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All technical support, including activation assistance for older versions like ArtCAM 2012, ended on November 1, 2018 .

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Many long-time users learned on the pre-Autodesk interface. They find the ribbon interface of 2012 more intuitive and faster for relief sculpting and vector layout than newer, bloated alternatives.