CAx 1269256 222450032 2008-06-29T11:57:51Z Espoo 115938 /* List (incomplete) */ {{POV|date=March 2008}} '''CAx''' is a summary term for various kinds of '''computer-aided''' technologies. CAx is a broad term describing 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, analysis using [[FEA]] (finite element analysis), manufacturing, production planning, product testing using [[simulation|virtual lab]] models and [[visualization]], product documentation, product support, etc. CAx encompasses a broad range of tools, both those commercially available and those which are proprietary to the engineering firm. The term '''CAD/CAM''' is also often used in the context of a software tool covering a number of engineering functions. ==List (incomplete)== [[Image:CaxOnCAD.png|thumb|250px|right]] [[Image:UGS-NX-5-ActiveMockUp.JPG|thumb|right|[[NX (Unigraphics)|NX 5]] Multi-CAD digital mockup]][[Image:ugs-nx-5-engine-airflow-simulation.jpg|thumb|right|[[NX (Unigraphics)|NX 5]] Simulation of airflow over an engine]] [[Image:UGS-NX-5-formability-analysis.JPG|thumb|right|[[NX (Unigraphics)|NX 5]] Tooling formability analysis]] [[Image:plm1.png|thumb|250px|right]] * Computer-aided design ([[Computer-aided design|CAD]]); :Computer-aided architectural design (CAAD) :Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) :Computer-aided drafting (CAD) :Computer-aided electrical and electronic design (ECAD) :Computer-aided industrial design (CAID) * Computer-aided diagnostics (CAD/[[Nondestructive testing|NDE]]) * Computer-aided engineering analysis ([[Computer-aided engineering|CAE]]/MCAE); * Computer-aided issue resolution (CAIR); * Computer-aided manufacturing capability (CAMC); * [[Computer-aided manufacturing]] (CAM); * Computer-aided material information (CAMI); * Computer-aided package selection (CAPS); * 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); * Component information system (CIS); * Coordinate measurement ([[Coordinate-measuring machine|CMM]]); * [[Electronic design automation]] (EDA); * [[Enterprise resource planning]] (ERP); * [[Knowledge-Based Engineering]] (KBE) * [[Manufacturing Process Management]] (MPM) * Manufacturing process planning (MPP); * Manufacturing resource planning (MRP); * [[Product data management]] (PDM) * [[Product lifecycle management]] (PLM) * [[Reverse engineering]] (RE) == See also == [[List of CAx companies]] [[Category:Product lifecycle management]] [[de:CAx]] [[fr:Unisurf]] [[ru:CAx]]