April 2017
Version: 2018.0.0
Release Notes - ArtCAM 2018 Readme
Autodesk, Inc.
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk ArtCAM 2018. This readme highlights significant new improvements and provides useful information for operating ArtCAM.
* [F] denotes Free, [S] denotes Standard & [P] denotes Premium.
Interface
- Implemented support for 4K monitors. [F] [S] [P]
- Getting Started icon added to Help page. [F] [S] [P]
- Help page's Knowledgebase icon renamed Knowledge Network. [F] [S] [P]
- New Vector > Create > Vector Shadow menu option. [S] [P]
- New Vector > Create > Guilloche menu option. [P]
- Guilloche button added to Vector Creation toolbar. [P]
- New Relief > Create > Latent Images menu option. [P]
- Create Latent Images button added to Relief Creation toolbar. [P]
- Add New Colour to Palette dialog replaces Colour dialog. [P]
- Smooth Strength box and slider added to Smooth Relief tool's settings. [S] [P]
- Names of active items in Project tree now emphasized in yellow. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Start new models in the 3D view check box to Options panel's Miscellaneous settings. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Language list box to Options panel's Miscellaneous settings. [F] [S] [P]
- Tool Settings: Transform panel's Height and Width boxes replaced with Length box when transforming horizontal and vertical polylines. [F] [S] [P]
- Project panel's Simulation Colour swatch displays 2D Simulation Colour dialog. [F] [S] [P]
- Options panel's Drawing Colours swatches display Selected dialog. [F] [S] [P]
- Options panel's Base Colour swatch displays Base Colour dialog. [S] [P]
- Options panel's Lowest Colour swatches display Lowest Colour dialog. [S] [P]
- Options panel's Highest Colour swatches display Highest Colour dialog. [S] [P]
- Vector Layers panel's swatches display Colour dialog. [S] [P]
- Project tree's vector layer swatches display dialog with name of associated vector layer. [S] [P]
- Lights and Material panel's Colour button displays Set Material Colour dialog when Selected Colour option chosen from list. [S] [P]
- Lights and Material panel's Background button displays Set Background Colour dialog when Selected Colour option chosen from list. [S] [P]
Bitmap Creation & Editing
- Enhanced Colour Picker in Add New Colour to Palette dialog. [F] [S] [P]
Vector Creation & Editing
- New Vector Shadow tool. [S] [P]
- New Guilloche tool. [P]
- Tool Settings: Transform panel's Height and Width boxes replaced with Length box when transforming horizontal and vertical polylines. [F] [S] [P]
Relief Creation & Editing
- New Create Latent Images tool. [P]
- The Smooth Relief tool now shows a live preview. [S] [P]
- The Scale Relief tool now shows a live preview. [S] [P]
- The Create Dome tool now shows a live preview. [S] [P]
- Implemented Smooth Strength box and slider in Smooth Relief tool's settings. [S] [P]
- Double-clicking Create Angled Plane tool's arrow control handle in 3D View snaps it to relief height. [P]
Toolpaths
- Added Haas 3axis (MM) (*.NCC) post processor to Save Toolpaths dialog's list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Haas Rotary (mm) (*.NCC) post processor to Save Toolpaths dialog's list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Datron Neo Next Arc Cutter Comp ISO (MM) (*.ISO) post processor to Save Toolpaths dialog's list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added licensing for Autodesk Manufacturing Post Processor Utility 2018. [S]
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We thank all of our customers who identified these issues and reported them
to Autodesk. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and
provide you with the best solutions for modeling for manufacture. Autodesk also thanks
you for your continued support and feedback regarding the content of this update release.
Respectfully,
Autodesk ArtCAM Product Team
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