The advantages of using CAD are numerous, but the key advantages are the flexibility and ease at which new designs can be turned into drawings and existing designs can be modified during the design process. These make CAD an essential tool in the engineer’s box.
In the product development space, the extended features in modern CAD software are also useful to visualise a product.
In addition, CAD can also be used to drive Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) by direct export of files required by, for example, CNC machines and additive manufacturing (3D printing) devices.
