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A major U.S. government agency has a large model and machine
shop in the central U.S. Scientists and engineers worldwide
send sketches and drawings to the model shop to be crafted
into one-of-a-kind instruments. Most of the machine tools in this shop are Numerically controlled (NC). In order to fully utilize these tools and to assure functionality, the model makers have to redraw and/or redesign the sketches in CAD to enable manufacture. |
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problem is one of how to maximize the model maker's time in making models
and not drafting in CAD. Fast turnaround of sketch to part is also very
important. To achieve this the sketches are scanned to rasters and automatically converted to vectors in TracTrix. The vectors are taken into the CAD software for editing into mathematically precise parts. NC machine tools are employed to make the final parts. |
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