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
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