SmartCAM is a suite of
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) also known as computer-aided modeling or computer-aided machining is the use of software to control machine tools in the manufacturing of work pieces. This is not the only definition for CAM, but it is the most ...
(CAM) and
CAD/CAM software applications that uses
toolpath modeling to assist CNC machinists in creating computer-
numerically controlled (CNC) programs that direct CNC machine tools.
The SmartCAM family of applications include systems in support of CNC milling, turning, mill/turning,
Wire EDM and fabrication.
One of the pioneers of "stand-alone" CAM systems available for the personal computer, SmartCAM was initially developed in 1984 by Point Control Company in
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...
, and after a series of corporate acquisitions from 1994 to 2001, in 2003 ownership and development has been conducted by SmartCAMcnc in
Springfield, Oregon
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Willamette Valley, Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area. Separ ...
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References
External links
SmartCAM/SmartCAMcnc website
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Companies based in Oregon
Computer-aided manufacturing software
Technology companies of the United States