Computer-aided design is one of the many tools used by engineers and designers and is used in many ways depending on the profession of the user and the type of software in question.
CAD is one part of … See more

Originally software for CAD systems was developed with computer languages such as Fortran, ALGOL but with the advancement of object-oriented programming methods … See more

Starting with the IBM Drafting System in the mid-1960s, computer-aided design systems began to provide more capabilitties than just an ability to reproduce manual drafting with electronic drafting, and the cost-benefit for companies to switch … See more

• 3D computer graphics – Graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data
• 3D printing – Additive process used to make a three-dimensional object
• Additive Manufacturing File Format – Open standard for … See more

There are several different types of CAD, each requiring the operator to think differently about how to use them and design their virtual components in a different manner. Virtually all of CAD tools rely on constraint concepts that are used to define geometric … See more

CAD software enables engineers and architects to design, inspect and manage engineering projects within an integrated graphical user interface (GUI) on a personal computer system. … See more

• MIT 1982 CAD lab
• Learning materials related to Computer-aided design at Wikiversity
• Learning materials related to Computer-aided Geometric Design at Wikiversity See more