Flexibility in CAD Systems Key to Innovation and Creativity

This is an opinion piece submitted by Bethanne Knudson, director of training and technical support for JacqCAD MASTER® software. When people talk about CAD, sometimes they forget that "Aided" is CAD's middle name. CAD, of course, stands for Computer Aided Design. But, CAD systems can evolve toward "Automation," which replaces "Aid" and overemphasizes "Computer." When CAD moves toward automation, the...