization, product documentation, product support, etc. CAx encompasses a broad range of tools, both those commercially available and those proprietary to individual engineering firms.
The term CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing) is also often used in the context of a software tool that covers a number of engineering functions.
List of computer-aided technologies
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Computer-aided architectural design (CAAD)
- Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD)
- Computer-aided process planning (CAPP)
- Computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ)
- Computer-aided reporting (CAR)
- Computer-aided requirements capture (CAR)
- Computer-aided rule definition (CARD)
- Computer-aided rule execution (CARE)
- Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
- Component information system (CIS)
- Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
- computer numerical controlled (CNC)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Electronic design automation (EDA)
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Knowledge-based engineering (KBE)
- Manufacturing process management (MPM)
- Manufacturing process planning (MPP)
- Material requirements planning (MRP)
- Harris Academy Merton (HAM)
- Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)
- Product data management (PDM)
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
- Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
- Computer-aided industrial design (CAID)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE)