About ArtCAM
ArtCAM is an all-in-one CADCAM software package for designing artistic products and manufacturing them using CNC machine tools or laser-engraving machines.
Designing
You can create 2D designs by importing images or creating images using vectors and bitmaps. You can also create 3D designs by importing reliefs or creating reliefs from vectors and bitmaps.
Manufacturing
When you have finished creating the 2D or 3D design, you can choose a machining toolpath to manufacture the design into a product. After ArtCAM calculates and generates the toolpath, you can simulate the toolpath, before then saving it and exporting the data to the machine.
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Introduction About ARTCAM
Opening Existing ArtCAM File
Understanding the Interface of ArtCAM
Knowing ArtCAM Terminology
Customizing the Interface
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Understanding the ArtCAM Workflow
Using Zoom Commands in 2D & 3D
Understanding the Concept Behind the Zoom
Secure your data with Save, SaveAS & Auto-Recover
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Understanding About Vectors
Creating Free-Form Shapes
Creating Rectangular Shape
Creating Elliptical Shape
Creating Text Shape in Depth
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Creating, Editing and Deleting the Current/New 2D View
Setting & Displaying the Co-ordinate Value
Setting & Displaying the Grid
Setting & Displaying the Ruler
Creating, Displaying and Deleting the Guidelines
Understanding the UNDO and REDO Operation
Understanding and Controlling the Object SNAPs
Using other Basic Operations Tools
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Using TRIM Tool and Technics
Understanding and Using OFFSET Tool
Using Advanced Technics to Copy, Rotate and Move
Working with Node Editing
Editing Vector Spans in ArtCAM
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Joining Vectors and Vector Nodes
Clossing and Aligning Vector Nodes
Using Rectangular and Polar Array
Copying object Along the Path
Creating and Editing Vector Fillets
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Understanding and Creating a Vector Layer
Assigning Layer into Existing Object
Moving, Deleting, Duplicating, Renaming and Merging Vector Layers
Controlling the Layer Visibility, Locking/Unlocking, and Snapping
Exporting and Importing Vector Layer and Objects
Selecting Vectors and Understanding the colour-coding of vectors
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Cleanup the Vector Intersection
Cleanup the Vector Nodes/Convert Vector into Spline
Convert Spline Vector into fit Arc
Understanding the Grouping Concept
Creating Vectors from Intersecting Boundaries
Separating Vector with Specific Intersecting Boundary
Converting Vectors into Regular Shapes
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Understanding About the Bitmaps
Importing an Images and Understanding the Technical Terms
Understanding and Selecting the primary and secondary colours
Reducing the Number of Colours from Artwork
Creating Vectors from Bitmap
Understanding and Creating a bitmap layer
Importing and Exporting Bitmap Artwork
Duplicating, Deleting and Renaming Bitmaps Layers
Viewing and Clearing a Bitmap Layer
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Understanding, Creating and Selecting a Relief Layer/Layer Group
Importing and Exporting a Relief Layer
Moving, Deleting, Duplicating and Renaming a Relief Layer
Merging and Controlling the Visibility of Relief Layers
Understanding the Shape Editor Tool
Creating Basic Shapes Using Closed Vectors
Creating Constant-Height Lettering
Creating a Male/Concave or Female/Convex Dome Shape
Understanding and Create Weave Reliefs
Creating an Angled Plane on a Relief Layer
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Creating a Extruded Shapes
Pasting Relief Along a Curve
Understanding and Creating a Blended Shape
Understanding and Creating Blended Text and Shapes
Creating Latent Images within Reliefs
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Reset a Selected Relief Layer
Scale the Z Height of a Relief Layer
Scale the Volume of Relief Layers
Remove Surface Irregularities on a Relief Layer
Remove Small Holes on the Surface of a Relief Layer
Reset, or Zero, the Height of a Selected Relief Layer
Offset and Fade a Selected Relief Layer
Changing Vertical Faces on a Relief Layer
Extract the Pieces from Relief Layer For Clipart
Divide the Content on a Relief Layer into Slices
Applying Texture to a Relief Layer
Invert Selected Relief Layers
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Understanding the 2D Machining and 2D Toolpath Tools
Understanding the 3D Machining and 3D Toolpath Tools
Understanding and Using the Tool Database
Reviewing and Editing the available Database Tools
Adding, Copying and Deleting the Tools
Adding, Copying and Deleting the Tool Group
Opening, Importing and Saving the Tool Database
Specifying the Material Setup and Deleting Material
Adding and Editing bridges
Selecting, Editing, Calculating and Deleting a single toolpath
Adjusting the Machining Parameters for CNC Machine Tool
Editing a Profile Pass within a Selected Toolpath
Setting the Machining Order in ArtCAM
Viewing and Simulating the Toolpaths
Controlling the Visibility/ Colour of Toolpaths/ Simulated Toolpaths
Understanding Cut Direction and Ramping Moves
Specifying the cut sequence
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Understanding and Using Profile Toolpath
Understanding and Using Fluting Toolpath
Using 2D Area-Clearance Toolpath
Using V-Bit Carving Toolpath
Using Bevel-Carving Toolpath
Using Smart Engraving Toolpath
Using Drill-Holes Toolpath
Using Raised-Round Toolpath
Using Drill-Bank Toolpath
Using Grid-Creator Toolpath
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Understanding and Creating a New Sheet
Selecting, Renaming and Deleting the Existing Sheet
Preparing Data File for Creating Sheets of Badges or Name-Plates
Creating Sheets of Badges or Name-Plates
Creating Sheets with Nest Selected Vectors Tool
Using 2D Machining Wizard Tool
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Using Machine-Relief Toolpath
Using Feature-Machining Toolpath
Using Z-Level Roughing Toolpath
Using Laser-Machining Toolpath
Using 3D Cut-Out Toolpath
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Creating a Toolpath Template
Loading a Toolpath Template
Calculating a Batch of Toolpaths
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Working with Bitmap Colour - I
Working with Bitmap Colour - II
Creating Relief with Bitmap Colours
Advance Modeling with Two Rail Sweep
Manipulating the Reliefs Using the Sculpting Tools
Manipulating the Reliefs Using the Boolean Tools
Assigning a Combine Mode to a Relief Layer
Projecting the Vectors Across the Surface of a Relief
Creating Sheets of Badges or Name-Plates
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Modifying the Dimensions of an Open Model
Set the Model Position and Resolution
Mirroring and Rotating the Model
Creating a Greyscale Image and Removing any Isolated Pixels
Adjust the Appearance of the Composite Relief
Find out the Size, Position and Angle of any object
Specify the Graphics Settings
Modifying a Vector, or Piece of Relief Clipart, within the Model
Altering the Parts of Your Model
Pasting the Consecutive Copies of Relief Clipart
Assigning or Changing Keyboard Shortcuts