8.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing
?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.
?当计算机辅助设计/辅助制造（CAD/CAM）成功应
用时，它们应该可以除去设计和制造部门传统中(一直)存在的“墙”。
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?CAD/CAM means using computers in the design and
8.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing
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)
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CAD/CAM意味着计算机在设计和工业制造中的应用。由于CAD/CAM 的出现，又发展出其他术语：
计算机图形学(CG) 计算机辅助工程(CAE) 计算机辅助设计及绘图(CADD)
计算机辅助工艺规划(CAPP)
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?These spin-off terms all 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.
?所有这些衍生词都指CAD/CAM概念中的特定方面，CAD/CAM本身是一个内容宽泛且内涵丰富的词汇。它们是自动化集成制造的核心。
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8.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided 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 data between the design and manufacturing components of a company.
?CAD/CAM的主要目标是建立数据以用于零件生产，
同时开发设计零件所用的数据库。当实现这一目标时，CAD/CAM就涉及到公司内部设计部门和制造部门通用数据库的共享。
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8.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing
?Interactive computer graphics (ICG) plays an
important role in CAD/CAM. Through the use of ICG, designers develop a graphic image of the product being designed while storing the data that electronically make up the graphic image. @@
?在CAD/CAM中，计算机图形交互(ICG)起着非常重
要的作用。通过使用ICG，设计者通过设计并存储数据开发了产品的图像，这些电子数据组成了图像。
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