Computer-aided technologies (CAx)[1] is the use of computer technology to aid in the design, analysis, and manufacture of products.
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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)
- Computer-aided fixture design (CAFD)
- Computer-aided innovation (CAI)
- Computer-aided industrial design (CAID)
- Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
- Computer-aided process planning (CAPP)
- Computer-aided requirements capture (CAR)
- Computer-aided rule definition (CARD)
- Computer-aided rule execution (CARE)
- Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
- Computer-aided automation (CAA)
- Computer-assisted surgery (CAS)
- Computer-aided surgical simulation (CASS)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Component information system (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)
- Knowledge Lifecylcle Management (KLM)
- Manufacturing process management (MPM)
- Manufacturing process planning (MPP)
- Material requirements planning (MRP)
- Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)
- Product data management (PDM)
- Product lifecycle management (PLM)
- Virtual prototyping
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Werner Dankwort, C.; Weidlich, Roland; Guenther, Birgit; Blaurock, Joerg E. (2004). "Engineers' CAx education—it's not only CAD". Computer-Aided Design. 36 (14): 1439–1450. doi:10.1016/j.cad.2004.02.011.
External links
edit- LearnCAx Online Education in CAx Technologies