• DocumentCode
    1211576
  • Title

    Effective CADCAM in an educational environment

  • Author

    Hicks, P.J. ; Robotham, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Portsmouth Polytechnic, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Portsmouth, UK
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    12/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    236
  • Abstract
    The educational provision today for the needs of tomorrow´s industry requires the formulation of a cost-effective strategy. The ideal of an all-embracing, flexible and responsive system, put to good educational effect by hundreds of students with a diversity of needs and open to upgrade is one towards which the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Portsmouth Polytechnic has striven. This paper shares the Department´s philosophy in the implementation and use of its CADCAM system and experiences of the students´ CADCAM activities.
  • Keywords
    CAD/CAM; educational computing; CADCAM; educational environment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer-Aided Engineering Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0263-9327
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/cae.1987.0058
  • Filename
    4807099