A thousand words could be used to describe CAD. Entire books and educational curriculums havebeen created around it. In its simplicity, CAD is a word used to describe the “design” aspect of whatour industry does. It stands for:

“Computer Aided Design.”

Our software systems offer CAD functionality thatallows the customer to design or draw their partsfrom start to finish. Primarily it is drawingsoftware that allows the customer to createblueprints with dimensions that they can then priout and use for the manufacturing stage of making the part as well as models that can beviewed as if you were looking at the actualfinished part for inspection and evaluationis also a part of the manntwhichufacturing process.In the end, CAD offers all of the necessary drawing and design functions to get the part laid out inorder for the manufacturer to their job. This is probably the first most fundamental term that you mustknow.

BobCAD-CAM software includes CAD design capabilities that are simple and that are easy to learnand use. This is another reason why our software is an effective product for manufacturers to use.Below you can see a 3 dimensional design and a solid render view of the same part.

3 dimensional design/drawing Rendered Model

A wireframe is a 2 or 3 dimensional frame of a part or drawing that represents the part and can alsobe used to create toolpath for machining. Here is a 3D wireframe drawing of a guitar:Basically a wireframe is the lines and arc or drawn geometry segments that make up a model or part.You could literally relate it to an outline or skeleton of something. A wireframe can be used to createsurfaces that toolpath can be applied to for 3D/3 Axis machining. Once again, a wireframe can beconstructed in 2D or 3D. Not all parts are 3D. Below you can see a image of a model that is actuallya 2D part that only contains hole types in it.