Editing Computer-aided engineering (section)

== Overview ==
Following alongside the consistent improvement in computer graphics and speed, computer aid assists engineers with once complicated and time consuming tasks with the input of information and a press of a button. 

It includes [[finite element method]] or analysis (FEA), [[computational fluid dynamics]] (CFD), [[multibody dynamics]] (MBD), durability and optimization. It is included with [[computer-aided design]] (CAD) and [[computer-aided manufacturing]] (CAM) in a collective term and abbreviation [[computer-aided technologies]] (CAx).

The term CAE has been used to describe the use of computer technology within engineering in a broader sense than just engineering analysis. It was in this context that the term was coined by Jason Lemon, founder of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation ([[SDRC]]) in the late 1970s. However, this definition is better known today by the terms CAx and [[product lifecycle]] management (PLM).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marks|first1=Peter|title=2007: In Remembrance of Dr. Jason A. Lemon, CAE pioneer|url=http://gfxspeak.com/2011/07/08/in-remembrance-of-dr-jason-a-lemon-cae-pioneer/|website=gfxspeak.com|access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>

CAE systems are individually considered a single [[node (networking)|node]] on a total information network and each node may interact with other nodes on the network.