Abstract: Computer aided design of foundry technology is the research freaiter for developing foundry discipline by using high-tech and is also the hottest research topic of foundry discipline to-data as well. CAD of foundry technology with the soildifieation process simulation as the core technology has been put into application in foundry industry, playing an important role to improve the quality of casting as well as providing signifieant economic and social beanfits to foundry industry. Advances on design of risering and gating systems of casting, practical softwares of three analyses etc home and abroad are reviewed in the paper. In addition, it is pointed out that computer integrated foundry technology will be the new research frontier in future.

Key words: Computer aided design, Numerical analysis, Solidification process