CAD

CAD — Computer-Aided Design — is where the product is defined: sketches, parts, assemblies, drawings and the design intent behind them.

In N23D, CAD is a view onto the shared model, not a separate application that exports files. The geometry a designer authors is the same geometry manufacturing, simulation and the product record read — in the same Rust process, with no neutral-format hand-off.

What native connection buys you:

CAD → CAM: toolpaths stay associative to features, so a depth change updates operations instead of going stale.
CAD → CAE: analysis meshes the real model, not a defeatured import, and results stay bound to the exact revision.
CAD → ERP: the BOM is derived from the assembly, so purchasing and costing are never a stale spreadsheet.
CAD → PLM: every save is a versioned event with full traceability, not a file checked into a vault.
CAD → CRM: quotes can reference the actual model and its cost roll-up.

All of it rests on a 100% Rust core. See the platform.

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Jessica Nicole

Jessica writes N23D’s weekly brief on metal AM and additive manufacturing. She’s warm, curious, and quietly sharp — happier digging into a process paper than talking about herself. When she’s not chasing binder-jet data or superalloy news, she’s usually making sure the story lands clearly for engineers and operators.

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