Containing up-to-date information and illustrative material, this book provides students with an intensive but readable survey of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. The technology of CAD/CAM/CIM deals with the creation of information at different stages from design to marketing and integration of information and its effective management, process planning, production planning and control, manufacturing, inspection and materials handling, which are individually carried out through computer software. Seamless transfer of information from one application to another is what is...