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ArtCAM Pro is a program that lets users create or import designs for the purpose of rendering them into 3D blueprints for computer-aided manufacture (CAM). Discuss ArtCam Pro software here. Artcam 2010/1012/2013/2015/ or perpetual license 2018. Started by lagunacnc2018, 06:06 PM. Autodesk ArtCAM is no longer available for purchase. Autodesk support for ArtCAM is available until November 1, 2018.
Character engraving is one of the most common functions of machines. In ArtCAM Pro 8.1, there are many machining strategies which can do this job. Here, we would like to introduce the strategy of smart; below are the detailed steps of using this strategy to program character engraving toolpath via ArtCAM.
For your information, we also provides cnc furniture design files which contains,,. Create New Model Click “Create New Model” icon in ArtCAM software, appears “Size for New Model” dialog box. The size here means the block size (material size). We need set three sizes here, Height(Y), Width(X), Origin point and Unit (mm or inches). Height and width is set as per the actual size of block; Unit is selected as per your habit; the origin point here means the material origin point, it is also called zero point; origin point normally choose left bottom corner. After parameter set, please click “OK”.
As example, the size we set “100, 100” here, unit we select “mm”. Write the Character (Vector Editing) Find “Vector Editing” icon in the left side of ArtCAM interface, please select the number five icon “T”; and it appears TEXT TOOL dialog box on the screen.
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(1) Font Setup: please select the right font for your characters. We select “Arial” as example here. (2) Size: please set the right size for your characters. We select “18” as example here. (3) Type the characters in the blank.
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(4) Create: please click button “Done”. (5) Position the vector: find column “Position Size Align Vectors”, please click the second icon in second line “middle the vector”, the character becomes centered. (6) Change character size: find vector editing column, please click the third icon in first line, “Transform Vector” dialog box appears; Input the “New Width” or “New Height”, please noted because the width and height are scaled, we just need set one of both. Here, we set “New Width” 80. Click “Apply” and “Close”. Program Character Engraving Toolpath Click the “Tool Path” tag in the lower left corner of the ArtCAM page, and the toolbar concerning tool path will appear on the left side of the page.
Click the icon 'Engraving' in 2D Toolpaths tag, and 'Smart Engraving' dialog box appears, set the parameters as follows: (1) Start Depth: from where the material being machined. Normally, we set 0. (2) Finish Depth: the depth of engraved characters. If you want the engraving depth to be 2mm, then write 2 here; if want 3, then set 3. Here, we set 5 as example. (3) Tolerance: keep 0.01. (4) Option “Vectors are on surface”, checked.