Alphacam Tips and Tricks

Welcome to the Tips and Tricks section of our website.  Here you can find quick hints and methods to improve your use of your software.  These are meant to help you become more knowledgeable and efficient with your program. 

• Shortcut Keys for Alphacam
• Utilizing Free Add-Ins
• Fixing Vista Permissions Issues
• How to Update Your Standalone License File
• How to Update Your Network License File
• How to Remove Unwanted Rectangle Lines in V8
• Creating Layers in Alphacam V8
• How to Add Geometries to Layers
• How to Create Machine Styles
• How to change your computer's acceleration to optimize performance
• How to Input External CAD Data
• How to Change Circle Size
• Creating User Defined Tools
• Using Support Tags
• Moving Geometry in the Z Axis
• What is a Profile Cut?
• How to Use Auto Z
• How To Make Holes Equally Spaced Apart
• How To Find The Length Of A Line/Arc
• Download a PDF File of Icon Changes in 2010 R1
• Windows 7 Users: Remove White Cross Hairs When Drawing a Rectangle or Line
• Customizing Your Toolbar
• Video Tech Tip: How to Drag and Drop with Input CAD Function
• Customizing Your Toolbar
• List of currently supported CAD file translators
• How to create an involute curve
• Set Start Point on Closed Geometries with an Auto function
  
• 2010 R2 New Feature:  Animation during Zoom commands or View Point Changes
  
• Time Study with Alphacam
  

For more in-depth learning, please refer to our training section.