Definitions for "Computer-aided engineering"
Keywords:  cae, cad, cadmat, fea, nondestructive
The use of software and computer hardware in creating process and material engineering specifications. CAE systems can access stored specification and cost data, create proposed bills of materials and routings, and can sometimes interface or upload new part numbers, engineering changes, bills and routings to the base ERP system.
See ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING RECORDS.
The integration of computer graphics with engineering techniques to facilitate and optimize the analysis, design, construction, nondestructive testing, operation, and maintenance of physical systems.5