Autodesk ArtCAM 2018.1 Update

User Experience
- Extended support for Intel and AMD graphics. [F] [S] [P]
- Implemented new online help system. [F] [S] [P]
Interface
- Triangle Mesh and Quadrangle Mesh options added to Export Mesh As dialog; displayed when saving mesh in OBJ format. [S] [P]
- New Toolpath > New 2D Toolpath > Smart Engraving menu option. [S]
- OpenGL Drawing Mode settings removed from 3D Graphics Options panel. [F] [S] [P]
- Use FrameBuffer Objects check box removed from 3D Graphics Options panel's Offscreen Rendering settings. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Welcome page to Start screen. [P]
- Added Explore category to Start screen's Welcome page. [F] [S]
- Repositioned New Model, New Project and Open options to left of Start screen. [P]
- Added thumbnails for files in Start screen's Recent Models list. [F] [S] [P]
- Start screen's Help option displays new online help in new browser window. [F] [S] [P]
- New View > Share > New Shared View menu option. [S] [P]
- New View > Share > Shared Views menu option. [S] [P]
- New Shared Views panel. [S] [P]
- Help > Help menu option replaces Help > Contents and Help > What's New menu options; displays online help in new browser window. [F] [S] [P]
- Help > Autodesk ArtCAM Home Page menu option renamed Help > Home Page. [F] [S] [P]
- Help > Autodesk ArtCAM Forum menu option renamed Help > Forum. [F] [S] [P]
- New Help > Tutorials menu option; displays ArtCAM YouTube channel in new browser window. [F] [S] [P]
- Scale Relief Height dialog replaced with Tool Settings: Scale Relief panel; displayed when creating relief from bitmap layer. [S] [P]
- Replaced Active Files ScreenTip with Views ScreenTip for tabbed views. [F] [S] [P]
- Updated Vector Layers panel's content to be consistent with Project tree. [S] [P]
- Replace text referring to Exchange with Autodesk Manufacturing Data Exchange Utility. [F] [S] [P]
- Replaced Selected and Not Selected text labels with check mark and cross icons in Texture Flow and Texture Toolpath panel's settings. [S] [P]
Exporting
- This update includes a new feature, Shared Views, which allows collaboration on a representation of a relief within a web browser. Using a link provided by you, anyone can view and comment on a Shared View without needing to have an Autodesk product installed. Shared Views is only available to subscription users. [S] [P] * Subscription only
- New option to save a quadrangle mesh in OBJ format using the Create Triangle Mesh tool. [S] [P]
Relief Creation & Editing
- Extended options when creating relief from bitmap layer. [S] [P]
Toolpaths
- New Smart Engraving toolpath. [S]
- Removed 3-character limit for toolpath output file extensions. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Sec Velocity 3X (*.sec) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Smoothie_Arc_MM_TC (*.NGC) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Biesse Rover A BH660 mm Absolute (*.ISO) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Torchmate_Inch (*.gm) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added Flexicam Toolchanger with Drill Banks Stealth III (*.GC) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]
- Added ULI-CNC Indexer (mm) (*.CNC) option to Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list. [F] [S] [P]

Summary of Fixed Issues for 2018.1.0

Interface
- Ensured panels do not become inaccessible after closing model. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured visibility status of relief groups in Project tree is stored when saving model. [S] [P]
- Ensured correct Undo options are included in Edit menu when deleting vectors. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured Start screen's text labels are displayed correctly in all language versions. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured Tool Settings: Text Tool panel's content is displayed correctly in Turkish language version. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured Apply button in Tool Settings: Transform panel's Origin Position settings is sized correctly in Japanese, Chinese & Korean language versions. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured toolbar ScreenTips displayed correctly. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured correct context menu is displayed when right-clicking selected radiused rectangles. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured selected overlapping vectors are shown as selected in 3D View. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured Options panel is sized to display all categories. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured only selected library is highlighted in Relief Clipart Library panel's Choose Library list. [S] [P]
- Prevented white flashing in interface framework. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured custom keyboard shortcuts call same tool command between 2D and 3D View. [F] [S] [P]
Bitmap Creation & Editing
- Ensured swatches in Colour Palette can be linked by dragging and dropping. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured all selected custom colours are added to Colour Palette using Add New Colour to Palette dialog. [F] [S] [P]
Vector Creation & Editing
- Prevented crash when nesting vectors with Nesting panel's Send to vector library check box selected. [S] [P]
- Ensured mirroring model horizontally does not change structure of vectors comprising arc spans. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured vectors resulting from Block and Copy Rotate tool are drawn correctly in 2D View. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured correct Undo options are included in Edit menu when deleting vectors. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured correct context menu is displayed when editing radiused rectangles. [F] [S] [P]
- Ensured selected overlapping vectors are shown as selected in 3D View. [F] [S] [P]
Relief Creation & Editing
- Ensured status of Spin tool's Sweep 360 degrees check box is acquired. [S] [P]
- Ensured visibility status of relief groups in Project tree is stored when saving model. [S] [P]