Downloading and installing components

To accelerate working with components, a collection of ready-to-use components saved as ArtCAM Assembly (.3da) files is provided with your ArtCAM installation. To use these components, you must download and install the components to add them to the Component Library.

To download and install the components:

  1. Display the Component Library panel.
  2. At the bottom of the panel, click Get More Components. A web browser is displayed.
  3. Follow the instructions in the browser to download the Application (.exe) file.
  4. When you have downloaded the file, exit ArtCAM.
  5. Locate the file in Explorer.
  6. Right-click the file, then select Run as administrator in the context menu.

    The Autodesk ArtCAM Component Library Setup wizard is displayed.

  7. Follow the instructions in the wizard to install the components.
  8. When you have installed the components, start ArtCAM.
Note: The availability of this feature is license dependent.