Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software are critical tools used in woodworking today. While these software programs share similarities in their capabilities, they ...

CAD for CAM, or computer-aided design for computer-aided manufacturing, is all about bridging the gap between the designer’s vision and the manufacturer’s process. But from working with diverse CAD ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

The world of the product designer is all about designing and developing goods or products. Meanwhile, the machinist’s world is all about converting designs into real parts, based on the available ...

The machine shop at DEKA Research and Development Corp. received this part model from its Engineering Department. (Image courtesy of DEKA Research and Development Corp.) Because toolmakers at DEKA ...