Topic summary
Computer-aided technologies
Computer-aided technologies (CAx) is the use of computer technology to aid in the design, analysis, and manufacture of products.
Advanced CAx tools merge many different aspects of product lifecycle management (PLM), including design, finite element analysis (FEA), manufacturing, production planning, product
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Computer-aided architectural design (CAAD)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
- (CAFD)
- (CAI)
- Computer-aided industrial design (CAID)
- Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
- Computer-aided process planning (CAPP)
- (CAR)
- (CARD)
- (CARE)
- Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
- (CAA)
- Computer-assisted surgery (CAS)
- Computer-aided surgical simulation (CASS)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- (CIS)
- Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
- Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC)
- Electronic design automation (EDA)
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Knowledge-based engineering (KBE)
- (KLM)
- Manufacturing process management (MPM)
- (MPP)
- Material requirements planning (MRP)
- Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)
- Product data management (PDM)
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
- Virtual prototyping