Abstract
Recently, CAD embedded CAE has been realized, so structural analysis can be carried out smoothly after designing product shape. In this research, CAM embedded virtual manufacturing system has been proposed to realize the effective process and operation planning. In order to show the feasibility of it, estimation models of cutting force, machining error and environmental impact for end milling operation are introduced for the decision of machining strategy such as cutting conditions and tool path pattern. As a case study, different machining strategies are compared with requiring the thesholds of cutting force and machining error, and low environmental impact in this paper.
