Work of this type is the basis of CAD/CAM systems, which now assist engineers in all stages of the manufacturing process, from design to production of a finished product. Such systems typically allow...

Work of this type is the basis of CAD/CAM systems, which now assist engineers in all stages of the manufacturing process, from design to production of a finished product. Such systems typically allow engineers to manipulate the product geometry during initial design, to produce working drawings, to generate tool paths in the production process and generally to automate a host of previously tedious and time consuming tasks.