Although CAD/CAM software is used for almost all CNC machine programming these days, it helps immensely if the programmer also understands G-code — the common term for the most widely used numerical ...

Many programmers can relate to watching a perfectly calculated toolpath crash into a fixture at 3 AM. The simulation may look ...

The Kipware SketchPad lets users with little or no CAD programming experience install design details, and then develop a machining program by incorporating features and functions from a menu of G-code ...

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software are critical tools used in woodworking today. While these software programs share similarities in their capabilities, they ...

Manufacturers are experiencing a perfect storm, with stretched supply chains, increasing cost of goods and materials, and the ever-present skills gap. At times it can be challenging to survive – let ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

ENGLEWOOD, Fla., April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The team behind one of the most trusted names in CAD/CAM software has officially launched SMP 37, the latest and most powerful version of its ...

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a machining process that discharges electric sparks from two electrodes on a metal sheet to detach the desired shape. Also called spark machining, it employs ...

Kennametal’s KCU25B tooling proved durable enough for turn-peeling a lengthy austenitic stainless steel 1.4435 rotor while reducing cycle times. 13 Jan 2026 Shop Tour Video: How to Integrate Additive ...

Nanorex will be announcing the first public release of Nano-Engineer 1 at their evening workshop on April 24. NanoEngineer-1 (NE1), the world’s first 3D CAD/CAM program for structural DNA ...