Computer aided design (CAD) -- the use of computer graphics, geometric modeling and database technology to assist the automation of the design process -- has been one of the major technical advances in the engineering field in the last decade. As an accessible means of reducing the time and labor involved in the design cycle in industry, it is viewed by officials of the People's Republic of China as an important part of the country's modernization of technology.
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