Improving 3D Model Resolution in ArtCAM

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Hi All,

I am new to ArtCAM and have been working on creating 3D models. I have encountered an issue with the resolution of my models and would appreciate your guidance on how to improve it.

Case:

I created a 3D model of a 25mm diameter circle with a 45-degree rounded edge using the Shape Editor tool. However, the resolution of the model is not smooth; even after setting the maximum resolution (4498 x 3556 points), the model still appears pixelated and lacks smoothness.

I would like to understand what steps I can take to enhance the resolution of my 3D models in ArtCAM.

Additionally, I am curious whether the output from CNC machining will differ between low and high-resolution models when using similar toolpaths. Will the visible differences observed in the laptop version reflect in the final physical output?

Any advice or tips on improving the resolution and achieving smoother 3D models would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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i seriously doubt anyone here is going to be using artcam, thats pretty old software by now, and with no new features updates, as the theam that was behind moved to create another software after they was adquired by Autodesk, part of the team (the remaining ones) worked in what is now Fusion360

any drawing software is going to break faces into triangles, any curve into straight line segments ( how smooth they are depends on how many segments you ask it for) that is true for Sketchup,artcam, fusion, Corel and any other 2d drawing software. what you see pixelated depends only on your visual configuration on your end, the cam software will look only for how many segments any given line has and move to point a to point b in the cartesian axes.