--- title: FabriCAM Software CAD Basics Adding a Primitive Shape (Part 8) Step by Step Video Tutorial source_url: https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape source_ref: https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape fetched_at: 2026-08-15T11:51:03Z category: training pass: softwaretraining-fabricam-add-primitive-shape related_urls: - https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26196 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26188 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26195 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26197 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-undo-redo - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-deleting-shape - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-closing-cad-feature - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-cad-files-cam - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-saving-cam-file - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-file-cad - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-adding-new-cad - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-computer-aided-designs - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-basics - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-positioning-hotspot-assistants - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-different-cad-positioning-tools - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-basic-cad-shapes - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-auxiliary-lines - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-polylines - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-basic-operations - https://softwaretraining.co.za/flexiprint-color-swatches - https://softwaretraining.co.za/channel-letter-3d-models - https://softwaretraining.co.za/inkrip-adding-footnotes - https://softwaretraining.co.za/adding-footnotes-with-additional-information-within-the-am-co-za-inkrip-software-part-8 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/adding-a-new-and-custom-color-swatch-within-the-sai-flexiprint-rtuv-22-software-part-1 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/adding-colors-to-the-swatch-table-within-the-sai-flexiprint-rtuv-22-software-part-4 - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-cad-markings - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-dimension-diametral-display - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-dimension-radial-measurement - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-dimension-aligned-measurements - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-create-hole-sequence-manually - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-tangent-lines - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-import-configuration - https://softwaretraining.co.za/flexiprint-deskew-transformation - https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-mircojoint-dimensions-toolbar - https://softwaretraining.co.za/flexiprint-manage-cut-order - https://softwaretraining.co.za/inkrip-icc-profiles-manager - https://softwaretraining.co.za/training-videos/plasma-cutter/fabricam notes: English how-to page (html lang en-ZA). 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Leftover Part 3 / p26191 HTML not reused. Leftover Part 2 / p26190 HTML not reused. Leftover Part 1 / p26189 HTML not reused. Leftover INDEX / p26188 HTML not reused. --- # FabriCAM Software CAD Basics Adding a Primitive Shape (Part 8) Step by Step Video Tutorial **Source:** [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape) (canonical on leftover HTML; leftover file `/workspace/fabricam-add-primitive-shape-fresh.html`; html `lang="en-ZA"`; `og:locale` `en_US` (also `en_ZA`); schema `inLanguage` `en-ZA`; WP-Super-Cache stamp **2026-08-15 10:59:44**; leftover HTML already on disk; **not re-fetched** at apply; **no live GET this pass**). Fetched 2026-08-15T13:51:03 SAST. Published **24 February 2023** (`datetime` `2023-02-24T14:13:53+02:00` / article published time `2023-02-24T12:13:53+00:00`). 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This page is **Part 8** titled Adding a Primitive Shape. **This is a part, not an INDEX.** Distinct from already-ingested Part 7 `training/fabricam-cad-undo-redo.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-undo-redo](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-undo-redo); body previous on this URL is [https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26195](https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26195) with title "CAD Basics - Undo and Redo"; pretty slug printed on leftover Part 7 as [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-undo-redo](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-undo-redo); already in KB; dest **34453** not touched; leftover Part 7 / p26195 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 6 `training/fabricam-closing-cad-feature.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-closing-cad-feature](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-closing-cad-feature); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; dest **33901** not touched; leftover Part 6 / p26194 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 5 `training/fabricam-opening-cad-files-cam.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-cad-files-cam](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-cad-files-cam); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; dest **31723** not touched; leftover Part 5 / p26193 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 4 `training/fabricam-saving-cam-file.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-saving-cam-file](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-saving-cam-file); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; dest **29441** not touched; leftover Part 4 / p26192 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 3 `training/fabricam-opening-file-cad.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-file-cad](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-opening-file-cad); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; dest **27579** not touched; leftover Part 3 / p26191 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 2 `training/fabricam-adding-new-cad.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-adding-new-cad](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-adding-new-cad); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; dest **26315** not touched; leftover Part 2 / p26190 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Part 1 `training/fabricam-computer-aided-designs.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-computer-aided-designs](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-computer-aided-designs); pretty slug **not printed** on this URL; already in KB; leftover Part 1 / p26189 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from already-ingested Mini-Series INDEX `training/fabricam-cad-basics.md` (source [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-basics](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-basics); body Mini-Series link on this URL is `?p=26188`; pretty slug printed in More Articles as [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-basics](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-cad-basics); already in KB; leftover INDEX / p26188 HTML **not reused**; **not recrawled**), from unused body next CAD Basics - Deleting a Shape at [https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26197](https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=26197) (title on this URL: "CAD Basics - Deleting a Shape"; pretty slug **not printed** on the body link; **not invented**; **not fetched**). `fabricam-deleting-shape` was already printed on this URL avia next (title on this leftover HTML: "FabriCAM Software CAD Basics Deleting a Shape (Part 9) Step by Step Video Tutorial"); that slug is known from this leftover HTML avia chrome, **not invented**; **not fetched**. 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More Articles / More Websites chrome also names sortit.co.za / filaments.co.za / nitrogengenerator.co.za / dtf-printer.co.za / vinyl4.com / airpumps.co.za / rustoff.co.za / vinylcut.co.za / am.co.za; **those hosts were not crawled**. ## English peek (quoted from the leftover page) Quoted from [https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape](https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-add-primitive-shape): - Title: "FabriCAM Software CAD Basics Adding a Primitive Shape (Part 8) Step by Step Video Tutorial" - Caption on page: "fabricam add primitive shape" - "Now when it comes to adding open and closed Shapes within the CAD feature, that can become rather complicated." - "So before we dive into all the different building blocks that one can use, lets first look at just getting something on the “Canvas”." - "This video is part of a Mini-Series." - "Next video covers CAD Basics - Deleting a Shape" - "Previous video covered CAD Basics - Undo and Redo" - Category: Training Videos - Tags: AM.CO.ZA, CAD, FabriCAM, FabriCAM CAD&CAM - Date on page: 24 February 2023 English confirmation: `html lang="en-ZA"`, `og:locale` `en_US` / `en_ZA`, schema `inLanguage` `en-ZA`, prose above is English. ## How to add a primitive shape in FabriCAM CAD (from this page) The leftover page body is short; the on-page "Video Transcript" block is the step source. **Raw auto-caption is not copied in full; no transcript invented.** Cleaned steps from that leftover block: 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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