Using CAD templates to save time, money.(computer-aided design)

From: Plant Engineering | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Sackett, Steve A.; Gubanc, Tom | Copyright information

KEY CONCEPTS

* CAD templates are available in online libraries, on manufacturers' web sites, and on CD-ROMs.

* A CAD template can be viewed from all angles, and may be used in any major CAD modeling program.

* Manufacturers that use CAD templates save approximately 10% per year in engineering labor costs.

Computer-aided design (CAD) has been an important tool for industrial plant engineering since the technology's inception in the mid-1...

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