System and method for determining a product configuration

摘要

A system for determining a product configuration comprises a database of existing components, a computer in data communication with the database, and a CAD server. The computer includes a product configurator engine responsive to a set of customer requirements for a specified product to retrieve information from the database relating to a number of components in the database that will be used to define the specified product. At least part of the retrieved information is CAD information. The CAD server is responsive to the CAD information to produce a description of the specified product.