CAD/CAM

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000905",
  "term": "CAD/CAM",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A combined use of computer-aided design (CAD) for creating and modifying product designs and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) for controlling automated machinery to produce the part. The CAD software generates a digital model of the object, which is then processed by CAM software to create toolpaths and machine code. This G-code or M-code is then sent to a CNC (computer numerical control) machine for fabrication.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "CAD/CAM",
    "es": "CAD/CAM",
    "fr": "CAD/CAM"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cad-cam/"
}