Extending the functionality of Carveco® Maker, Carveco® Maker Plus (+) features an expanded toolkit specifically aimed at production environments with an emphasis on speed, repeatability and material cost savings.
Why Carveco?
Carveco Maker’s simple yet powerful design and make features guide you through the entire process, from conceptual sketch to finished design. It’s the perfect introduction for woodworkers, sign-makers or makers looking to produce artistic, personalised products on their own CNC hardware.
If your business relies on ArtCAM’s many powerful design and manufacturing tools, using Carveco™ software is your next, fully-supported step.
Carveco Maker+ Features
Identify Problem Vectors
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The Vector Doctor helps you identify
any potential problems with your vector artwork before you try to machine it.
Smooth out rough relief artwork
Run smoothing passes over low-quality relief artwork to remove imperfections
Relief From Greyscale
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Carveco maker lets you create 3D relief models from imported Greyscale artwork.
Nest Parts to Save Material
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Position large numbers of letters or shapes for efficient cutting from one or multiple sheets of material, reducing waste and saving money.
Automatically Generate Vectors
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Automatically create machinable vectors from imported non-vector images with the Bitmap to Vector tool.
Invert relief artwork
Easily invert relief models to produce Male and Female parts or simple molds.
Total Vector Control
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From Vector Clipping, to effortless offsets and fillets – have total control over your vectors with powerful editing features.
Introductory 3D Design
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Apply fades to your relief artwork, create complex weaves and smooth model imperfections through directly sculpting on your model with the included tools.
Over 600 plus 3D model reliefs included Free Of Charge !!
Machining Strategies
Bevel Carving
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Also known as ‘Prismatic Lettering’, Maker’s Bevel Carving feature allows you create proud-standing letters or features on your design.
V-Bit Carving
Fast, efficient toolpaths for V-carved designs . Preview your design within the simulation before machining, limit the tool depth and add a roughing tool
Laser
Make allows you to create Laser toolpaths with adjustable controls for slices and angles.
Raised Round Machining
Raised Round strategies allow you to precisely machine specific surfaces of your model, with control over the optimum height, width, shape and taper of an edge or surface.
Multi Plate
Create multiple designs from the same base-artwork with variable text or numbers from plate-to-plate. Data can be imported as either a CSV or text file, particularly useful for standardised signage such as hotel room numbers.
Profiling
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Quickly cut-out your design using profile cuts. Add bridges (breakout tabs), control the depth of your cut with ramped lead moves and profile allowances.
Drilling
Carveco® Maker includes inbuilt support for drilling toolpaths with options for Peck drilling denser materials to avoid clogging up your bits.
Inlay
Create perfectly inlaid parts with easily adjustable allowances (without needing to offset the vectors) and auto-calculated corner radius.
Texture Toolpaths
Combine the geometry of your tools with the Texture Toolpath feature of Maker+ to to add intricate textures, hand-crafted ridges and exotic patterns to your designs, in just a few minutes.
Fluting
Fluting allows you to precisely control ramping moves for gradually deeper material cuts. Perfect for creating channels or cool material effects
Relief Machining
Machine 3D artwork with Spiral or Raster 3D machining strategies with the option to use a selected vector as a boundary.
Enhanced Machining
Machine 3D artwork with Spiral or Raster 3D machining strategies with the option to use a selected vector as a boundary.
Drill Banks
Enhanced support for drilling Drill numerous holes simultaneously (on supported CNC hardware) along with coutersinking, counterboring and peck drilling.
