Computer-aided designs, such as this model of a fingertip-sized heart pump, can reduce the number of physical prototypes that must be made. Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool intended to facilitate ...

A brief history of CAD. The top players in the CAD market. Where AI and other technological innovations fit into design and engineering’s future. The computer graphics industry started with the ...

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software are critical tools used in woodworking today. While these software programs share similarities in their capabilities, they ...

Architectural students in Mexico used AutoCAD to produce this conceptual design of a soccer-stadium-and-shopping complex. * Screenshot: Autodesk * Autodesk's former CEO Carol Bartz used to be fond of ...

The B2B software industry is accelerating its transition to software-as-a-service, while industries increasingly adopt 3-D parametric modeling, simulation and collaboration solutions — transforming ...

Swiss artificial intelligence startup Neural Concept SA said today it has raised $100 million in funding to rethink how products are designed and engineered with computer-aided design software tools.

This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...