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AutoDesk CAM Tutorials

AutoDesk CAM Tutorials

Inventor Files ZIP 2D CAM e-Hand-In GDF Flange e-Hand-In 3D CAM e-Hand-In Using Autodesk Inventor, and Fusion 360 to do CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) is getting easier and easier. In these updated videos Jim shows us how to use adaptive milling strategies to quickly and easily remove material from stock in a milling machine. Just […]
Onshape-Basic Parts Practice

Onshape-Basic Parts Practice

Download the Worksheet Download the E-Hand-In You know what they say… “Practice makes perfect!”. So here you go. An Activity/Project that gives you eleven different basic parts to make in OnShape. Be sure to watch the Q & A’s, and these will be a breeze! We specifically have built in mistakes that will commonly be […]
Mass Property Analysis in Onshape

Mass Property Analysis in Onshape

Download the Worksheet Download the E-Hand In You can tell a lot about a part when you make it in 3D modeling software. If you tell the software what the part is made of, you can find out all of it’s properties like weight, mass, density, and volume. When you look at this information to […]
Onshape Solutions

Onshape Solutions

These videos are best digested when you have not a clue what OnShape is or how it works. They are answers to the questions most often asked by students and teachers when the first open on shape. We would suggest watching them in order, if you have the time, but most of you won’t, and […]
Brief History & Explanation of CNC & G-Code

Brief History & Explanation of CNC & G-Code

Download the worksheet here Either download the word document above, and type the answers in and hand in to your instructor, or follow the directions below. If you look it up the definition will be something like this: G–code is a language in which people tell computerized machine tools how to make something. If you are […]
Shapeoko: Add a Hardware E-Stop

Shapeoko: Add a Hardware E-Stop

Weirdest thing. The machine is quite amazing. The software is pretty well thought out. The build is easy. The workflow is smooth. But where’s the E-stop? There is ABSOLUTELY no way I could put a machine in my classroom without an E-stop, and the Shapeoko does not have one. Either software or hardware. I contacted […]
Shapeoko- Carbide Create Basics

Shapeoko- Carbide Create Basics

A very easy to use piece of software to help you design parts for your Shapeoko router. Considered a CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) program, it allows you to design stuff on your stock, apply the toolpaths, then send it to your machine! The software is bare bones compared to EdgeCAM or HSM, but yet it […]
Dobot Survey For Educators

Dobot Survey For Educators

Dear educators and Dobot users, @DobotArm wants to hear from you. Please take our short survey and let us know your experience of getting Dobot’s educational solutions. And with those words, Dobot is asking for your opinion! When do you get the chance to make your opinion count? Not often! In our experience with Dobot, […]
Tormach PathPilot- Conversational Milling Tutorials

Tormach PathPilot- Conversational Milling Tutorials

Tormach’s Pathpilot Software contains an awesome feature called Conversational Milling which allows you to create G & M Code for simple or repetitive geometry without any 3D models or CAM. Imagine that… Think of the time you can save! We know there are a few tabs missing, but they are coming shortly!  9,289 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...

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