Machine Tools and Machine Shops

We are frequently asked what is wrong with the CAD data exchange standards, especially IGES. Well, you know the old NRA bumper sticker: "Guns don't kill—people do." The same holds true for data exchange. "Standards don't translate CAD data—people do." And the quality of the translation depends on the diligence and understanding of the people involved, on both sides of the exchange.
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C-Tad systems is a software developer specializing in writing custom data exchange translators. For more information, visit http://www.ctad.com.

To successfully produce finished parts from solid models, it is important to understand how these parts are defined and to fully utilize the wide variety of machining methods offered by today's powerful CAM systems.
By Larry Diehl
President and Chief Software Developer
Surfware, Inc.
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Now a New way of transfering 3D models without knowing what format is been used on other PC's
By Derek Korn
This Article is been shared by Modern Machine Shop a Magazine from Gardner Publications, Inc.
Their website is www.mmsonline.com