SEVENTH SEMESTER

CAD & M

SHALENDRA KUMAR
NIT JAMSHEDPUR
JAMSHEDPUR - 831014

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 HISTORY OF CAD/CAM AND
DEVELOPMENT
Well defined history is not known
known.. However, it has
gone through FOUR major phases of development –

(1) FIRST HALF ON 1950 – Era of conceiving interactive

computer graphics. It was very slow due to high cost
of H/W.
Second half of 1950 witness the development of
concept of light pen.
pen.
US Air Defence System converts/decoded radar
information in graphics (SAGE) Semi automatic ground environment

(2) The decade of 1960 represents the most critical

research for ICG

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 CAD/CAM DEVELOPMENT
(3) During 1970 - research efforts of the 1960 was
stabalised and reflected in improving
productivity.
During 1980 – 3D wire frame geometry surfaces
based on COONS, Bazier, spline curve, NC
machine, etc. IGES
Engineers started thinking beyond drafting.
(4) Integration of CAD/CAM. Acceptance of
growing credibility of solid modeling

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 PAST
Draft, calculation and product design involved pencil,
paper and seemingly endless succession of
blueprints.
The three different source of origin were –
• Attempts to automate the drafting process.

• Testing of designs by simulation.

• Flow from the design process to the manufacturing

process using numerical control (NC) technologies.

Problem was to represent 3-D object through holes

on paper.
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 PRESENT

• Refining past innovations to make them more

efficiently and user friendly.

• Well developed two different areas.

• Continuous efforts are being made on seamless

integration.

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 FUTURE
TECHNOLOGY
It will go in two ways
APPLICATION
CIM with highest ease & accuracy
The development at hardware level as well as
software level will may follow three main trends
as –
• Simplicity
• Simulation and
• Personalisation (innovation) or sharing of trade
secret amongst partner.
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 FUTURE
• The ability to combine CAD/CAM, with FEA and the
accessibility of simulation and knowledge
management.
• Greater sophistication of visual representation.
• CAD voice control (CVC) software based on voice
recognition technology.
• Higher resolutions of H/Ws
• Improved ergonomics
• Real time manipulation.
• Large numbers of simultaneous colour of displayed
objects.
• Much more functionality built into systems (H/Ss)
• Availability of max functions
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SOME RECENT PAST APPLICATIONS
Sl. Areas Applications
1 Mechanical Drafting, control and manufacturing
Engineering
2 Electrical Drafting, control and manufacturing
Engineering
3 Electronics I. C.
Engineering
4 Aerospace Modeling of the aerodynamics and
Engineering thermodynamic properties of
aircraft and missiles
5 Marine Design and construction of ships &
Engineering offshore structure
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 SOME RECENT PAST APPLICATIONS

Sl. No. Areas Investment

1 35 %
Mechanical Engineering
2 30 %
Aerospace/Military Engineering
3 20 %
Electronics/Electrical
Engineering
4 10 %
Architectural/Civil Engineering
5 05 %
Others

Concept to creation

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