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Who Takes PLTW Courses & Why?

WHAT FORMER STUDENTS REALLY THINK…. 918 total views

EdgeCAM STILL Won't load an Inventor file?

THREE CHEERS FOR RONNIE J! 918 total views

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO WITH CIM?!? Well, to be honest, Anne Burrell has nothing to do with CIM, but she is tied to EDD! This could be just a another brush with greatness for me… or not. Read on! What do you give you wife for Christmas? There isn’t much better than […]

SAT Fix on Student Computers

IT WORKS! (MOST OF THE TIME…) All right…. came in to school early before an all day meeting beccause I just had to try the .sat fix from the previous post as a student. Good news or bad first?!? Our school has two “fake” student accounts for us to test programs with, ect. I do […]

EdgeCAM Won't Load an Inventor File?!?

TRY THIS! STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED! So, This is a new one! Happy New School Year from EdgeCAM! It seems many schools are having problems where EdgeCAM Version 2011.10.1 or newer will not load an Inventor 2011 file in some cases. In what cases? Who knows. But if you come across this issue please […]

Yo-Yo Project Now Available For Download

GREAT WAY TO INEXPENSIVELY TEACH INTRO TO CNC 918 total views

Cazenovia HS Chosen as 2010-11 PLTW Model School

ONE OF SIXTEEN OUT OF 4300 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE 918 total views

Yo-Yo Fixture Project Coming Soon!

TEACH CNC BY MAKING YO-YO’S WITH YOUR STUDENTS! 918 total views

Goodbye Dennis Ritchie

FATHER OF UNIX AND C DIES AT 70 918 total views

Chris & Jim CIM

Welcome to www.chrisandjimcim.com. Our mission is to make Computer Integrated Manufacturing more exciting and easier for students and educators alike. As you utilize the resources here, you will see how Science, Technology, Engineering & Math can be brought to life for your students, and possibly spark the interests of the next generation of manufacturers and makers...