Computers in engineering

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April 2005

Virtual engineering for design today

One of the key advantages to physical prototyping is the design collaboration it fosters. Project and process engineers, stylists, managers, and even customers can gather around a physical mockup, and opinions and input naturally follow. However, physical prototyping is expensive and is increasingly being displaced by computer-generated simulations in many stages of the design process. While cost-effective, the collaborative element so helpful to design decision-making can suffer in the new age of CAE.
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