alt Hacker NewsIn my mind, cad that you’re not going to manufacture is “modeling”. Not sure if that’s a common verbal distinction.
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ezst • yesterday at 10:09 PM
Not sure either but sharing the sentiment.
In my mind, cad that you’re not going to manufacture is “modeling”. Not sure if that’s a common verbal distinction.
Not sure either but sharing the sentiment.
An example of common terms that disagrees with that somewhat, is "CAD/CAM" where the design component is clearly distinct from the manufacturing component.
I do agree that historically, software aimed at building 3d models for games/animations and other digital use was usually called modeling and not cad. I'm thinking of software like 3D Studio Max back in the 90s here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAD/CAM
I notice though that the Wikipedia article for CAD says: "This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design