Advantage -Cost - CAD software is competitively priced and often available for use on a range of operating systems, Advantage-Cost - CAD drawings can be produced in a range of locations without the need for a dedicated drawing environment, Advantage -Cost - CAD drawings do not need to be printed on paper to be stored, Advantage -Time - CAD engineering drawings can be created and amended more quickly than hand drawn designs, Advantage -Time - CAD engineering drawings can quickly be produced in different drawing and virtual modelling formats and templates within CAD software, Advantage -Time - Virtual models in CAD software can be made to appear as a specific material or colour and backgrounds can be added to enhance the quality of a model , Advantage -training - CAD drawing software training is often built into the cost of the software, Advantage - training - Skills are often taught and learned in units available across several digital platforms in a range of locations, Advantage -access - CAD drawings can be saved using several different methods such as hard-drive, memory stick, cloud and website, Advantage -access - Cad drawing files can be sent by email and accessed in different locations - anywhere with an internet signal, Advantage- access - CAD drawings and models can be saved as computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) files and can be imported CAM software for machining using computer numerical control, Advantage -access - CAD drawing files can sent by email to remote CAM machines, Advantage - Quality - Most CAD software can product drawings and models that can be presented as high quality 3d virtual designs, Advantage - Quality - When combined with CAM and CNC machines, CAD produced drawings and models can be used to manufacture multiple copies of identical products to high levels of accuracy , Disadvantage -cost - Computer hardware requires expensive high processing power to run high quality CAD software, Disadvantage -cost - Computers running CAD software have a limited lifespan, Disadvantage -training - Changing from one CAD software package to another may require some retraining, Disadvantage - time - Cad software is not always suitable for quick sketching and drawing, Disadvantage -access - Computers running CAD software can be subject to software and power failures,

R038 Using CAD drawing Software - advantages and disadvantages

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