外文翻译-计算机辅助设计和计算机辅助（CADCAM）.doc

Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing(CAD／ CAM) Throughout the history of our industrial society，many invention have been patented and whole new technologies have evolved .Whitney is concept of interchangeable parts，Watt’s steam engine，and Ford is assembly line are but a few developments that are most noteworthy during our industrial period . Each of these developments has impacted manufacturing as we know it，and has earned these individuals deserved recognition in 0ur history hooks. Perhaps the single development that has impacted manufacturing more quickly and significantly than any previous technology is the digital computer. Since the advent of computer technology, manufacturing professionals have wanted to automate the design process and use the database developed therein for automating manufacturing processes. Computer—aided design／computer-aided manufacturing (CAD／ CAM)，when successfully implemented, should remove the “wall” that has traditionally existed between the design and manufacturing components . CAD／CAM means using computers in the design and manufacturing processes. Since the advent of CAD／CAM，other terms have developed: Computer graphics(CG) Computer—aided engineering(CAE) Computer-aided design and drafting(CADD) Computer aided process planning(CAPP) These spin-off terms a 11 refer to specific aspects of the CAD／CAM concept CAD／ CAM itself is a broader，more inclusive term. It is at the heart of automated and integrated manufacturing. A key goal of CAD／CAM is to produce data that can be used in manufacturing a product while developing the database for the design of that product When successfully implemented, CAD／CAM involves the sharing of a common database between the design and manufacturing components of a company. Interactive computer graphics (ICG) plays an important role in CAD/CAM, Though the use of ICG, designers develop a graphic image of the product being designed while storing the data that electronically make up the