Version 12 is a free upgrade to everyone who has purchased for the first time in the last 12 months or upgraded from a previous version to version 11.5 in the past 3 months!
If you’re entitled to a free upgrade, your version 12 software has been credited to your V&Co account automatically. To access your version 12 software, simply sign into your V&CO account using your registered email address and click on
'DOWNLOAD YOUR SOFTWARE’.
https://portal.vectric.com/entitlements
Alternatively, If you are not entitled to a free upgrade, you can purchase the upgrade to Cut2D Desktop V12 for $50 USD or Cut2D Pro V12 for $110 USD. To take a look at all of the new and enhanced features released in version 12 head over to our website here:
https://www.vectric.com/upgrade/cut2d
To see all of the new and enhanced features in action, click below to watch our short ‘What’s new’ video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGp5293sjU
V12 brings a refreshing brand new user interface designed to enhance usability and workflow, as well as adding some exciting new features and enhancements including: Keep-out zones (Cut2DPro only), drawing in the 3D view, orthographic view, view control, unified imports and much more.
Brand New User Interface
Version 12 brings you a brand new modernised user interface with huge improvements to enhance your workflow and save you time. The interface has enhanced DPI scaling support, which makes the software look more vivid and sharp especially on high-resolution screens, you can access both the vector and component tools from one panel, so you don’t have to toggle between them and you can use the drawing and 3D tools without changing tabs, reducing mouse miles and saving you time.
Keep-out Zones (Cut2D Pro only)
Keep-out Zones allow you to designate areas of your work bed the machine should avoid during rapid moves. This might be places where clamps, jigs, and fixtures could interfere with the safe running of the machine.
Drawing in the 3D View
You can now draw directly in the 3D view. Each tool allows you to modify key properties of shapes directly on the shape themselves using handles for easy manipulation, reducing the need for you to have to go back and forth within the forms.
Vectors in the 3D View
It is now possible to toggle the drawing of vectors in the 3D view. This is useful if you ever want to see how your geometry lines up with parts of your model or machined parts of your simulation.
Orthographic View Mode
The orthographic view removes the perspective mode on the 3D view, this is useful for when you want to see two-dimensional objects over the top of the 3D view, for example if you want to see how the parts of a toolpath look when lined up alongside the 3D view.
View Control
The view control is an interactive shape which allows you to quickly manipulate your 3D view. You can click on any of the faces to adjust the orientation of your job in the 3D space, or drag the control itself to dynamically change how you want your job to be orientated within your view.
View Toolbar
The new view toolbar allows you to quickly and easily show or hide items from your views. You can choose whether or not you want to show; vectors, bitmaps, toolpaths and keep-out zones allowing you to focus on specific tools needed for your job.
Sheet Dropdown
You can now quickly add new sheets or switch between sheets using the dropdown option on the document toolbar, reducing the need for you to navigate away from your workspace to go to a new tab.
Unified import
In this release we’ve unified vector and bitmap import so you can import all of your 2D data files from one single button.
3D Interactive Help
When working in the 3D view you now have access to live help prompts where the software will track your current tool or action and provide you with handy tips on how to use the feature, whilst providing you quick access to the relevant Help documentation
Everyone running Cut2D V11+ on a computer with internet access will see an update notification in the top right-hand corner of its main window. Simply click on the notification link, log in to your V&Co account and checkout the latest V12 features.
If you run Cut2D on a computer without internet access, you can still access your account and download version 12 from any other internet enabled computer by visiting the V&Co site directly using your web browser.
https://portal.vectric.com/
Please note: V12 is a complete installation that will install alongside and independently of your existing software. Once you've installed V12, your previous version will still be available so make sure you are running the latest version by checking the text in the main window title bar (top-left). As soon as you are happy with your update, you can go ahead and uninstall your previous version.
Forgotten your V&Co password?
Just follow the forgotten password link under password entry box on the V&Co login page to reset it.
Forgotten your V&Co username?
This is usually the email address you registered with us when you first purchased your software. If you are still not sure, follow the link to email support and we can help you get back up and running.
We are so pleased to bring you version 12, we hope you enjoy all of the new features and enhancements from everyone at Vectric
