AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
Paper 1
Computer-aided design: the use of software to create, explore and modify designs.
Revise: IndustryCAD, or computer-aided design, allows designers to create and modify digital designs. Ideas can be explored virtually rather than making a physical model for every change. CAT, or computer-aided testing, can analyse likely performance, such as the strength of a design.
- Revise: Communication of design ideas
Computer-aided design: using computer software to create, edit and communicate design drawings or models.
- Revise: Specialist tools and equipment