ArtCAM User Manual: How to Generate Intaglio Letter Toolpath

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As a cnc router operator or programmer, we will get jobs of letter or number carving sometimes. And these letters or numbers must be in the form of intaglio. In this case, what machining strategy in ArtCAM software can be used to generate intaglio letter toolpath? The answer is “2D Area Clearance” machining strategy.

Letters can be carved in two forms: intaglio and rilievi. In this article, we are going to talk about the intaglio; and in next article, we will talk the rilievi. The user manual for intaglio letter toolpath creation is listed as follows with detailed operation steps:

First step is, create a new model on which the intaglio letters will be carved. Click “Create New Model” on the left side of artcam software, appears “Size for New Model” dialog box. The size here refers to the block size (material size). We need set four items here, Height(Y), Width(X), Origin point and Unit (mm or inches). Height and width is set as per the actual size of the material; Unit is selected as per your operating habit; the origin point here means the material origin point, it is also called zero point; origin point normally choose left bottom corner. After finish these four, please click “OK”. As example, the size we set “300, 500” here, unit we select “mm”.

Second step is, edit the letters which will be carved in the model.
Find “Vector Editing” icon on the left side of artcam interface, please select the number five icon “T”; and it appears TEXT TOOL dialog box on the screen. In the text tool, we can edit any characters, letters, or numbers.
(1) Font Setup: please select the right font for the letters. We select “Arial” as example here.
(2) Size: please set a proper size for the letters. We select “93” as example here.
(3) Type the letters in the model.
(4) Create: please click button “Done”.
(5) Position the vector: find column “Position Size Align Vectors” in artcam, please click the second icon in second line “middle the vector”. This step is to align the letters in the center of the model (material).

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   • ArtCAM Training Course: Create Text T...   - Rilievi Letter
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