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Computer-aided Engineering analysis (often referred to as CAE) is the application of computer software in engineering to analyze the robustness and performance of components and assemblies. It encompasses simulation, validation and optimization of products and manufacturing tools.
The term CAE has also been used by some in the past to describe the use of computer technology within engineering in a broader sense than just engineering analysis. It was in this context that the term was coined by Dr. Jason Lemon, founder of SDRC in the late 70's. This definition is however better known today by the terms CAx and PLM.
CAE areas covered include:
Stress analysis on components and assemblies using FEA (Finite Element Analysis);
Thermal and fluid flow analysis Computational fluid dynamics (CFD);
Kinematics;
Mechanical event simulation (MES).
Analysis tools for process simulation for operations such as casting, molding, and die press forming.
In general, there are three phases in any computer-aided engineering task:
Pre-processing � defining the model and environmental factors to be applied to it. (typically a finite element mesh model, but facet, voxel and thin sheet methods are also used)
Analysis solver (usually performed on high powered computers)
Post-processing of results (using visualization tools) "