opis programu Aspire 3.0.pdf

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Click on the region of the interface you are interested in to navigate to the relevant section of this

manual. At the foot of each page is a Navigation Homepage link, click on this to return here.

Main Menu

Accessing Auto-hidden tabs

2D Design

Window

The

Toolpath

List

File Operations - Setting

up and managing the part

Component

Manager

Overview of the

interface

The Crea te Vectors

Tool Group

Modeling

Tools

Managing Aspire’s

Interface

The Edit Objects

Tool Group

Align Objects

Toolpat

Operati

ons

The Edit

Objects Tool

Group

Align Objects

Window

Layer

Managemen

Overview of the interface

Other Key Topics and Concepts

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The Aspire Logic

Short-Cut Keys

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Overview of the interface

Right Mouse Click menus

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2D Design and Management

Glossary of Terminology

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3D Design and Management

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Toolpaths

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Rotary Machining and Wrapping

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The Aspire Logic

Aspire has been developed to allow the production of decorative and artistic dimensional carved

parts. As well as drawing and modeling tools, it includes both 2D and 3D machining, along with 3D V-

Carving / 3D Engraving to allow a huge variety of jobs to be produced as quickly and easily as

possible. The general work flow logic to apply to most jobs is explained in the diagram below.

Layout 2D Design

Import Vectors

Draw Vectors

Import Bitmaps

Create 3D Components

Create shapes from your 2D design vectors

Create (texture) shapes directly from Bitmaps

Import 3D Clipart and other CAD systems models

Loop through

processes until

model is finished

Manipulate 3D Components to create the 3D composite

model using the Component Tree

Change location, depth, size, angle etc.

Group and change relationship to other Components

Create 2D, 2.5D and 3D Toolpaths

Create or edit vector boundaries for

toolpaths

Specify tool details for each strategy

Preview Final Part

Visualize the part as it will actually look

Create proof images for customer

Check estimate for cutting time

Save the CNC Code

Save the final cut file to send to the

CNC machine

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Design

Aspire includes drawing and editing tools that allow designs to be created and modified. Functions

for vector creation and editing are very easy to use and multiple design elements can also be drawn

or imported, scaled, positioned and interactively edited to make a new design. Text can also be

created using any TrueType or OpenType fonts installed on your computer, or the single stroke

engraving fonts supplied with the software.

Model

Once you have got your 2D design ready, you can start to create 3D components from your 2D

drawings. This will probably involve adding and changing your 2D artwork a bit as your 3D design

evolves, so Aspire’s interface makes the drawing and modeling tools easily accessible.

In addition, existing 3D models can be imported to be incorporated into a design, these could be files

previously created in Aspire, 3D Clipart that has been purchased and downloaded or models from

other CAD design systems in a supported format.

Toolpath

A comprehensive set of 2D, V-Carving, Engraving and 3D toolpath strategies provide you with

efficient ways to use your tooling to carve the finished part. This process is usually relatively

independent of drawing or modeling (although toolpaths are often created directly from some of

your 2D drawings, as well as your 3D composite model) so, when you are ready, Aspire provides

some simple interface buttons to toggle screen layout to assist the shift in focus from design to

toolpathing.

Output

Finally you can use Aspire’s vast selection of post-processors to save your toolpaths in precisely the

format that your particular CNC machine tool requires.

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Overview of the interface

1) The Main Menu Bar (the Drop Down Menus) along the top of the screen (File, Edit, Model,

Toolpaths, View, Gadgets, Help) provides access to most of the commands available in the software,

grouped by function. Click on any of the choices to show a Drop-Down list of the available

commands.

2) The Drawing & Modeling Tabs on the left side of the screen is where you can access all the

general 2D drawing and 3D modeling tools. On the Drawing tab you will find the tools for creating,

editing, sizing, alignment and layer control of vectors. On the modeling tab are all the tools that

relate to the creation, management and editing of 3D components, as well as the Component Tree,

which shows you all the currently created 3D components and allows you to define how they are

combined to form your final composite 3D model.

3) The Toolpath Tab on the right side of the screen is where toolpaths are defined, calculated, edited

and deleted. The Material set-up and Job Preview tools are also in this area.

4) If the selected tool has further options it will display a Form where you can specify these settings.

The Tool’s form generally appear in the tools page from which they were selected.

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5) The 2D Design window is where the design is drawn, edited and selected ready for machining.

Designs can be imported or created directly in Aspire. This occupies the same area as the 3D View

and the display can be toggled between the two using F2 and F3 or the tabs at the top of the

window.

6) If you wish to see the 2D and 3D views simultaneously, or you wish to switch your focus to the

Toolpaths tab at a later stage of your design process, you can use the interface layout buttons

(accessible in the 2D View Control section on the Drawing Tab) to toggle between the different

preset interface layouts.

7) The Modeling and Toolpaths tool pages are split between a list of the current components or

toolpaths (respectively) and the list of commands that relate to them. The amount of space

allocated to each area of the page can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the splitter bar up or

down.

8) The 3D View is where the Working Model, 3D Components, Toolpaths and the Toolpath job

preview are displayed.

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