CAD, CAM and Verification

Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) software has been developed since the late 1950s and is an essential component of modern manufacturing. The term CAD covers a range of applications from 2D drafting packages to full 3D design packages with simulation and analysis tools. CAM software covers any system that generates programs for use in manufacturing, typically using a 3D model or 2D pattern as input. CAD and CAM packages may be provided as integrated systems where design, analysis, simulation and manufacturing functions are all available in a single environment or they can be discrete packages that perform a single function.