### Contents - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) # Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Software Resources ##### Articles, Glossary Terms, Discussions, and Reports to expand your knowledge on Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Software Resource pages are designed to give you a cross-section of information we have on specific categories. You'll find [articles](#resources-articles) from our experts, [feature definitions](#resources-glossary_terms), [discussions](#resources-discussions) from users like you, and [reports](#resources-reports) from industry data. [ContentsExpand/Collapse Contents](#) - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) ## Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Software Articles [![The Relevance of PLM Software in the Manufacturing Industry](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/PLM%20Software-AS.jpg "The Relevance of PLM Software in the Manufacturing Industry")](https://www.g2.com/articles/plm-software-in-manufacturing-industry) [ ### The Relevance of PLM Software in the Manufacturing Industry ](https://www.g2.com/articles/plm-software-in-manufacturing-industry) Traditional product lifecycle management (PLM) has come a long way—from its genesis as a solution focused on computer-aided design (CAD), offering document management capabilities to its evolution as a SaaS platform that manages the lifecycle of highly complex products.      [ ![Anindita Sengupta](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anindita Sengupta") AS ](https://learn.g2.com/author/anindita-sengupta) by Anindita Sengupta ## Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Software Glossary Terms [![Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/Computer-Aided%20Manufacturing%20G2.jpg "Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/computer-aided-manufacturing-definition) [Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)](https://www.g2.com/glossary/computer-aided-manufacturing-definition) What is computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and why is it important? Our G2 guide can help you understand CAM, how it’s used by industry professionals, and the benefits of CAM. by Anindita Sengupta Explore our Technology Glossary Browse through dozens of terms to better understand the products you purchase and use everyday. [Find new features](https://www.g2.com/glossary) ## Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Software Discussions 0 Question on: Autodesk Fusion [I heard years ago 4th axis simultaneous/ axis substitution is coming, when?](/discussions/24586-i-heard-years-ago-4th-axis-simultaneous-axis-substitution-is-coming-when) wrap option has limitations, it will not clean up wall. Tool does not move on Y axis (indexer on right side on table ) during wrap motion. check here for more information: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/category/whatsnew/ Answered: Matt Miller on March 12, 2020 [Your answer](/discussions/24586-i-heard-years-ago-4th-axis-simultaneous-axis-substitution-is-coming-when/comments/new?remote=true) 0 Question on: Autodesk Fusion [Will fusion ever be able to handle large assemblies? Will modeling environment ever resemble inventor?](/discussions/24538-will-fusion-ever-be-able-to-handle-large-assemblies-will-modeling-environment-ever-resemble-inventor) See page 1 I attended Autodesk University 2019 this past November. I took an hour long class on large assemblies and will give you the answer they gave me. Large assemblies can be look at 2 different ways. Direct modeling (NO TIMELINE) with thousands of components and bodies or a parametric model with tens of components all with timelines longer than your screen is wide. I am in automotive so large assemblies mean something different to me. 1 seat with every nut, bolt, wire, and frame , etc locks up Fusion if In not careful So "No" to the large assemblies unless you only use Direct Modeling(DM) - This is not Catia which owns Fusion in this regard. Example: I brought in some automotive data-700 Mb step file. Catia was using about 2.8 Gb ram. Fusion was using 12 Gb of ram (after 45 minutes of work it was using 18 Gb of ram and crashed) There are a few tricks that can help Fusions performance but these are only workarounds. If you are a designer and you use sculpt mode with parametric modeling, then you need to use all of the tricks available: -Use linked data (this helps a lot) -Turn off active component in preferences. Transparency in Fusion eats up a lot of processing power. -LOD (Level of detail) should be set to low -Do not turn on anti-aliasing or ambient shadows -use shaders/ materials without reflective surfaces -if you have designed a part that will not be changing, consider right mouse clicking on it in the timeline. Turn it into a DM feature. this erases all of the history linked only to THAT part and not the entire file. (BTW, you can only find this feature by right mouse clicking in the timeline at the moment) I share your frustration with this aspect of Fusion. I am about to start looking into Inventor myself or other software like Creo or SolidWorks. Keep in mind that I use heavy data sets and refuse to use Catia(too complicated and too expensive Kevin Answered: Kevin Preuss on October 1, 2020 [Your answer](/discussions/24538-will-fusion-ever-be-able-to-handle-large-assemblies-will-modeling-environment-ever-resemble-inventor/comments/new?remote=true) 0 Question on: Autodesk Fusion [Can you add an option for quick export as step/iges ?](/discussions/24527-can-you-add-an-option-for-quick-export-as-step-iges) On right clicking a body (not a component) in the tree, can you add an option to export it, not only as STL, but also as STEP or IGES? Now we can only do that for a component, and if you only want ONE body inside this component, you have to toggle OFF every other bodies... and if you have hundreds of them, it is quite horrible. I would recommend going to Create, then Derive, and creating a new design, selecting only the body (or bodies) you wish to export. Once you have saved the new design, you can easily go to File, Export, and choose the file type you need. Hope this helps! 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