Mechanical Engineering CAD

Computer aided design (CAD) is the use of drawing and design technologies for manufacturing documents such as graphical models, drawings, paperwork, and files needed in industrial mechanical engineering.  CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designers, improve the quality of design, improve communication through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing.

CAD offers specialist software to create two and three dimensional images and animations of projects both in manufacturing and for use in advertising and technical manuals. CAD can convey many types of information, including dimensions, types of material, and tolerances and is essential in offering solutions to both engineering and manufacturing problems. By producing photorealistic animations and videos, it can simulate how a design will actually function in the real world.

CAD applications are extensively used in many specifically mechanical applications across industries, including automotive, ship building, aerospace industries, and industrial design. Increasingly complex product design and manufacturing processes should mean CAD technicians will enjoy good employment prospects.