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CAMLib is our Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) specific library. CAMLib is capable of reading Numeric Control (NC) program files. We are currently researching and adding new CAM specific technologies to CAMLib. CAMLib has been used in all our NC file import plug-ins for various CAD systems.

The NC File Format

Numerical Control (NC) was the precursor of today's Computer Numerical Control (CNC), which controls the automation of machine tools and the inherent tool processes for which they are designed. The set of instructions, or "program" (usually an ASCII text file in which, in its simplest form, a line of text specifies the axial coordinates of a point in the work envelope) is prepared from a blueprint or CAD file and transferred to the memory of the CNC via floppy drive, serial data interface or a network connection. Once stored in the CNC memory and selected, the program is executed by pressing the appropriate key on the machine operator panel.