Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) is a subset of
computer-aided design (CAD) software that can assist in creating the look-and-feel or industrial design aspects of a product in development.
CAID programs tend to provide designers with improved freedom of creativity compared to typical CAD tools. However a typical workflow may follow a simple design methodology as follows:
* Creating sketches, using a
stylus
* Generating curves directly from the sketch
* Generating surfaces directly from the curves
The end result is generally a 3D model that represents the main intent of the designer had in mind for the physical product.
Such models can then be saved in formats for more convenient exchange with others (such as
OBJ for virtual viewing in 3D graphics programs) or manufacturing (such a
STL to create a real-life model via a
rapid prototyping machine). CAID helps the designer focus on the technical aspect of the design methodology rather than the sketching and modelling aspects, contributing to the selection of a better product proposal in less time. When product pre-requisites and parameters have been more completely defined, output from the CAID software can be imported into a CAD program for pre-production testing, adjustment, and generation of technical drawings and manufacturing data such as CNC tool-paths.
CAID is far more conceptual and less technically focused than CAD. CAID programs tend to offer more tools that allow a designer to freely express themselves with more organic shapes and complex curves, whilst CAD software tends to be more focused on tools for the simple curves and straight lines more suitable for easy manufacturing.
CAD implementations have evolved dramatically since initial 3D offerings in the 1970s, which were typically limited to producing drawings similar to hand-drafted output. Advances in programming and computer hardware,
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See also
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Industrial Design
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Freeform surface modelling
Freeform surface modelling is a technique for engineering freeform surfaces with a CAD or CAID system.
The technology has encompassed two main fields. Either creating aesthetic surfaces (class A surfaces) that also perform a function; for exam ...
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Class A Surfaces
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Production
Production may refer to:
Economics and business
* Production (economics)
* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
* Production as a stati ...
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Injection molding
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Automobile design
Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles - including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.
The functional design and development of a modern mot ...
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AliasStudio,
ICEM Surf
ICEM Surf is a computer-aided industrial design (a.k.a. CAID) software used for creating 3D digital surfaces for automotive design and industrial design. This software is used to create class A surfaces using the Bézier surface modeling metho ...
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NX Shape Studio,
CATIA Shape Design and Styling,
SolidThinking,
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, examples of CAID software
References
External links
ASIS proceedings on CAIDACM Siggraph abstract on CAID
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