Editor’s Note: CAD files associated with this column can be downloaded here. Sheet metal in the CAD modeling world implies that coining or bending a flat workpiece is part of the process to fabricate ...

The main variation in sheet metal modeling techniques is when to let the 3-D CAD system know that the part is to be treated as sheet metal. With the 3-D CAD tool that I use most often, I have three ...

Abstract: The integration between CAD and CAM is vital to the competitiveness between the manufacturing companies and their rapid respond ability to market changes. The integration is an entrance to ...