Got CAD?(computer aided design)(Brief Article)

From: San Diego Business Journal | Date: February 28, 2000 | Copyright information

The term Computer Aided Design, or CAD, encompasses a series of technical drawing programs. Although CAD is most often associated with the work of architects and engineers, it has in reality a multitude of uses. Professionals, in all fields, can enhance their business productivity and work efficiency by applying this new technology.

Facilities managers, facilities engineers, and their staffs, manipulate the CAD drawings provided by their building's architects and engineers to lay out new office configurations and to track their office equipment. The CAD drawings typically ...

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