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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

Face milling

As described in Chapter 8 (as shown in Figure 8.2), the first milling operation we have to implement is facing the top side of the stock; here, we have to remove a layer of 1.5 millimeters of our part.

At the moment, the stock is 45 mm tall, and we need to bring it down to 42 mm by removing 1.5 mm from both the top and bottom face, to have a good surface quality. As discussed in Chapter 6, the best strategy to remove a flat layer of material is face milling, a fundamental milling operation that allows us to machine flat areas.

Note

Depending on the quality of the stock, we may need to increase the amount of extra material to remove for a successful facing operation. The more the stock is bent or irregular, the more material we shall remove, and the bigger the stock shall be.

Let’s begin with finding the right tool and parameters using our trusty Sandvik CoroPlus.

Using CoroPlus to find the best tool for face milling and shoulder milling

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