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This chapter presents an initial development of CAD/CAM technologies which implement Visual Basic application programming interface (API) into the SolidWorks platform to generate accurate toolpaths for diamond turning of hybrid freeform surfaces.
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Neo, D.W.K. (2017). Initial Development of CAD/CAM Technologies. In: Ultraprecision Machining of Hybrid Freeform Surfaces Using Multiple-Axis Diamond Turning. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4083-2_3
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