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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

Summary

That concludes this chapter. I hope that the extra effort required for the equations was worth it; now, we don’t really need online tools anymore (even if they are still valuable).

In summary, we first set up face milling using CoroPlus. Then, we decided to change the suggested cutting tool and opt for one capable of machining the round pocket in the center of the stock.

After the first facing operation was implemented in Fusion 360, we moved to the circular slot in the center of the part and calculated all the required cutting parameters, using the milling equations.

After completing the milling operations, we moved to drilling and tapping. First, we found out how to drill holes using the same drilling command already introduced in Chapter 5, but this time, we mentioned a chip evacuation technique called pecking. After drilling the holes, we moved on to tapping and found out how to set the thread length and check for errors in the final simulation.

In this...