Today CAD goes beyond CAD to CAx
CAD – Computer-Aided Design
CADD – Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
CAM – Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAP – Computer-Aided planning
CIM – Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
CAE – Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE could be the general category that includes CAD)
FEM – Finite Element Method (FEA)
CFD – Computational Fluid Dynamics
Acoustics
Vibration
Thermal
Kinematics and Motion
Response Dynamics
Crash Safety
MRP – Material Requirements Planning
(MRP II – Manufacturing Resources Planning)
CAD
Concept of Modeling
2D Modeling
3D Modeling
Model Generation
Swept Sketches and Curves (Brep)
Primitives and Booleans (CSG)
Parametric Modeling
Constraints
Expressions
Design Intent
Input Devices
Mouse, Keyboard
2D Image Scanner
Laser and Video, CT Scanners
Point clouds
Raster file
Output devices
CRT
Monitor
VR (VRML)
Haptic Feedback
Printers
STL or other RP Technology
