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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

Part 4 – Using Fusion 360 for Additive Manufacturing

In this part, we will focus on additive manufacturing, a technology capable of overcoming many of the limitations of conventional manufacturing processes. In doing so, we will present the different types of 3D printing machines, along with their pros and cons.

After an overall introduction to the topic, we will stick to the most common 3D printing process used by hobbyists and enthusiasts, FDM, and will try to find potential solutions to the typical limitations related to this process.

Once we have achieved a basic level of knowledge of 3D printers, we will return to Fusion 360 to create our first 3D printing operation.

Lastly, we will fully cover all the printing settings available inside Fusion 360 and learn their effects on the printing output.

This part includes the following chapters:

  • Chapter 14, Getting Started with Additive Manufacturing
  • Chapter 15, Managing the Limitations of FDM Printers
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