Mechanical Engineering CAD

Using computer software as a tool to create and improve manufacturing projects from ship-building to the aerospace industry.

Why is this skill important?

Mechanical engineering computer aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of an engineering design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communication through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, manufacturing documentation, or other manufacturing processes.

The technical and engineering drawings and images must convey information such as materials, processes, dimensions and tolerances according to application-specific conventions. CAD may be used to design curves and figures in two-dimensional (2D) space or curves, surfaces and solids in three-dimensional (3D) space. CAD is also used to produce computer animation for the special effects used in, for example, advertising and technical manuals.

CAD is an important industrial art and is the way projects come true. It is extensively used in many applications, including automotive, ship building and aerospace industries, and in industrial design. The CAD process and outputs are essential to successful solutions for engineering and manufacturing problems.

CAD software helps us explore ideas, visualize concepts through photorealistic renderings and movies, and simulates how a design project will perform in the real world.

Location

Bordeaux, France

19–22 October 2022

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Results

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Rank	Medal	Result	Competitor	Country/Region
1.	Gold	736	João Teixeira	Portugal
1.	Gold	735	Jaeyoon Lim	Korea
3.	Bronze	726	Lucas Dolinar	Austria
3.	Bronze	724	Xusheng Zheng	China
5.	Medallion for Excellence	723	Jen-Chieh Chang	Chinese Taipei
6.	Medallion for Excellence	722	Junya Saiki	Japan
7.	Medallion for Excellence	710	Jan Meier	Switzerland
8.	Medallion for Excellence	708	Chuen Jie Ng	Singapore
8.	Medallion for Excellence	708	Noora Almessabi	United Arab Emirates
10.	Medallion for Excellence	704	Alexandre ADJIMI	France
11.	Medallion for Excellence	700	Mohammadali Jafari	Iran
12.		696	Vishwanath Mishra	India
13.		693	Lewis Batchelor	United Kingdom
14.		688	Vuong Nguyen Dat	Vietnam
14.		688	Ever Daniel Hernández Tulcán	Colombia
16.		683	Spencer Chandu-Lall	Canada
17.		680	Kuanish Boken	Kazakhstan
18.		678	Garikoitz Mujika	Spain
19.		677	Edwin Svensson	Sweden
20.		664	Nico Joseph Jacusalem	Philippines
21.		659	Rebecca Tshuma	South Africa