This operation type is used to engrave text, arcs, lines and splines in a 2-dimensional form with a constant depth of cut. When an Engraving feature is added to the CAM tree, the system also adds the following items.
Geometry - Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with the following options.
Re/Select - Select this option to enable selection mode and assign the appropriate geometry to this feature.
Remove - Select this option to remove any geometry associated with this feature.
Engrave - Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with three options.
Edit - This item in the CAM tree allows you to modify the settings used when calculating the tool movements. View the Engrave Wizard for a detailed explanation of this dialog box and all of the available options for this feature type.
Compute Toolpath - When selected, the system calculates the tool movements based on the values given in the Engraving dialog box.
Post Yes/No - This option allows you to determine whether a feature in the CAM tree is included in the code that is posted by the system.
Rough - Right-click this item to produce a shortcut menu with two options for modifying the visibility and color of the toolpath created.
Color - When selected, a dialog box appears allowing you to change the color of the toolpath.
Blank - When selected, the system shows the toolpath if it is hidden or hides the toolpath if it is visible in the graphics area.
See the following illustration for an example of the toolpath produced.
In the simulation window, the end result looks like this.
