Instruments and Systems: Monitoring, Control, and Diagnostics Annotation << Back To the question of specialized CAD selection automation A.V. VISHNEKOV, E.M. IVANOVA The paper proposes a generic methodology for the selection of a specialized CAD-based application of methods for decision support, in particular the method of analytic hierarchy process and the method of preference functions. Bothe methods take into account the opinion of decision-makers (project Manager, engineer, designer). The proposed method makes it possible to automate the process of selecting a CAD on the websites of the distributors from the point of view of the given criteria and restrictions due to the introduction of scales of criteria for the evaluation of CAD. It allows to use the experience knowledge of experts in a particular field and to reduce the time for decision-making if necessary. The choice of specialized computer-aided design are considered on the example of choice of printed circuit boards (PCB design) CAD for industrial enterprises and companies engaged in the development of electronic computing from available alternatives offered on the websites of the vendors, and distributors. Keywords: specialized CAD software, decision-making support methods, analytical hierarchy method, the method functions of the decision maker preferences, the scale of criteria. Contacts: E-mail: avishnekov@hse.ru Pp. 01-07.