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[[Image:CaxOnCAD.png|thumb|Illustration of the interaction of the various computer-aided technologies.]]

[[ImageFile:plm1Product lifecycle management.png|thumb|CAx tools in the context of [[product lifecycle management]]]]

'''Computer-aided technologies''' ('''CAx''')<ref>{{cite webjournal

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|title=Engineers' CAx education—it's not only CAD}}</ref> 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 [[simulation|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==

[[Image:UGS-NX-5-ActiveMockUp.JPG|thumb|A CAD model]]

[[Image:ugs-nx-5-engine-airflow-simulation.jpg|thumb|Simulation of airflow over an engine]]

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 [[simulation|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.

* [[Computer-aided design]] (CAD)

* [[Computer-aided architectural design]] (CAAD)

* [[Computer-aided design and draftingengineering]] (CADDCAE)

* [[Computer-aided industrialfixture design]] (CAIDCAFD)

* [[Computer-aided reportinginnovation]] (CARCAI)

* [[Computer-aided manufacturingindustrial design]] (CAMCAID)

* [[Computer-aided engineeringmanufacturing]] (CAECAM)

* [[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)

* [[Computer-aided quality assuranceautomation]] (CAQCAA)

* [[Computer-assisted surgery]] (CAS)

** Computer-aided surgical simulation (CASS)

* [[Computational fluid dynamics ]] (CFD)

* [[Component information system]] (CIS)

* [[Computer-integrated manufacturing]] (CIM)

* [[computerComputer numericalNumerical controlledControlled]] (CNC)

* [[Computational fluid dynamics ]] (CFD)

* [[Electronic design automation]] (EDA)

* [[Enterprise resource planning]] (ERP)

* [[Finite element method|Finite element analysis]] (FEA)

* [[Knowledge-based engineering]] (KBE)

* [[Knowledge Lifecylcle Management]] (KLM)

* [[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)

* [[Virtual prototyping]]

* [[Computer-aided manufacturing]] (CAM)

* [[Computer-aided industrial design]] (CAID)

* [[Computer-aided engineering]] (CAE)

== See also ==

*[[List of CAx companies]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

[[Category:Computer-aided engineering]]

* [http://www.learncax.com LearnCAx] Online Education in CAx Technologies

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