Basics
Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout this documentation:

• CAD - Computer Aided Design
• CAE - Computer Aided Engineering
• CPU - Central Processing Unit; computer processor
  
  
• FE - Finite Element; plural: FEs
• FEA - Finite Element Analysis
• FEM - Finite Element Method
  
  
• GB - GigaBytes
  
  
• LC - Load Case; plural: LCs
• RAM - Random Access Memory; computer working memory