摘要
本文介绍了虚拟制造的背景和它的定义，讨论了虚拟制造的流派、相关技术、应用领域和国外的应用情况。
The paper introduces the background and definition of Virtual Manufacturing and discusses its three paradims,related technologies, application fields and examples.
关键词
虚拟制造
虚拟原型
CIMS
VM
Virtual Manufacturing, Integrated Product Process Development, Virtual Prototyping, Virtual Enterprise
