| | | Preface | | |
| | | Acknowledgements | | |
| Pt. 1 | | Computer-aided design | | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | | The design process and the role of CAD | | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | | Defining the model | | 22 |
| Ch. 3 | | Techniques for geometric modelling | | 54 |
| Ch. 4 | | Elements of interactive computer graphics | | 87 |
| Ch. 5 | | Entity manipulation and data storage | | 129 |
| Ch. 6 | | Applying the CAD model in design | | 166 |
| Ch. 7 | | Standards for CAD | | 211 |
| Ch. 8 | | Expanding the capability of CAD | | 252 |
| Pt. 2 | | The design/manufacture interface | | 295 |
| Ch. 9 | | The design/manufacture interface | | 297 |
| Ch. 10 | | The total approach to product development | | 328 |
| Ch. 11 | | The link to machine control | | 355 |
| Pt. 3 | | Production planning and control | | 411 |
| Ch. 12 | | Introduction to production planning and control | | 413 |
| Ch. 13 | | Requirements planning systems | | 439 |
| Ch. 14 | | Shop floor control systems | | 499 |
| Ch. 15 | | Just in time | | 544 |
| Pt. 4 | | Future directions for CADCAM | | 579 |
| Ch. 16 | | Emerging challenges in CADCAM | | 581 |
| App. A | | Computer graphics techniques | | 615 |
| App. B | | Example parametric program | | 620 |
| App. C | | The APT language | | 628 |
| App. D | | Line balancing techniques | | 636 |
| | | Index | | 643 |