DETROIT, 1984: YEAR OF THE C.A.D

The author looks at the state-of-the art and future prospects of computer aided design (CAD) in the US automobile industry. It is shown that the move to computerize automotive design using the latest technology will cut design time and revamp wasted procedures. More efficient than drafting and less frustrating than blueprints, the process involves a radical change in design procedures.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-38
• Serial:
  • Automotive Industries
  • Volume: 164
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1099-4130
  • Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Automobiles; Computer aided design; State of the art studies; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387315
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM