See also
CAD is one part of the whole Digital Product Development (DPD) activity within the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) process, and as such is used together with other tools, which are either integrated modules or stand-alone products. These include:
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) including instructions to Computer Numerical Control CNC machines
Photo realistic rendering
Document management and revision control using Product Data Management (PDM).
