At Victoria University, students are encouraged to explore different patterning processes on virtual surfaces by using CAMWorks to machine the surface through techniques such as contour machining, zigzag, and flowline machining. All of these have a different visual effect on the surface that is being machined, and students have been known to create nearly 25 virtual models, varying the surface form by changing the machining details.

Case Highlights

The Client

Company:Victoria University
Headquarters: Wellington, NZ
Industry: Educational

The Challenge

At Victoria University, students are encouraged to explore different patterning processes on virtual surfaces by using CAMWorks to machine the surface through techniques such as contour machining, zigzag, and flowline machining. All of these have a different visual effect on the surface that is being machined, and students have been known to create nearly 25 virtual models, varying the surface form by changing the machining details.

The Solution

For the students, CAMWorks enables acute visualization of the end results, a key element for designers, while also allowing them to get a sense of the vast possibilities of machining. As Miller says “It prepares the students (for the future), and it gives them a bit more insight into what can happen in industry. The point of using CAMWorks is not just to show the students how virtual modeling is done – this is done quite easily in many three dimensional programs. What is more difficult to explain is the relationship between a virtual object and an object made from CAM data. And I think that CAMWorks is excellent for doing this and illustrating, what the benefits could be from using software such as CAMWorks. “