8.1 Answer the question: what is CAD?
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Soluzione suggerita: It is software used by designers for precision technical drawings.
8.2 Answer the question: what does CAD allow drafters to do?
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Soluzione suggerita: It allows drafters to create and manipulate virtual objects.
8.3 Answer the question: why is CAD useful in manufacturing?
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Soluzione suggerita: Because drawings can be automatically converted into manufacturing instructions and it can also create a database for manufacturing.
8.4 Answer the question: what is the advantage of zooming on certain elements of a model?
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Soluzione suggerita: It facilitates inspection.
8.5 Answer the question: what can solid modelling do?
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Soluzione suggerita: Solid modelling can intersect, join, and subtract objects from one another to create the desired part.
8.6 Answer the question: why is surface modelling generally used for aesthetic features?
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Soluzione suggerita: Because with this type of software it is easier to create more organic and free-form geometry.
8.7 Answer the question: what is CAM?
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Soluzione suggerita: It stands for Computer-Aided Manufacturing and deals with the automated production process.
8.8 Answer the question: what is CAM used for?
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Soluzione suggerita: It is used to program and control machine tools and all the stages of manufacturing, and assists operators in every function of the manufacturing process.
9.1 Watch the video and say if the sentences are true (Vero) or false (Falso).
9.2 Correct the false sentences from the previous exercise.
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Soluzione suggerita: 1. False, It was first developed in the late 1950s;
2. True;
3. False, It is often used in CNC machines;
4. True;
5. True;
6. False, There are different software options for CAD, including Catia and Creo.