What is CAD? What is CAE? and What is CAM? Did you hear about those three terms before? If so, what is the dedicated software, and how do they differ? The first two letters of each word, "CA" stands for "Computer Aided", which means all three systems are created to help the user to achieve their goals with the power of computers. In complete words, "D" stands for Design, "E" stands for Engineering and "M" stands for Manufacturing. Even if you feel all these three terms are similar, that is not. Each one has its objectives.