Due to the machines size and complexity it took extensive amounts of time to set them up for production.
[3] Prior to the advancement of Computer Aided Manufacturing, transferring information from design to production often required extensive manual labor, generating errors and resulting in wasted time and material.
This software takes into account the different parameters of the tool head (in the case of a CNC router, this would be the bit size), dimensions of the blank, and any constraints the machine may have.
The tool paths for multiple passes can be generated to produce a higher level of detail on the parts.
[16] Once the tool paths have been generated, the CAM software will convert them into G-code, allowing the CNC machine to begin milling.