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The Training Tab
This Tab in ArtCAM 2010 gives you access to tutorial & training pack contents. These are typically downloaded & installed from the Advantage page or ArtCAM Websites. Each packcontains one or more sample files that can be loaded into ArtCAM by simply clicking on the icon in this tab. In addition to ArtCAM models & reliefs, the tutorial pack may have movie files, writtendocumentation or other useful files – all of which can be accessed by clicking on the associated icon. Any movie files included in Tutorial Packs also differ from the ArtCAM Live movies as, once downloaded,they are available offline.

Technical Information
The interface in the Training tab is created automatically by ArtCAM from the contents of the Tutorials folder. This folder is installed within theArtCAM Files folder and is typically located in: C:\Users\Public\Documents\ArtCAM Files\Tutorials

Folder Structure
When new Tutorial packs are installed, a folder is created here. Within thisfolder group a sub-folder can be found for each tutorial. The files relating to the tutorial are in these sub-folders. At start-up, ArtCAM searches the Tutorials folder. For each folder it finds, aheading is created in the Tutorials tab home page. When a heading is clicked, ArtCAM creates a list of fold-up groups for each sub-folder it finds. Within each group, the files are displayed with anappropriate icon based on the file type. Supported file types, and associated ‘on-click’ actions are as follows: File Type art 3dp bmp pdf On-Click Action Opens Artfile into ArtCAM Opens Project into ArtCAMOpens image into ArtCAM as a model Opens file into Acrobat Reader - if installed

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wmv avi

Opens file into Windows Media Player Opens file into Windows Media Player - Nb. required codecmust be installed

Special Files
ArtCAM treats some files as special for the purposes of generating the interface. If a *.txt file exists that has the same name as the sub-folder in which it...