
Needless to say, some of the software is much easier to use than others. For the most part, the jewelry industry is not driving these changes the changes are being driven by the automobile and aerospace industries. The software that drives the CAM and rapid prototyping design process is rapidly changing.

Following are some of the resources for more information on CAD/CAM and JewelCAD /CAM. Together CAD/CAM allows you to design a piece of jewelry using a computer (CAD) and create an exact model of that jewelry piece using a computer controlled manufacturing device (CAM).

CAD is an acronym for Computer Aided Design, while CAM is an acronym for Computer Aided Manufacturing. CAD and CAM are two distinct, but closely related, technologies.
