look under the heading 'converting bitmapped images' under the topic header 'drawing cad/cam/drawing software conversions' and scroll down to almost the bottom of the page, You will see a sign I did using the converter and that image is on a piece of maple about 24' x 18' tall the wolf itself is about 14'x18' and it took the Bot right at 1 hour to do. Larry do you intend to do raised or incised carvings? If you only want a 'portrait' type of image and can do it shallower than the 1/4 to 1/2 deep cuts that you talk about then the tiff converter that comes with the Shopbot can do some very impresive images. You can contact me directly and I'll try to answer whatever I can about how I cut 3d in Artcam.Bill P. This is all done without ever turning on your router.And as Jeff also pointed out, we all get better/faster at the process the more we do it.
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You add the parameters it asks for, and then a cutting file is generated WITH a full on screen preview of what your finished project will look like ( in a 3D preview screen) as well as telling you how long it will take you to complete the job. I can't speak for the other 3D software but Artcam does not really use 'programming' as much as it involves filling in the blanks on a series of what they call 'wizards'to get your file competed. I've combined close to 20 different files into a single image and carved them all as a singular unit.Īs far as getting 'quality 3D images from 2D sources' Artcam does that as well, and probably easier than most other software, but obviously without knowing the kind of work you are planning on, it's hard to give you specific answers.Jeff is right on the money in desribing the cutting process for most 3d work but Artcam also lets you do an 'offset' toolpath which will follow the profile of an object.Quality translates into time when cutting 3d files, and you start looking at hours to complete projects. Larry, I have used Artcam Pro to do the kind of work you are describing.