CAD Basics

What does CAD stand for?

• Code and Design

• Computer Aided Design

• Create and Design

• Craft and Design

What is CAD?

• An app that lets you analyze different design concepts

• A coding program to let you easily write in a computer language

• Computer software used to create 2D drawings/3D models of designs

• Creation and development for any robot

Which of the following are examples of CAD software?

• Microsoft Word

• AutoCAD

• Sketchup

• Visual Studio Code

What does CAM stand for?

• Carefully Added Material

• Computer Aided Manufacture

• Computer Aided Making

• Careful Addition Manufacture

Which of the following are examples of CAM machines?

• Laser Cutter

• 3D Printer

• Guillotine

• Pillar Drill

• Computer

What are the advantages of using CAD?

• It is easy to learn and use

• Precise, accurate drawings/models

• The software is cheap to buy

• You can use CAM to bring your model to life

What are the disadvantages of CAD?

• Staff need to be trained to get the full use of the software

• It is not precise enough

• It doesn't look professional

• The software is very expensive to buy

What are the advantages of CAM?

• Human error is eliminated

• The machinery is cheap

• Products can be produced 24 hours a day without the need for lunch breaks

• Any product can be made, without assembly by a human

What is the main disadvantage of CAM?

• Very expensive

• Unreliable accuracy

• Parts look unfinished

• Takes up too much space

CAD software enables us to design scale...

• Models
• Databases
• Pictures
• Images