CAD/CAM - Wikipedia

CAD/CAM refers to the integration of Computer-aided design (CAD) and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). Both of these require powerful computers. CAD/CAM FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Computer-AidedDesign/Computer-AidedManufacturing CAD/CAM[1]referstotheintegration[2]ofComputer-aideddesign(CAD)andComputer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM).Bothoftheserequirepowerfulcomputers.CADsoftwarehelpsdesignersanddraftsmen;CAM"reducesmanpowercosts"inthemanufacturingprocess.[3] CADworkstationandoperator Contents 1Overview 2Computer-aideddesign(CAD) 3Computer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM) 4Seealso 5References Overview[edit] BothCADandCAMarecomputer-intensive.Although,in1981,Computervisionwas#1andIBMwas#2,IBMhadamajoradvantage:itssystemscouldaccommodate"eightto20"usersatatime,whereasmostcompetitorsonlyhadenoughpowertoaccommodate"fourtosix."[3]CAD/CAMwasdescribedbyTheNewYorkTimesasa"computerizeddesignandmanufacturingprocess"thatmadeitsdebut"whenComputervisionpioneereditinthe1970's."[1] Other1980smajorplayersinCAD/CAMincludedGeneralElectric[4]andParametricTechnologyCorporation;[5]thelattersubsequentlyacquiredComputervision,whichhadbeenacquiredbyPrimeComputer.[5] CAD/CAMoriginatedinthe1960s;[6]anIBM360/44wasusedtobuildviaCNC[7][8]thewingsofanairplane. CAD(Computer-aideddesign)screen Computer-aideddesign(CAD)[edit] Mainarticle:Computer-aideddesign OnegoalofCADistoallowquickeriterationsinthedesignprocess;[9][10]anotheristoenablesmoothlytransitioningtotheCAMstage.[11]Althoughmanuallycreateddrawingshistoricallyfacilitated"adesigner'sgoalofdisplayinganidea,"[12]itdidnotresultinamachine-readableresultthatcouldbemodified andsubsequentlybeusedtodirectlybuildaprototype.[13]Itcanalsobeusedto"ensurethatalltheseparatepartsofaproductwillfittogetherasintended."[6] CAD,whenlinkedwithsimulation,canalsoenablebypassingbuildingalessthansatisfactorytestversion,resultinginhaving"dispensedwiththecostly,time-consumingtaskofbuildingaprototype."[2] Computer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM)[edit] Mainarticle:Computer-aidedmanufacturing CAMinaction,usingcomputerizedNumericalControl InComputer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM),usingcomputerizedspecifications,acomputerdirectsmachinessuchaslathesandmillingmachinestoperformworkthatotherwisewouldbecontrolledbyalatheormillingmachineoperator.Thisprocess,whichiscalledNumericalControl(NCORCNC),iswhatcametobeknownas20thcenturyComputer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM),anditoriginatedinthe1960s.[6]Early21stcenturyCAMintroduceduseof3Dprinters.[14] CAM,althoughitrequiresinitialexpendituresforequipment,coversthisoutlaywithreducedlaborcostandspeedytransitionfrom CADtofinishedproduct,especiallywhentheresultisbothtimelyand"ensuringone-timemachiningsuccessrate."[15] Seealso[edit] Computer-aidedtechnologies CAD/CAMdentistry CAD/CAMinthefootwearindustry References[edit] ^abEricN.Berg(March24,1985)."CAD/CAM'sPioneerBetsItAll".TheNewYorkTimes. ^abBarnabyJ.Feder(January18,1981)."BoltsandBracketsby(Computer)Design".TheNewYorkTimes. ^abRobertMetz(October28,1981)."A'New'FaceInCAD/CAM".TheNewYorkTimes. ^"G.E.'sExpansionintoCAD/CAM".TheNewYorkTimes.January18,1981. ^abGlennRifkin(June18,1992)."DesigningToolsFortheDesigners".TheNewYorkTimes. ^abc"Computer-AidedDesignandComputer-AidedManufacturingSoftware(CAD/CAM)". ^CatalogofCopyrightEntries,ThirdSeries:1969:January-June.LibraryofCongress.1972.IBMSystem/360Model44...ADAPTnumericalcontrolprocessor ^"360/44fornumericalcontrol(NC)"(PDF). ^"Computer-aideddesign"(PDF). ^"WhatisComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)andWhyIt'sImportant".[permanentdeadlink] ^"AGuidetoCAD/CAMSoftware".ThomasRegister. ^"CAD".StanfordUniversityStudentJournals. ^"Intelligentcomputer-aideddesignsystems". ^T.Mikolajczyk(2019).CADCAMSystemforManufacturingInnovativeHybridDesign. ^"SiemensDigitalIndustriesSoftware".[permanentdeadlink] Thiscomputingarticleisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vte Thissoftwarearticleisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vte Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CAD/CAM&oldid=1054667292" Categories:ComputingstubsSoftwarestubsSoftwareComputer-aidedengineeringHiddencategories:AllarticleswithdeadexternallinksArticleswithdeadexternallinksfromJune2021ArticleswithpermanentlydeadexternallinksArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataUsemdydatesfromNovember2020UseAmericanEnglishfromNovember2020AllWikipediaarticleswritteninAmericanEnglishAllstubarticles Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages বাংলাEspañolEuskaraFrançaisGaeilgeItalianoPortuguêsSlovenčinaTürkçe Editlinks