Machining & CAM fundamentals
The decisions made before any toolpath.
What this module covers
4 topics
- 01CNC machine types & axes
- 02Work holding & work offsets
- 03Cutting tools
- 04Speeds & feeds
Toolpaths, simulation and posted G-code for CNC milling and turning.
2 Months
Programme length
Intermediate
Difficulty level
Classroom & live online
Format
Certificate
On completion

Admissions open
Free demo class & counselling
Session slots
A 2 Months, intermediate programme taught at our Hoshiarpur centre in Model Town and live online, with live projects and placement support built in.
Two months of computer-aided manufacturing: reading the drawing as a machinist does, tooling and cutting data, 2D and 3D milling toolpaths, turning toolpaths, simulation, post-processing to G-code and the setup sheet that goes to the machine.
Key course facts
Core tools covered: Mastercam • SolidWorks CAM (overview) • CNC simulator • G & M codes • AutoCAD / SolidWorks (part models)
Certificate on completion
Awarded when you finish the course
Live project work
Built into the course, for your portfolio
Placement support
Included with every course
Morning, evening & weekend batches
At the centre or live online

CAM Programming
2 MonthsIntermediateHoshiarpur & live online
Classroom & live online
Morning, evening & weekend
4 modules and 16 topics across 2 Months, in the order you learn them. Open any module to see what it covers.
The decisions made before any toolpath.
What this module covers
4 topics
The operations most jobs are made of.
What this module covers
4 topics
Curved surfaces and round parts.
What this module covers
4 topics
A program that is safe to run.
What this module covers
4 topics
What you can do by the end of the course — each one practised in class and in the projects you build.
5
skills, start to finish
Plan a machining sequence from a part drawing
Select tools and set speeds and feeds
Create 2D and 3D milling toolpaths
Create turning, grooving and threading toolpaths
Simulate, post-process and check G-code with a setup sheet
Tools covered in this course: Mastercam, SolidWorks CAM (overview), CNC simulator, G & M codes, AutoCAD / SolidWorks (part models).
Every course includes live projects. These are the ones you finish this course holding — built in class and kept for your portfolio.

A plate with pockets, contours and tapped holes programmed, simulated and posted for a VMC.
Skills practised 2D toolpaths, Tool selection, G-code

Roughing, rest and finishing toolpaths for a mould cavity, verified against the model.
Skills practised 3D strategies, Verification, Surface finish

A stepped, grooved and threaded shaft programmed for a CNC lathe with a setup sheet.
Skills practised Turning toolpaths, Threading, Setup sheet
Counselling and the demo class are free. Come to the Hoshiarpur centre in Model Town or join live online, in a morning, evening or weekend batch.
Each module ends in a drawing, model or program you complete yourself.
Taught the way design offices and tool rooms pass work from drawing to model to machine.
Small batches and a trainer who checks your work, not just your attendance.
Attend at our Hoshiarpur centre or join the same batch live online.
Drawing sets, 3D models and programs ready to show.
A techcadd Hoshiarpur certificate once you complete the course and its project.
4
Modules
2 Months
Course duration
Online / Offline
Mode of learning
Free
Counselling & demo class
A part drawing or a CNC program is judged on whether a workshop can make the part from it. Every exercise here is checked the same way, so you learn the drawing standard and the manufacturing reason along with the software.
Practice on shafts, brackets, housings and assemblies of the kind made in Punjab's workshops and factories.
Your trainer reviews each drawing, model and program the way a design or production senior would.
Dimensioning, tolerances and fits taught alongside the commands, not as a separate theory class.
Finished drawings, models and programs you can show an employer.
The course is built for learners arriving from different starting points.
B.Tech, diploma and ITI students who need the design software their trade uses.
Machinists, fitters and supervisors moving from the machine to the design or programming desk.
Build the portfolio and interview practice that a first role actually asks for.
Weekend batches and 1-on-1 mentoring for people training without taking leave.
Enough hands-on depth to build, brief or evaluate the work yourself.
Eligibility
Not sure whether your background fits? Counselling is free — tell us your background and goal and we will suggest the right batch, with no obligation.
The stack you work with in class and in the live projects.
Finishing CAM Programming puts three separate documents in your file — each one for a different part of what you did.
Awarded when you complete the CAM Programming programme. Where the track has a recognised vendor exam, we prepare you for that as well.
For the live project you build during CAM Programming, naming the work and the tools you used — so the project on your CV is backed by paper, not just claimed.
Take your training as a university internship and you finish with an internship letter covering your weeks on a project team.
See internship trainingIllustration — ask to see a real certificate at the centre.
How the paper is used
The roles CAM Programming prepares you for, and the kinds of employers who use these skills. Outcomes depend on your own work and the market — we prepare you for interviews, we do not promise a job or a number.
Placement support comes with every course — portfolio review, mock interviews and guidance on where to apply.
Talk about placementsMost CAM Programming courses cover a similar syllabus. What separates them is what you build while you are there, and what happens after the last session.
At techcadd: Every module ends in built work, and the course finishes with a portfolio project that goes through review.
At most places: Varies — worth asking whether you finish with work you can show.
At techcadd: A completion certificate when you finish the course.
At most places: Varies from course to course.
At techcadd: Included with the course: portfolio review, mock interviews and preparation for the roles you are targeting.
At most places: Worth checking what is included and what is extra.
At techcadd: Free career counselling and a free demo class, with no registration fee.
At most places: Not always offered before enrolment.
At techcadd: At our Model Town centre in Hoshiarpur or live online — the same material, and you can switch if your schedule changes.
At most places: Often one format only.
At techcadd: Small batches in morning, evening and weekend slots, with direct access to your trainer.
At most places: Timings and batch sizes differ.
Compare us on the same points before you enrol anywhere — sit a demo class and ask to see the project work students finish with.
Still unsure? A ten-minute call with a counsellor usually settles it faster than any brochure.
Ask us directly
What the call covers
Counselling and the demo class are both free.
It is a manufacturing course at our Model Town centre on CAM — creating milling and turning toolpaths from a CAD model, simulating them and posting G-code for a CNC machine.
Mechanical students and freshers, CNC and VMC operators who want to become programmers, tool room staff and owners of machining units.
You should read engineering drawings and know basic machining terms. Experience on a lathe or milling machine, or a 3D CAD course, makes the course much easier.
CNC Programming teaches writing G and M codes by hand. Mastercam teaches one CAM package in depth. CAM Programming teaches the process — tooling, toolpath strategy, simulation and posting — that applies to any CAM software.
Programs are verified in simulation in the lab. Time on a physical machine depends on what is arranged for your batch, so ask at counselling before you join.
2 Months, across 4 modules and about 32 sessions. Weekday and weekend batches cover the same syllabus, so choose the timing that suits you.
Classes run at the techcadd centre in Model Town, Hoshiarpur (Inside City Center, near Bus Stand, Model Town, Hoshiarpur, Punjab 146001), and live online. Both cover the same material, so you can switch if your schedule changes.
Yes. You receive a techcadd Hoshiarpur certificate for CAM Programming after completing the course and its final assessment.
Yes. Counselling and the demo class are free — visit the Model Town centre or book one online, see how the class is run, and then decide.
Send your question and a counsellor will call you back — batch timings, fees, placement support, certification. No obligation to enrol.
We use your number only to answer this enquiry.
6 Weeks
Mill and lathe programming on one of the most widely used CAM packages.
6 Weeks
Writing G-code and M-code by hand, and reading anyone else's.
2 Months
Parametric part and assembly modelling for mechanical design.
2 Months
Measure an existing part, rebuild it as a CAD model and issue drawings for it.
Beyond the syllabus
Ready to get started?
Talk to a counsellor about CAM Programming. One call is usually enough to know which track fits your background, your schedule and the job you want.