Blurring the Lines Between CAD and CAM

摘要

With more integrated CAM, cloud-based options, better simulation and multitasking tools, users gain more choices in CAD/CAM programming. In the manufacturing world, users of CAD and CAM software constantly seek out the fastest, most efficient ways of programming machine tools that cut, bend and shape metals and other materials into finished components. With today's more integrated desktop CAM software that run within solid modeling applications such as Dassault SolidWorks, Siemens Solid Edge or Autodesk Inventor, users get more affordable, easy-to-use systems that have been gaining traction in recent years as designers seek tighter links between design and manufacturing.