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FabriCAM Software CAD Basics Adding a Primitive Shape (Part 8) Step by Step Video Tutorial

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How to add a primitive shape in FabriCAM CAD (from this page)

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  1. Open CAD with the big CAD button if it is not already open. The secondary toolbar changes and the info pane on the left disappears.
  2. Start with a basic primitive. This page does not cover every primitive. Pick the rectangle (first primitive).
  3. Set origin: centre (current) or bottom lower left. Centre orients the shape around its centre, so later rotation pivots there. This page keeps centre.
  4. Set W (width), H (height), and A (rotation in degrees). Example on this page: 500 x 500 square. Confirm OK.
  5. After OK, clicking the canvas does not place the shape yet. You still need a positioning tool.
  6. To the right of the primitive shapes there are four positioning options: single, linear, matrix, and circular.
  7. Choose single positioning, then click the canvas. A single-placement dialog opens.
  8. The important fields are X and Y: where the shape is placed on the canvas. X=0 Y=0 is the furthest bottom-left of the canvas, but placement is relative to the primitive origin. With the rectangle origin left at centre, 0,0 is the centre of the rectangle, not its bottom-left corner.
  9. Confirm OK. The rectangle appears.
  10. Recap: select the primitive, set origin / W / H / A, pick a positioning tool, click the canvas, set X / Y, and the shape is added.

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