What are the advantages and disadvantages of CAM and CAD?
CAD disadvantages include: 1: Difficulty keeping track of changes when many people are working on drawings for a project (Revision Control). 2: Protecting your ideas is difficult when you must share your drawings with customers and contractors, but you need input about design questions (Intellectual Property). 3: Sharing your drawings with other companies who may not be using the same CAD programs. CAM disadvantages include 1: Potential for wasted parts and materials due to inaccurate CAD. 2: Machinery can break down, halting production. 3: Initial setup of the production line can be expensive, making limited runs cost-prohibitive. CAM Advantage: Very fast setup of machinery for large volume production runs…
