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What are the advantages of autocad over manual drafting?
Three Dimensional Modeling: Creating 3D models manually is a very difficult and tiresome job. 3D CAD packages have many more powerful features for creating the 3D models easily.Easy to Modify: Modifying the CAD geometry is easy; you will always have "copy", "cut", "paste", "delete", "move" or some similar editing options available with each of the packages.Easy to Reproduce: Draftsmen used to take days to complete a drawing by manual drafting, and reproducing the drawing meant recreating the drawing from the beginning. But, in case of the CAD, you can reproduce the drawing in no time and make as many copies as you want.Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM): The 3D CAD geometry is used as input for the CAM packages for generating NC codes. The manual drawings cannot be used for CAM packages.Computer Aided Engineering (CAE): The 3D CAD geometry is used as input for the CAE packages. The CAE packages can simulate the loading conditions and tell whether the CAD geometry can withstand the real loading or not. The drawings created manually cannot be used for CAE.Simulation of the Mechanisms: The 3D CAD geometry can be used for simulating the mechanism, thus you can check the functionality of a machine without investing in prototype building. Manual drawings cannot be used for mechanism simulation.Database Creation: The CAD files can be used to create a PDM/PLM database. Once created, the CAD database can be accessed through a wide area network. The drawings created by manual drafting can only be stored locally.Logical: CAD models or geometry entities are logically connected, or in other words you cannot create a CAD model which is not possible practically. The drawings created by the manual drafting method do not have such checks, and you can create anything.Environment Friendly: Manual drawings are necessarily created on paper, but the CAD drawings can be stored and used electronically without using paper.Access Control: Some of the drawings and design documents are very crucial for a company's business, and such drawings should not be accessible to all. Providing access controls of such drawings are easy for the CAD drawings, and the access level can be defined for each CAD drawings. Strict access control and maintaining confidentiality is difficult for the manual drawings.
What are CAD drawings?
Computer Assisted Drawing (or Drafting).
What is the process of converting Cad drawings into metalstructures?
deep drawing....
What advantages do CAD drawings have over paper sketckes?
CAD sketches are more accurate and precise and they can be communicated faster and easierWhat_advantage_does_CAD_sketch_have_over_free_hand_sketch
Does cad link to manufactuing hardware?
These are the relationships between CAD and other software and hardware. More CNC machines nowadays can get the drawings straight off cad to machine it.
What compaines use 3D cad?
CAD means computer-aided design. 3D CAD is often used by architectural and construction companies. CAD is a software used by building companies and professionals to render their drawings and sketches.
What is a CAD platform and how is it different than a CAD system?
A CAD platform is a program such as AutoCAD and a CAD sytem is a connection between CAD and CAM Products.
Where can you find a CAD drawing of a Supra?
the TAMIYA 1:24 Supra comes with orthographic drawings of the Supra-- (left, top, front, back views)... that's the most accurate drawing out there that I've seen, but can't help you with the CAD drawings.
What things that are made on CAD?
small drawings that you need to use a computer like butterflies
What is CAD used for?
C.A.D -- Computer Aided Design. A CAD system can be used to create diagrams for an item that is going to manufactured. The designs can than be changed into a program for a CNC machine to run from to manufacture a product. CAD helps manufactours produce design products at a quicker rate and at higher standard. CAD is used by architects to create floor plans which are in turn used by engineers to create construction drawings for electrical power, mechanical HVAC and structural steel. These drawings are used by construction companies that do the actual building construction.
Is auto cad an example of a programming software?
No. AutoCAD is an application, used to draw plans (house plans, or drawings for machinery for example). CAD stands for Computer Aided Design. AutoCAD is a specific brand of CAD software produced by Autodesk.
What are the advantages of computer aided design?
=== === Your design can be copied and pasted. You can't lose your work. CAD drawings can be Emailed.
