Systems and methods for using smart models in manufacturing

A method for manufacturing a part using a manufacturing machine, the manufacturing machine including at least one additive manufacturing tool and at least one subtractive manufacturing tool, the method including:

• receiving CAD instructions for manufacturing the part, the CAD instructions including a plurality of CAD operation control functions;
• determining CAM instructions based on, at least, the CAD instructions, the CAM instructions including a plurality of additive and subtractive CAM operation control functions;
• guiding a first toolpath of the at least one additive manufacturing tool and a second toolpath of the at least one subtractive manufacturing tool based on the CAM instructions;
• and
• wherein and at least two of the CAM operation control functions are correlated with a single CAD operation control function.

A manufacturing machine comprising:

• a processing head assembly for additive manufacturing;
• a subtractive manufacturing tool;
• a computer numerical control (CNC) controller operatively associated with the manufacturing machine and configured to control the processing head and the subtractive manufacturing tool based on computer aided manufacturing (CAM) instructions;
• and
• a CAM controller operatively associated with the CNC controller and configured to determine the CAM instructions based on computer aided drafting (CAD) instructions, the CAM instructions including a plurality of additive and subtractive CAM operation control functions, wherein at least one of the plurality of CAM operation control functions is correlated with at least two of a plurality of CAD operation control functions of the CAD instructions and at least two of the CAM operation control functions are correlated with a single CAD operation control function.