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Combining an Artist’s Eye With a Computer’s Ease Mastercam, the world leader in CAM software* brings its power and experience to artistic relief design and cutting with Mastercam Art. Now you can quickly bring your 2D sketches, clip art, photos, and CAD files to life by crafting them on screen and cutting them with easy, specialized toolpaths. Creating basic 2D art to sophisticated 3D sculpture in minutes, Mastercam Art is the ultimate tool for anyone trying to add that extra sculpted flair to their work. * Source: CIMdata, inc. More Tools for Your Canvas Sculpt Organic Surface Art users...

The Process Mastercam lets you go from “art to part” with a single software package. A simple process takes you from your flat art to a beautifully sculpted piece that comes off the machine with exactly the look you want. Import Art Bring in clip art, a CAD file, or a scanned sketch or photograph. Mastercam Art converts the artwork into flat, machinable geometry, giving you a basic palette from which to craft your finished model. If you need ideas to start your project, Mastercam’s Classic Art Library gives you 5,000 artistic elements to easily place in your model. Build a 3D Model Quickly...

Organic Design Combining an Artist’s Eye With a Computer’s Ease Mastercam Art puts sculptured 3D artwork within everyone’s reach - without the need to be a surface modeling expert. You quickly shape and change your model on-screen until it looks just the way you want it. Art has great visualization tools and instant editing features, including dimensional and non-dimensional input options. Save your knowledge It’s common to re-use your creation settings on various jobs. Mastercam Art lets you save off your favorite combinations, ready to be used again in an instant. Quick Creation Mastercam...

Artistic Tools From Picture to Sculpture Mastercam Art delivers powerful, easy, artistic tools, including the ability to create a 3D model directly from a digital image. Scan in a photo, and Mastercam Art will create an organic, sculpted piece using the highlights and shadows as guidelines for height. Textures Adding a textured or patterned surface to a model significantly increases the detail, level of intricacy, and thus the perceived value. Mastercam Art automates this process. Simply select the boundary to fill and then select a texture. Each texture has illustrated parameters for easy...

Toolpaths Once you’ve modeled your project, Mastercam Art gives you a wide variety of cutting techniques to ensure the part comes off the machine exactly how you imagined it. Accuracy and Speed Mastercam Art’s toolpaths are created specifically for accurately machining artistic surfaces. Built with an eye toward speed, these toolpaths give you machine-ready results - usually in seconds. Pick the Perfect Technique Mastercam gives you a powerful set of techniques and strategies to fit every project. Roughing toolpaths use big tools for quick stock removal, while finishing toolpaths use...