Delcam Ships ArtCAM Insignia 2015 for CADCAM

delcamlogoBIRMINGHAM, UK, Feb 11, 2015 – Delcam has enhanced many of the modelling tools in the 2015 release of its ArtCAMInsignia CADCAM software so that the results of changes are shown in real time. In addition, severalmodelling and machining options that were previously only available in the top-of-the-range ArtCAMPro package have now been added to ArtCAM Insignia.

Full details on the new release are on the website – www.artcam.com/insignia.

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ArtCAM Insignia now includes the weave option plus many other tools that were previously only available in ArtCAM Pro

A series of webinars on the new options will be held over the coming months. For details on these webinars and to register, please go to www.artcam.com/events.asp.

Unlike most other CADCAM systems, Delcam’s ArtCAM range of software is aimed at artisans and hobbyists rather than engineers. The programs are designed to require little knowledge of engineering or computing. ArtCAM Insignia has been particularly successful in the volume production of artistic items in 2D or 3D by signmakers, woodworkers and engravers, amongst others. In all these areas, ArtCAM Insignia allows users to increase productivity, improve quality and deliver new designs more quickly, by combining their craft skills and creativity with the power and precision of computer-aided manufacturing.

The main development for ArtCAM Insignia 2015 is the ability to create and edit 3D shapes with the shape editor and two-rail sweep tools in real time, allowing the user to see changes instantly. Previously, this type of live update was only available when distorting vector artwork.

In addition, the extrude, spin and turn modelling tools previously available only in ArtCAM Pro are now included in ArtCAM Insignia, giving more methods to create freeform 3D shapes. These extra tools also operate in real time.

The 2015 release also includes new tools to speed up the editing of vectors. Firstly, selection of vectors has been made easier and quicker. Dragging the mouse across any area of a model now selects all the vectors either completely or partially within that area. Selection can also be made of a set of nodes, either from a single vector or from a group of vectors. Once selected, the group of vectors or the set of nodes can be edited simultaneously in either the 2D or the 3D view.

Another enhancement allows rotary models to be developed as the basis for designs, with the ability to wrap reliefs around them, if required.

CNC machining is often easier if all the vectors are in either the clockwise or anticlockwise direction. ArtCAM Insignia can now identify all vectors created in one direction automatically, rather than having to check each vector in turn, so saving considerable time.

As with the modelling tools, a number of machining options previously available in ArtCAM Pro have been moved into ArtCAM Insignia. The weave option turns vectors into 3D weaves to provide complex decorations, while the use of offset machining gives a superior finish in many applications.

Other machining enhancements include the ability to create custom tools using an open vector to represent the tool’s profile and relief slicing to divide high reliefs for machining, laser engraving or 3D printing as a series of files.

About Delcam

Delcam is one of the world’s leading suppliers of CAM software and associated services, and also supplies systems for product design, tooling design, reverse engineering and inspection. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University led by the late Donald Welbourn. It is now among the largest developers of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with subsidiaries in America, Europe and Asia. Over 330 people are employed at Delcam’s Birmingham headquarters, with almost 400 staff working in the company’s overseas subsidiaries and around 200 more in its international joint ventures.

Delcam’s software and services help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The company’s software is used in over 90 countries by more than 45,000 organizations. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers, toolmakers and sub-contractors, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, healthcare, motor sport, packaging, toys, sports equipment, jewellery and signmaking. On February 6, 2014, Delcam was acquired by Autodesk and now operates as a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary.

For further information, please visit www.delcam.com.

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