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in a subsidiary of Esko, with headquarters in Gent, Belgium. Worldwide there are about 25,000 copies of ArtiosCAD in professional use. Operating ArtiosCAD is typically a full-time job.{{Cite web , url=http://www.esko.com/web/site.aspx?p=4663 , title=Web Site , access-date=2010-11-11 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116212918/http://esko.com/Web/site.aspx?p=4663 , archive-date=2010-11-16 , url-status=dead

ArtiosCAD formats

ArtiosCAD uses .ARD as its main native format. A .ARD typically represents one box. It contains a flat representation of the sheet with its cutlines, crease lines and many other production representations. Other native formats: * .A3D: pre-defined 3D representations of packaging, potentially containing assemblies and other combinations of boxes and their contents in 3D * .MFG: represents manufacturing information. ARD designs are first stepped/repeated for economical production. This creates a basic representation of the cutting master. This is then further designed to contain helping aids for production such as: ** Bridges and nicks ** Rubber ** Blanking * .ACD: ArtiosCAD Canvas. A canvas is a 2-dimensional area on which multiple designs are laid out. Said multiple parts typically represent parts of a more complex design. One typical use case is the parts of a carton display with e.g. a foot, a back panel and one or more trays. The .ACD file keeps these parts (which would otherwise have been separate .ARD files) together.

ArtiosCAD imports

ArtiosCAD imports: * All popular 2D CAD formats, including

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, Designer Workbench, Score!, Vellum... * Graphics (PDF, EPS, pixel images) * 3D solids from

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ArtiosCAD exports

* Cutting table formats *

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both 2D and 3D * PDF with embedded U3D for interactive use. * All popular 2D CAD formats *

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for 3D representations with CAD and graphics combined

References

Computer-aided design software