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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

|title= Engineers' CAx education—it's not only CAD | doi=10.1016/j.cad.2004.02.011 | volume=36|issue= 14 |journal=Computer-Aided Design|pages=1439–1450|year= 2004 |last1= Werner Dankwort |first1= C. |last2= Weidlich |first2= Roland |last3= Guenther |first3= Birgit |last4= Blaurock |first4= Joerg E. }}</ref> is the use of [[computer]] technology to aid in the [[design]], analysis, and manufacture of products.

|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TYR-4C62R0B-2&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=cc7a4e3e1cfdc05c7556848feaecf169|title=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TYR-4C62R0B-2&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=cc7a4e3e1cfdc05c7556848feaecf169

|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

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

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

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

* [[Computer-aided fixture design]] (CAFD)

* [[Category:Computer-aided engineeringinnovation]] (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)

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

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

* [[Knowledge Lifecylcle Management]] (KLM)

* [[Manufacturing process management]] (MPM)

* [[Manufacturing process planning]] (MPP)

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* [[Product data management]] (PDM)

* [[Product lifecycle management]] (PLM)

* [[Virtual prototyping]]

== See also ==

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==

*[[List of CAx companies]]

==External links==

{{Commons category}}

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

{{Set index article}}

[[Category:Computer-aided engineering]]

[[Category:Computer-aided engineering]]

[[fr:Conception et fabrication assistées par ordinateur]]