A hybrid CAD/CAM system for mechanical applications

  • Authors:

  • J. Z. Gingerich;M. P. Carroll;E. J. Chelius;L. P. Kuan

  • Affiliations:

  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • DAC '82 Proceedings of the 19th Design Automation Conference
  • Year:
  • 1982

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Abstract

The current wire frame and surface modeling based CAD/CAM systems provide productive tools for the mechanical manufacturing industries. Volumetric modeling, distributed processing, 3-dimensional graphic displays, relational data bases, and less expensive, more powerful computers are emerging technologies sure to benefit CAD/CAM applications. The challenge of the 80's is to integrate the proven CAD/CAM techniques of the 70's with these emerging technologies. This paper addresses the issues involved in the integration by presenting the concepts of a Hybrid CAD/CAM system designed for the 80's.