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Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360

By : Fabrizio Cimò
Book Image

Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360

By: Fabrizio Cimò

Overview of this book

Downloading a piece of 3D software and shaping concepts and ideas is quite easy. However, designing feasible and cost-effective real parts from 3D models can be challenging with traditional production technologies, or even additive manufacturing. This book will give you the know-how and skills to develop your projects from ideas to physical products, and overcome these obstacles. In ‘Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360’, you'll discover how to set up a CAM program, pick the right tool, and optimize production. You'll learn the pros and cons of different production technologies, including turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing, and understand how to choose the best option based on your needs. You’ll also explore the important computer-aided manufacturing tools that Fusion 360 offers through the use of examples and best practices. By the end of this book, you’ll understand the potential issues and drawbacks of different design components and apply workarounds to avoid design flaws.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Implementing Turning Operations in Fusion 360
7
Part 2 – Milling with Fusion 360
13
Part 3 – Laser Cutting Using Fusion 360
17
Part 4 – Using Fusion 360 for Additive Manufacturing
22
Part 5 – Testing Our Knowledge

Creating a new tool

The first way to add tools to the limited built-in tool library is to create our own! This is the least expensive option but is also a bit more time-consuming.

Fusion 360 allows us to create a new tool from scratch and set all the needed parameters. Of course, we do not have to reinvent the wheel; we can simply start from the real tools we have at our disposal and copy their geometry. Alternatively, we can search for the tool we need inside a turning tool brand, copy it, and then buy it if it fits our needs.

Imagine that we need to add a new tool, such as a new finishing tool. We do not have to create a tool with our imagination; the best idea is to start looking on tool brand websites for their finishing tools lineup or check what we already have at our disposal on the shelf.

Getting a sample tool

Now, let’s suppose we found an interesting tool on our favorite tool shop website with the following specifications:

Figure 3.3: Example tool specifications

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