KBE organically integrates artificial intelligence with CAX system and connects engineering design with CAX system without interruption. The meaning of KBE is knowledge acquisition, repository and reasoning method.

• 知识工程将人工智能与CAX系统有机地结合起来 ,形成了工程设计与CAX系统的无缝连接 ,其内涵是知识获取、知识库、推理机制。