The gap between CAD/CAM programmers working in air-conditioned offices and machine operators on the shop floor isn’t just physical—it’s a communication chasm that bleeds money, time, and production ...

Recognizing the limits of traditional CAD for creating and controlling highly complex designs, a new effort has been launched to combine 3D modeling, simulation, and manufacturing processes into one ...

The Kipware SketchPad lets users with little or no CAD programming experience install design details, and then develop a machining program by incorporating features and functions from a menu of G-code ...

CAMWorks is a parametric, “solids-based” CNC software system that emphasizes speed for programming and production. The developer claims it reduces programming time significantly by using Feature ...