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AspireVideo Help Index

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 2

OVERVIEWS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Aspire Interface and Getting Help (5:41) .................................................................................................................... 4

2D Design Overview (7:46) ......................................................................................................................................... 4

3D Design Overview (3:46) ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction to Modelling (4:03) ................................................................................................................................ 4

Create Shape Overview (7:53) .................................................................................................................................... 4

Two Rail Sweep Overview (16:07) .............................................................................................................................. 4

Sculpting Overview (10:18) ........................................................................................................................................ 4

Machining Overview (4:13) ........................................................................................................................................ 4

Importing 3D Models Overview (10:16) ..................................................................................................................... 4 3D MODELLING TUTORIALS ................................................................................................................................................. 5

Introduction to Modelling and House Sign (24:57) .................................................................................................... 5

Grape Example (19:51) ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Heron Sign (16:52) ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

C-Scroll Cross (21:56) .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Oak Leaves (27:23) ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

Wine Cellar Door Panel (12:36) .................................................................................................................................. 7

Shell Flourish (26:44) .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Lioness (26:43) ............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Eagle Head (26:30) ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Fish with Texture (31:39) ............................................................................................................................................ 9

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Eagle Inn Sign (22:28) ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Machining Shell Flourish (18:01) ........................................................................................................................... 10

Machining Heron Sign (13:59) ............................................................................................................................... 11

Machining Wine Cellar Door (17:33) ..................................................................................................................... 11 2 / 2.5D MACHINING ......................................................................................................................................................... 12

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Introduction

The Aspire DVD contains over 6 hours of high quality video tutorials. These tutorials can be accessed via theinstaller front end or by browsing directly onto the DVD. Each tutorial consists of a video along with anyassociated files you may require to work through the tutorial yourself.

The data for each tutorial is in an individual folder on the DVD under the Tutorials folder. The folder for eachtutorial then has sub folder called

Docs contains a PDF document describing the tutorial

Files contains any files used during the tutorial

Video contains the video for the tutorial as both an AVI file and an embedded .EXE

IMPORTANT:

The links in this document are to the AVI video files for the tutorials. The videos were produced using Camtasiasoftware and need the codec from Camtasia installed to work. The latest codec can be downloaded from theCamtasia website at http://www.techsmith.com/download/codecs.asp or run directly from the DVD by clickingon the following link ensharpendecoder_win.exe

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Click on the icon next to the name of each video to view the tutorial.

The tutorials are divided into 3 distinct sections ...

Overviews

Brief tutorials averaging between 5 and 15 minutes in length, introducing the basic concepts you will needto understand to make the best use of Aspire.

3D Modelling Tutorials

Longer tutorials averaging 15 to 30 minutes in length, covering complete projects from start tofinish. The folder associated with each project includes all the files you require to work through theprojects on your own at your own pace.

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The videos in this section cover the machining capabilities that Aspire shares with VCarve Pro. Although the videos have been created using VCarve Pro, the processes and work flow are identicalfor Aspire.

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Overviews This section contains a series of relatively short videos which describe the interface of Aspire and also some of thecore concepts you need to understand to use Aspire successfully. All the videos in this section are grouped underthe Tutorials\1 Overview\Video folder on the DVD. The videos in this section do not contain any supportingdata files as they are designed to introduce core concepts of the software rather than teach specific techniques andprocesses.

Aspire Interface and Getting Help (5:41)

Introduces the interface of Aspire and covers how to access help resources for the program

2D Design Overview (7:46) Introduces the objects and concepts used when working with the 2D view in Aspire

3D Design Overview (3:46)

Introduces the objects and concepts used when working with the 2D view in Aspire

Introduction to Modelling (4:03)

Introduces the core concepts of Components , the Component Manager and the Working Model in Aspire. These are essential concepts to grasp if you are to become proficient with Aspire.

Create Shape Overview (7:53)

Introduces the basic concepts associated with using the Create Shape function within Aspire

Two Rail Sweep Overview (16:07)

Introduces the basic concepts associated with using the Two Rail Sweep function within Aspire

Sculpting Overview (10:18)

Introduces the interactive sculpting tool within Aspire, showing some common usage scenarios.

Machining Overview (4:13)

Introduces the many machining options which are available within Aspire.

Importing 3D Models Overview (10:16)

Provides an overview of the process for importing 3D models into Aspire.

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3D Modelling Tutorials

The tutorials in this section are much more in depth that the overview videos from the previous section and many will cover a number of modelling techniques.

Introduction to Modelling and House Sign (24:57)

This tutorial provides a more comprehensive introduction to the interface of Aspire shows how a 3Dhouse sign as shown below can be quickly built and machined.

Grape Example (19:51)

This tutorial will show you how to model and import 3D components needed to create a bunch of grapes witha leaf and stalk as shown below.

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Oak Leaves (27:23)

This tutorial shows how to model the decorative Oak Leaf design shown in the image below.

Wine Cellar Door Panel (12:36)

This tutorial shows how to build a raised panel for an entry door (or cabinet door) with the additionof dished 3D clipart. To add further to the design text is created and fitted to a curve to complimentthe design. A key skill covered in this tutorial is using the 2 Rail Sweep tool to create a 4 sided border.

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Shell Flourish (26:44)

This tutorial covers the planning and modelling of a shell flourish based on a pencil sketch. It startsbyloading the scanned image and showing how pre-planning the part can be used to determine itscomponents. There is a quick demonstration of how to draw vectors over the image and then a file with allthe vectors needed for the modelling is used to create the actual 3D shapes. Each Component isconstructed using the Modelling tools (Create Shape, 2 Rail Sweep, Sculpting) and once they are allcomplete the Component Manager is used to edit them so they combine correctly. Finally the right handside of the part is created by doing a mirror-copy of the relevant left-hand section

Lioness (26:43)

The focus of this tutorial is to show how an organic shape such as a animal can be modelled using vector outlines the Create Shape tool and the Sculpting.

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Eagle Head (26:30)

The starting point for this tutorial is a photograph. This is imported into Aspire and then used tolayout the basic vectors needed to create the Components using the Create Shape tool. Smoothingand sculpting are used to achieve the final result.

Fish with Texture (31:39)

This tutorial shows the steps required to produce a fish model (shown in the image below) from animported image.

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Eagle Inn Sign (22:28)

This tutorial shows how easy it is to take an existing design and make changes to it using Aspire. Theexample starts with the House Sign created in an earlier tutorial. First the vectors and grayscales areorganized and those which are not needed are deleted. Next the whole part including the vectors isscaled up to a new size. The original 3D Component in the middle of the sign is deleted and replaced

with the Eagles Head modelled in an earlier tutorial and this is ordered in the Component List tomake the new design combine correctly. A background texture is added by importing an image andconverting this to a Component which is subsequently smoothed, scaled and trimmed using the

Working Models editing tools. Th e whole part is now scaled and a new boundary vector is created sothe toolpaths can be re-calculated. As the new toolpaths are calculated they are previewed and finallythe estimated machining time is checked.

Machining Shell Flourish (18:01)

This tutorial shows how to prepare a part for machining and create the toolpaths. The project usesthe Shell Flourish part created in an earlier tutorial.

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Machining Heron Sign (13:59)

This tutorial shows steps to create a toolpath including how to project a toolpath onto the 3D surfaceof a model. The example uses the Heron Sign created in an earlier tutorial.

Machining Wine Cellar Door (17:33)

This tutorial shows the steps required to create the toolpaths for the door shown in the image below.In this project the outer panel profile could be cut as it was modelled as a 3D object. In this casethough the example is shown how to set up and cut it with a specially shaped tool using a profilepass. This includes defining the form tools shape using vector geometry. The border Componentis deleted from the 3D model leaving just the dished area as that is the only 3D area required when

using this method. The boundary vectors are then created for the 3D toolpath and for the profiletoolpath to add decoration to the top of the door. After that the Material can be setup and referencedagainst the parts depth. First the profile toolpath with the shaped cutter is setup showing the optionfor sharp corners. The 3D part is cut with a 3D Finishing toolpath then the text is V-Carved intothe doors surface and finally a Profile toolpath is generated to etch the additional decoration into thedoor.

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