INTRODUCTION OF

CAD/CAM

20073396 Lee Seunghoon

Contents
… CAD/CAM Contents and Tools
… History of CAD/CAM
… Definitions of CAD/CAM Tools
… Commercial CAD systems
… CAD/CAM Market Trends
CAD/CAM Contents and Tools
… 2 main process: Design + Manufacturing
… 2 sub-process of design: Synthesis + Analysis
… The end goal of the synthesis is a conceptual
design of the prospective product
… The analysis evaluate the performance of the
expected product
… Computer prototypes: Cheaper and faster to
generate

Fig 1. Typical product cycle

CAD/CAM Contents and Tools
… Manufacturing process begins with the
process planning. Process planning is the
backbone of the manufacturing process.
… The outcome of the process planning is a
production plan, tools procurement, material
order, and machine programming.
… The core of the CAD tools are geometric
modeling and graphics applications.

History of CAD/CAM
… 1950s: Start of interactive computer graphics,
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), NC (Numerical Control)

… 1960s: Critical research period for interactive

computer graphics
† Sketchpad(1963) by Ivan Sutherland(1938~ )
† Lockheed initiated CADAM(Computer-Aided Design
& Manufacturing)
† Started using CAD terminology
History of CAD/CAM
… 1970s: Potential of interactive computer graphics
was realized by industry,
† SIGGRAPH, IGES(Initial Graphics Exchange
Specification),
† Golden era for computer drafting,
† Wireframe modeling

… 1980s: CAD/CAM heady years of research,

† Integration, Solid modeling
… 1 9 9 0 s: PDM(Product Data Management),
CALS(Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics
Support), VR(Virtual Reality)

History of CAD/CAM

<Fig. 2 Simple example of IGES>

Containing only two POINT, two CIRCULAR ARC, and two LINE
entities. It represents a slot, with the points at the centers of the two
half-circles that form the ends of the slot, and the two lines that form
the sides.
 History of CAD/CAM

<Fig 3. Sample rendering of a <Fig 4. Animation of Solid Modeling>

wireframe cube, icosahedron, and
approximate sphere>

Definitions of CAD/CAM Tools

… CAD tools can vary from geometric tools, such
as manipulations of graphics entities and
interference checking.
… to customized (domain specific) application
programs, such as developing analysis and
optimization routines, on the other extreme
 Definitions of CAD/CAM Tools
… 2 main factors that determine the success of
CAM implementation
† the link between CAD and CAM must be a two-
way route
† the hardware and software are networking of the
various CAM elements
… Timely synchronization among robots, vision
systems, manufacturing cells, material
handling systems, and other shop-floor tasks
is most important

Definitions of CAD/CAM Tools

Fig. 5 Definition of CAD/CAM tools based Fig. 6 Definition of CAD/CAM tools

on constituents based on implementation
Commercial CAD systems
… 2D CAD system
For drawing
AutoCAD of Autodesk, Microstation of Bentley System

… Mid-range 3D CAD system

Low performance system for design tech.
Inventor of Autodesk, SolidWorks of SolidWorks Corporation,
SolidEdge of UGS

… High-end 3D CAD system

Contain variable function(design, analysis, manufacturing)
Pro/Engineer of PTC, CATIA of Dassault, Unigraphics NX of
UGS

Commercial CAD systems

Fig. 7 Commercial CAD systems

 PLM(Product Lifecycle
Management)
• Lifecycle management or
solution From concept
design to detail component
modeling, manufacturing,
destroying, and service
• A concept for
manufacturing on computer
without paper
• CAD information is core
information of PLM using
whole process

Fig. 8 PLM concept

CAD/CAM Market Trends

… CAD/CAM
market is
growing about
15% per year
… The key factor
to the future
success of
CAD/CAM is the
development of
versatile tools
for design and
manufacturing
Fig. 9 CAD/CAM market of United States
applications
References

… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketchpad sketchpad
… http://www.archive.org/details/AlanKeyD1987 Ivan
Sutherland's movie
… http://mbinfo.mbdesign.net/CAD-History.htm CAD
history
… http://mbinfo.mbdesign.net/CAM-Intro.htm CAM
introduce
… MAE474 CAD/CAM 강의자료