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Lesson 14 CAM TEXT 1 .Introduction Computer-aided manufacturing involves the use of computers and computer technology to assist in all the phases of manufacturing a product, including process and production planning, machining, scheduling, management, and quality control. Because of the benefits, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing are often combined into CAD/CAM system, show as Figure 2.12. This combination allows the transfer of information from the design stage into the stage of planning for the manufacture of a product. Without the need to reenter the data on part geometry manually. The database developed during CAD is stored, then it is processed further, by CAM, into the necessary data and instructions for operating and controlling production machinery, material-handling equipment, and automated testing and inspection for product quality. In machining operations, an important feature of CAD/CAM is its capability to describe the tool path for various operations, such as NC turning, milling, drilling. The instructions (programs) are computer generated, and they can be modified by the programmer to optimize the tool path. The engineer or technician can then display and visually check the tool path for possible tool- 第十四课 计算机辅助制造 正文 引言 计算机辅助制造的含义是：利用计算机和计算机机技术辅助产品制造所有环节，其中包括加工工艺和生产的辅助设计、加工、生产计划制定、管理和质量控制等。由于效益关系，计算机辅助设计和计算机辅助制造通常并入CAD/CAM系统，如图2、12所示： 这种结合允许信息的从设计阶段到生产产品的计划的传输，没有零件几何形状的再次人工输入的需要，在计算机辅助设计阶段形成的数据被储存起来，然后CAM对其进一步的处理，转化为对生产设备和材料处理设备进行操作和控制所必须的数据和指令，并对产品质量进行自动测试和检测。 在机加工中，CAD/CAM 的一个重要的性能就是对不同加工工具轨迹的描述，比如数控车床，数控磨床和数控钻床，这些指令（程序）是电脑生成的，并且它们还可以被程序员调整来优化刀具路径，工程师或机械师可以显示它们并且用夹钳、夹具或其它干扰设备来真实的检测工具路径以防碰撞。 collision with clamps, fixtures, or other interferences. The tool path can be modified at any time, to accommodate other part shapes to be machined .CAD/CAM system are also capable of codling and classifying parts into groups that have similar shapes, using alphanumeric codling . The emergency of CAD/CAM has had a major impa