CAD stands for Computer Aided Design and is a design process which involves software that aids this process. CAD is used all the time when designing packaging. It enables the industry to be more creative and packaging to be more easily imagined and tweaked. The evolution of CAD systems has revolutionised many design and engineering industries and is now used widely. Usually when people refer to CAD there are referring to the software used. A common misconception is that the software is simply drawing software but this is not the case. It refers to software that helps any part of the process and for a multitude of industries. CAD design software can be used to create 2D or 3D models with precise measurements, angles, and dimensions.

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