Editing CAD/CAM (section)

{{short description|Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing}}
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'''CAD/CAM'''<ref name=CADcam.NYT1985>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
   |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/24/business/cad-cam-s-pioneer-bets-it-all.html
   |title=CAD/CAM's Pioneer Bets It All
   |author=Eric N. Berg  |date=March 24, 1985}}</ref> refers to the integration<ref name=CADcamSIM.NYT/> of [[computer-aided design]] (CAD) and [[computer-aided manufacturing]] (CAM). Both of these require powerful computers. ''CAD'' software helps designers and draftsmen; ''CAM'' "reduces manpower costs" in the manufacturing process.<ref name=CADcam.NYT81>{{cite news
|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/28/business/market-place-a-new-face-in-cad-cam.html
|title=A 'New' Face In CAD/CAM
|author=Robert Metz   |date=October 28, 1981}}</ref>

[[File:CADD workstation and operator.jpg|thumb|right|CAD workstation and operator]]