Mastercam is vector software so it uses vectorial files whereas .jpg file is a raster image and to be able to import it, you first need to convert it. Please take these steps in order to convert the image as a vector one:
- Open the main software.
- Press Alt+C and a new pop-up window will open and select Rast2Vec.dli and click Yes when it asks if you want to keep the Geometry.
- Navigate to your raster image (.jpg, .gif, .bmp) and select it
- Then a new window pops up with different customization options. If you are satisfied with the given results, press Ok.
- The new image will be inserted into the application and you can also Scale or Drag it using Main menu > Xform> Scale / Drag,
Please notice that to get good results, the input image should have a very good quality with a higher resolution.