Talk:Computer-aided manufacturing

message: Ugh.  This article is garbage.  It doesn't read like anything close to encyclopedic.  It gets especially hard to read at the end.  Apparently CAM software is only able to make four different types of toolpaths...all of which are some sort of profiling.  Any drilling, threading, or surfacing is done elsewhere, evidently.  I am going to start on this.  I am happy to hear any constructive input. SteveB67 (talk) 01:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree we should add more toolpaths. I would only ask that you add references, because this article lacks them.  You may find toolpath descriptions at the wikipedia pages of some CAM products listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_manufacturing#Software  --Jordiferrer (talk) 08:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  References are certainly needed.  That's on the checklist.  Also, why do we have a picture of a CAD model and the part?  Isn't this a CAM article?  Surely, we can find a screenshot from Mastercam or Gibbs showing toolpaths, and a picture with the respective part.  *...Sigh...*. Lots of work to be done. SteveB67 (talk) 14:42, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Just an FYI, screenshots of non-freeware software are not allowed due to copyright issues. I think the current image isn't horrible. CAM software is used to go from the CAD file to the finished part, but yes it doesn't directly show CAM. Thanks for any help on this article. Wizard191 (talk) 14:59, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sure we can find a way to work out the copyright things.  After all, check out the article on Word or AutoCAD or one of the many images in the Solidworks article.  Secondly, I understand your thoughts about the CAD image.  However, the article dealing with the CAM side of things should show something appropriately CAM.  Leave the CAD images to the dozens of articles about CAD. We can show some sort of backplot, or cut part renderer...something to illustrate how toolpaths that appear on the screen actually make parts. SteveB67 (talk) 17:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh yeah, I forgot about fair-use if the image is uploaded to Wikipedia and not Commons. Sorry about that. Wizard191 (talk) 17:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-write needed 

message: I'm thinking that all the references to machinist need to be carefully looked at.  I think that machinist should be changed to "machine operator" in some cases.  Back in the day it might've required skilled machinists to operate the machine, but I don't think that's the case these days.  SteveB67 (talk) 15:11, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Wizard191 (talk) 23:30, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  machinist or machine operator 

message: At the new CIMDATA reference, with the list of 20 products, there is no URL. Is that info available online?  If not, shall we revert to the  previous url available from 2008? --Jordiferrer (talk) 11:06, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of 20 products, without URL at the reference 

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