Mastercam X2 Art Tutorial [FAST]

He used the Add Boss function to layer the Celtic knot over the hawk’s wing.

Elias began by importing a simple line drawing of the hawk. In Mastercam X2 Art, the process didn't start with cutting; it started with "pumping" life into flat lines. Mastercam X2 Art Tutorial

Using the Art Create Shape tool, he selected the hawk’s silhouette. He used the Add Boss function to layer

Elias uploaded the G-code to his router. He clamped the cherry wood tight and hit "Cycle Start." Using the Art Create Shape tool, he selected

He defined his Art Model Manager settings, creating a workspace that matched his 12x12 inch wood block.

The smell of ozone and cutting fluid filled Elias’s small workshop, a sanctuary of humming machinery and stacks of seasoned cherry wood. For years, Elias had been a master of the manual lathe, but the digital age had finally arrived at his door in the form of a dusty, second-hand CNC router and a legacy copy of Mastercam X2

He selected a 3D Roughing toolpath with a 1/4" ball nose end mill. This would strip away the bulk of the wood, leaving a "stair-step" version of his art.