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CAD/CAM Engineering & Design
This is a class in computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided machining
(CAM). Automated manufacturing, rapid prototyping, tabletop manufacturing,
CAD/CAM, and CNC programming are industry standards that students need
to know to compete in tomorrow’s job market and also prepare them
for college. Students considering entering the field of engineering, design,
machine tool, or any aspect of manufacturing will benefit from this class.
Using state of the art software (MasterCam), students will gain job skills
and college level experience in CAD/CAM programming. Maximum benefits to
the students occur if Machine Tool Technology is taken with this course
during the student’s junior or senior year. However, it can be taken
as a course in itself for interested juniors or seniors. This class will
give students the power to design and visualize the 3D, generate tool paths
and NC-code, and produce the drawn part using a variety of industrial three
axis machine tools. Rapid prototyping and preproduction using CAD/CAM technology
is in high demand and is considered to be an essential skill in design
and engineering professions as well as many manufacturing technologies
today.