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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’s the end of the chapter. Let’s quickly recap what we explored.

First of all, we discovered overhangs in 3D printing and why they can cause trouble to printed parts. Then, we moved on to the most common approach for handling undercut-related issues, using support structures.

Lastly, we discovered how layer orientation and part placement can change the mechanical behavior of our components, and we gave a few practical suggestions on how to optimize orientation choice.

Getting an overall idea of the covered subjects is super-important for the proper use of additive manufacturing (and, in particular, FDM printers).

Now that we have a better understanding of FDM printing’s potential and its limitations, we can move on to the next chapter, where we are about to start our part setup and slicing journey!