Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is the use of software to control machine tools and related machinery in the manufacturing of workpieces. In the context of PCB design, CAM refers to the process of generating manufacturing data from the design data. This data is used to fabricate the board and assemble the components.
Electronics includes a predefined set of CAM templates (job files) for use with boards that have a common layer setup. The CAM Processor automatically selects a CAM template that fits the current board, but you can create custom job files and load them when appropriate.
Video: Overview of producing manufacturing data for a printed circuit board using the CAM processor in the PCB Editor.
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