CAD

General Information

Name	CAD
Abbreviation	CAD
Learning Cost	160
Playing Cost	350
Suggested Phases	3

Engineers

Mechanical Engineer	Industrial Design	System Engineer	Electrical Engineer	Production Engineer	Software Engineer
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Technique and Issue Views

BusinessNeeds	Stakeholder	Stakeholder Needs	System Requirements	System Structure Architecture
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System Functional Architecture	Detail Hardware Design	Detail Service Design	Detail Software Design	Manufacturing Operations
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Technique Traits

Identify Stakeholders	Elicit Needs	Remove Ambiguity	Layman's Terms	Technical Terms	Teamworkings
0	0	1	4	4	1
Traceability	Prioritizing	Exploring Breadth	Inside the Box	Outside the box	V&V
3	0	0	0	0	2

Verification and Validation

Analysis	Calculus	Inspection	Demonstration	Test
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Description

Computer-aided design (CAD) “is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations” [Wikipedia]. The technique was created in the 1960s by originated in the 1960s by Paul Hanratty to make the drawing and processing of designs less timely and complicated [1]. The program is used by a broad variation of engineering industries, from architects and mechanical engineers to electrical engineers. When it was created it was focused on all the industries that used engineering drawings, but later broadened to PCB drawings and design. [2]