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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

Creating a new printing setup

The first thing we shall do is move to the ADDITIVE panel inside the MANUFACTURE workspace, where we will find every 3D printing command to play with. Then, from the SETUP drop-down menu, select the New Setup command:

Figure 16.2: New Setup

Figure 16.2: New Setup

The following panel is quite familiar and will be the same for any setup operation we face in terms of turning, milling, or cutting:

Figure 16.3: Setup’s Setup tab

Figure 16.3: Setup’s Setup tab

The first thing we must check is that Operation Type is set to Additive.

Next, we can pick the 3D printer we want to use. This is not a mandatory step, but since 3D printers usually have quite a limited printing area, we must ensure that the object we want to print doesn’t exceed the maximum available printing dimensions. Choosing a machine will let us check its boundaries much easier.

To select a 3D printer, go to the Machine panel and click on Select…. The following window...