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''Computer-Aided Manufacturing'' ([[CAM]]) – the terms used for software primarily aimed at developing the programs for computerized numerical control ([[CNC]]) machine tools. A geometrical product model, developed in a computer-aided design system ([[CAD]]), forms input data to the [[CAM]]-system. Interacting with a [[3D model]] in a [[CAM]]-system, an engineer defines the motion trajectory for the cutter  ([[CL]]-data), which then are automatically verified, visualized (for visual verification of its correctness) and processed by a post-processor in order to obtain a control program for a particular machine tool (also called [[G-code]]).

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