Purdue Univ. develops new CAD database search system.

Researchers at Purdue Univ., West Lafayette West Lafayette, city (1990 pop. 25,907), Tippecanoe co., W Ind., a suburb of Lafayette, on the Wabash River; inc. 1924. A primarily residential city, it is the seat of Purdue Univ. , Ind., have developed the first system capable of searching company databases for 3-D parts created with CAD CAD: see computer-aided design.

(Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. software. The innovation could cut search times and save millions of dollars annually by easing the burden for companies to reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. previous designs.

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Publication:	Modern Casting
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Date:	Jun 1, 2004
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