Editing Computer-aided technologies (section)

[[Image:CaxOnCAD.png|thumb|Illustration of the interaction of the various computer-aided technologies.]]
[[File:Product lifecycle management.png|thumb|CAx tools in the context of [[product lifecycle management]]]]

'''Computer-aided technologies''' ('''CAx''')<ref>{{cite journal
|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.

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 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)
* [[Manufacturing resource planning]] (MRP II)
* [[Product data management]] (PDM)
* [[Product lifecycle management]] (PLM)
* [[Virtual prototyping]]