Delcam Releases ArtCAM 2009
ArtCAM Pro, JewelSmith versions include new sculpting, embossing
tools
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, Dec 1, 2008 - Delcam has launched new releases of its ArtCAM 2009 family
of software for artistic applications. The range comprises the entry-level
version, ArtCAM Express for users new to CNC machining, ArtCAM Insignia for
production machining and ArtCAM Pro for more complex design and
manufacturing, plus the ArtCAM JewelSmith edition for the jewellery
industry. All of the products have been enhanced in the new versions.
However, the key enhancements are new sculpting and embossing tools in the
Pro and JewelSmith versions.
ArtCAM can now produce low-level reliefs with all the
detail maintained
The sculpting tools in ArtCAM have always been highly valued by the most
creative users as they can be used to produce virtually any shape. They
duplicate in the virtual world the ability to sculpt physical materials but
with the added advantage that material can be added as well as taken away.
“The work that has been produced with ArtCAM’s sculpting tools has
astounded us,” said ArtCAM Development Manager Edward Powell. “The problem
has been that the tools were more difficult to use than we would have liked
so all this creative power was limited to the most experienced users. With
our new release, we have made sculpting much easier and so made it
accessible to a much larger number of users.”
Another application of the sculpting tools has been in cleaning up
imported data, such as reverse engineered models brought in as STL files. As
well as seeing the improvements in ease of use, this functionality has been
enhanced with the addition of a “clone” tool. This allows patterns and
textures from one part of a model to be duplicated in another region. It can
be used to fill in gaps in the scan data or to repair defects from the
physical originals, for example a crack in a historic ceramic piece or a
sink mark in a plastic molding.
The new embossing tool allows low-level reliefs that are typically needed
for coins, medals or signs, to be created from deeper models. The user can
move the model into any position to give the desired perspective and then
reduce it to the desired height. Even though the height can be reduced
significantly, the design will still preserve all the detail and the
illusion of depth from the original.
On the machining side, the main emphasis has been on improved strategies
for harder materials to enable more efficient and faster engraving of metal
tooling. In particular, area clearance has been made more robust to allow
higher feed rates to be used and rest machining has been made more efficient
by improving the ordering of toolpaths. Typical applications that will
benefit include the engraving of decorations, logos and lettering into
moulds, the manufacture of stamping dies for coins and medals, and the
production of embossing dies for cards, packaging and book covers.
The machining simulations have been made much more realistic as part of a
general improvement in the ability to visualize designs in a variety of
materials. In addition, an option has been added to display boundaries and
other design vectors on the simulation of the machined model. Both these
improvements give users a much better guide to the finished quality of the
part and allow them to check, for example, that the most appropriate size of
cutting tool has been used.
Another enhancement across the complete ArtCAM range is the ability to
export designs in the 3D PDF format used by the Adobe Acrobat reader. This
allows designers to send files to potential customers or retailers in a
lightweight form that can be viewed in freely-available software. Other
general improvements include auto-recovery of data, for example if there is
a power failure to the computer, and the ability to hide options that are
rarely used so simplifying the user interface.
For more information, visit
www.delcam.com.
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