Using the computer to design objects by modeling their components with real-world behaviors and attributes. Typically specialized for either mechanical design or building design, a parametric modeler ...

Think back to middle school algebra, like 2 a + b. Those letters are parameters: Assign them values and you get a result. In ...

There are times to design with parametric features and times to work with free-form versions. A few advantages of designing in 3D solids include associative detail drawings, creating complex features, ...

Simple drafting programs just let you draw like you’d use a pencil. But modern programs use parametric models to provide several benefits. One is that you can use parameters to change parts of your ...

Until recently, computer-aided design (CAD) software was really only used by engineering companies who could afford to pay thousands of dollars a year per license. The available software, while very ...