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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

Exploring the pros and cons of 3D printing over conventional manufacturing processes

In this section, we will discuss most of the key features of 3D printing along with its advantages and drawbacks.

The pros of 3D printing

Additive manufacturing is not just a new manufacturing process that allows us to create parts in different ways. Additive manufacturing established a brand-new approach to part design that keeps opening new perspectives; it is a really complex field, rich with different technologies and applications under continuous development.

Complex shapes

One of the strongest arguments in favor of additive manufacturing is its flexibility to create very complex shapes, its potential extending way beyond the capabilities of any other technology. The wide range of feasible shapes achieved is so incredible that it has opened the doors to a brand-new design approach that is often paired with 3D printing.

Let me introduce you to generative design.

Giving a precise...