Computer aided manufacturing CAM - Revision history

https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM Computer aided manufacturing CAM - Revision history 2026-04-28T08:59:17Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.17.4 https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=315995&oldid=prev Editor at 09:59, 20 January 2026 2026-01-20T09:59:43Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:59, 20 January 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 27:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 27:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Neural CAD is a further development that is likely to impact CAM moving forward. The term is likely to have first been used (in relation to a specific commercial application) by Autodesk during their Autodesk university event in September 2025, in particular Mike Haley, leader of the machine intelligence group at Autodesk Research.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Neural CAD refers to a new category of generative AI foundation models which are designed to directly reason with and create CAD geometry through prompts. Autodesk defines this as where AI models are trained to understand and generate editable Boundary Representations (BREP) geometry, which are ready to edit parametric models rather than static forms, from text prompts. This work moves beyond simple Large Language Model (LLM) integration into completely new CAD engines, where by initial base models can be created from prompts such as 'design a chair' whereby the creation is an editable 3D CAD model as opposed to a 3D form or image that can then be fed to a CAM machine. see [https://conferences.autodesk.com/flow/autodesk/au2025/web/page/overview AU 2025 The Design &amp; Make Conference]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings =</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=281120&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 10:27, 18 July 2024 2024-07-18T10:27:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 10:27, 18 July 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Wiki </del>=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Advanced construction technology.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Advanced construction technology.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 50:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 50:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">BIM</del>]] [[Category:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Construction_techniques</del>]] [[Category:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Design</del>]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Construction_techniques</ins>]] [[Category:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Design</ins>]] [[Category:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">BIM</ins>]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=179125&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 06:57, 23 October 2020 2020-10-23T06:57:33Z

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Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=163124&oldid=prev Editor at 16:34, 1 June 2020 2020-06-01T16:34:06Z

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Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=127752&oldid=prev Editor at 18:28, 13 February 2019 2019-02-13T18:28:49Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 18:28, 13 February 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">= Find out more =</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Advanced construction technology.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Advanced construction technology.</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=126065&oldid=prev Editor at 16:23, 29 January 2019 2019-01-29T16:23:43Z

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Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=85009&oldid=prev Editor at 15:58, 17 August 2017 2017-08-17T15:58:17Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:58, 17 August 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 47:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 47:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* PAS 1192-2:2013.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* PAS 1192-2:2013.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Production information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Production information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Rapid prototyping.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:BIM]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:BIM]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=79267&oldid=prev Editor at 12:41, 6 June 2017 2017-06-06T12:41:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 12:41, 6 June 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 44:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 44:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Information manager.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Information manager.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Information and communications technology.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Information and communications technology.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* LEXiCON.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* PAS 1192-2:2013.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* PAS 1192-2:2013.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Production information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Production information.</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=55379&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 15:58, 8 July 2016 2016-07-08T15:58:55Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:58, 8 July 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 48:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 48:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Uniclass.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Design]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Design<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] [[Category:BIM</ins>]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Computer_aided_manufacturing_CAM&diff=55023&oldid=prev Editor at 13:28, 5 July 2016 2016-07-05T13:28:40Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:28, 5 July 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 24:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 24:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>However, the movement from 2D CAD to 3D BIM may enable the manufacture of entire assemblies using rapidly advancing robotic technology long established in the automotive industry. However, this is expensive technology and requires a protected, predictable environment. It also requires repetition and high numbers of units to make the investment in the robotics technology required viable. Consequently, CAM is most likely to be taken up in off-site pre-fabrication facilities for the development of repetitive building types such as in the residential market.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>However, the movement from 2D CAD to 3D BIM may enable the manufacture of entire assemblies using rapidly advancing robotic technology long established in the automotive industry. However, this is expensive technology and requires a protected, predictable environment. It also requires repetition and high numbers of units to make the investment in the robotics technology required viable. Consequently, CAM is most likely to be taken up in off-site pre-fabrication facilities for the development of repetitive building types such as in the residential market.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It may however, develop with the emergence of 'flying factories', temporary facilities used to manufacture prefabricated components. They are different from conventional off-site factories in that they only operate for the duration of a project and are then closed. Operations may then <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">‘fly’ </del>to a new location to service another project. See flying factory for more information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It may however, develop with the emergence of 'flying factories', temporary facilities used to manufacture prefabricated components. They are different from conventional off-site factories in that they only operate for the duration of a project and are then closed. Operations may then <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'fly' </ins>to a new location to service another project. See flying factory for more information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Computer aided manufacturing may also be transformed by the emergence of economically-viable 3D printing (sometimes referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM)). This the computer-controlled sequential layering of materials to create 3 dimensional shapes. It is particularly useful for prototyping and for the manufacture of geometrically complex components. See 3D printing for more information.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 32:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 32:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* Advanced construction technology.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Building information modelling.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Building information modelling.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* COBie.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* COBie.</div></td></tr> </table>

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