What is CAD? | Computer-Aided Design (CAD) | PTC

CAD stands for computer-aided design and is a way to digitally create 2D drawings and 3D models of real-world products before they're ever manufactured. CADSoftware CADSoftwareSolutions PTChasbeenattheforefrontwithitscomputer-aideddesignsolutionsandistheindustrystandardforproductdesignanddevelopmentsoftwareforparametricmodeling,simulation/analysis,andproductdocumentationformorethan30years.Everyone’sproductdevelopmentchallengesareunique—soyouneedchoices,fromrobuston-premisestoinnovativepureSaaSCADsolutions. ExploreCAD WhatisCAD? Computer-aideddesignisawaytodigitallycreate2Ddrawingsand3Dmodelsofreal-worldproducts—beforethey’reevermanufactured.With3DCAD,youcanshare,review,simulate,andmodifydesignseasily,openingdoorstoinnovativeanddifferentiatedproductsthatgettomarketfast. In1985Dr.SamuelGeisbergformedParametricTechnologyCorporation(PTC)anddefinedaradicallynewapproachforCADsoftware.Thisinnovationproducedthefirstparametricandfeature-basedsolidmodelingCADsoftwareinthemarket,whichtodayisknownasCreo,theindustrystandardforproductdesignanddevelopmentsoftware. Morethan30yearslater,theproductdevelopmentindustryisbeginningtoadoptthenextwaveoftechnologydriveninnovation,assomanyotherindustriesalreadyhave. EXPLORECREO Creo—Onthecuttingedgeofcomputer-aideddesignformorethan30years Creodeliversthemostscalablerangeof3DCADproductdevelopmentpackagesandtoolsintoday’smarket.Itsvarietyofspecificfeatures,capabilities,andtoolshelpengineersimagine,design,andcreateyourproductsbetter.Creoincludesbreakthroughcapabilitiesinadditivemanufacturing,generativedesign,IoT,model-baseddefinition(MBD),andaugmentedreality(AR). Empoweryourengineeringteamswithrobustdesignsystemto: performstructural,thermal,modal,fatigue,motion,andmoldanalysis,togglingbetweensteady-stateandtransientsimulation createmultibodymodeling,andexcludeconstructionbodiesfromBOMinformationandmasspropertycalculations runtopologyoptimizationstudiesbasedonbothengineeringrequirementsaswellasmanufacturingmethods SeeHowitWorks Onshape—Modernizeyourproductdesignprocess Theindustry’sfirstpureSoftware-as-a-Service(SaaS)productdevelopmentplatformthatunitesrobustcomputer-aideddesignwithpowerfuldatamanagement,collaborationtools,andreal-timeanalytics.Thecloud-nativesolutionisaperfectfitforcompaniesrequiringtheflexibilityofremotedesignteams,enablingengineerstoworktogetherfromanywhere,anytime,andonanydevice. Quicklydeployonanycomputerormobiledevicetoenableyourteamswith: real-timedesignviewsandcollaborativeworkflowsforinteractivedesignreviewsandconcurrentdesignedits built-inversioncontrolanddatamanagementtoeliminatetheneedforseparatePDMsystems in-syncbillofmaterials(BOM)tableswitheditingassemblies arobustRESTAPIforimprovedintegrationsacrossyoursystems increasedsecurityfromrole-basedaccess,AES-256encryption,andmore ExploreOnshape Create,analyze,view,andshareproductdesignsdownstreamusing2Dand3DCAD,parametric,anddirectmodelingcapabilities ExploreCreo'sadvancedtoolsettoseehowweenableuserstoexpanddeeperfunctionality.Fromgenerativedesignandadditivemanufacturingtosimulationandanalysis,learnmoreaboutCreo'scapabilitiesin3Dpartandassemblydesign,analysis,manufacturing,andmore. Exploregenerativedesign CreoGenerativeTopologyOptimizationextensioncreatesoptimizedproductdesignsbasedonconstraintsandrequirements.Testdesignsagainstreal-worldconditionsandstresses. Exploresimulationandanalysissolutions Validatetheperformanceofvirtual3Dprototypestounderstandhowyourdesignperformsinreal-worldconditionsthatallowsyoutotestthestressesandloads. ExploreadditivemanufacturingandCAM Withadditivemanufacturing,youcandevelopinnovativedesigns,optimize,andprinttoavarietyofprinterswithease—allwithinCreo.Seehowyoucanimprovequalitywhilereducingcosts. Explorereal-timesimulationsolution CreoSimulationLiveperformsreal-timestructuralanalysis,thermalanalysis,modalanalysis,andfluidflowsimulationon3Ddesignsinseconds. Exploremodel-baseddefinition(MBD) Dimensionandannotateyour3DmodelswithCreousingmodel-baseddefinition. CreoAnsysSimulation ImproveproductivityanddecreasecostswithCreoAnsysSimulation.Thisfullyfeatured,high-fidelitythermal,structuralandmodalsimulationtoolisseamlesslyintegratedintoCreoandpoweredbyAnsys. DesignandinnovatebetterwithCreo PTC’s3DCADsoftwaresolutionCreostreamlinesworkflowsandmakesproductdesignaseamless,creativeexperience.Ourcustomersexperienceanoverallincreaseinoperationalefficiencywhileseeingadecreaseindesigntime,prototypecosts,andtimetomarket. Uptoa 40% INCREASEINOPERATIONEFFICIENCY Uptoa 30% REDUCTIONINDESIGNTIME Uptoa 30% REDUCTIONINPROTOTYPECOSTS Uptoa 57% REDUCTIONINTIMETOMARKET ExploreCreo Readytoadvanceyourcomputer-aideddesigncapabilities? GetstartedwithCreo ExploreOnshapeSaaStechnology SimulatewithCreoSimulationLive Exploregenerativedesign Advanceyouradditivemanufacturing TheMechanical3DCADSelectionGuide × PageNotFound PageNotfoundorCurrentlyundertranslationfortheLanguageyourequested. IfyouwanttoredirecttoEnglishpleaseclickYes Yes No × ItemnotavailableinEnglish. OK