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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

Orienting the model onto the build platform

The contact area between the build platform and the 3D model is so important. We can safely say that 90% of a successful print is due to the first layer. Therefore, as you can imagine, there is a whole set of commands to orient and place the part on the build platform however we see fit.

Alongside the standard Move Components command we should already be familiar with, other specific tools in the POSITION menu are worth discussing:

Figure 16.8: The POSITION menu’s commands

Figure 16.8: The POSITION menu’s commands

Let’s review them one by one.

Place parts on platform

The Place parts on platform command allows us to put every component we plan to print onto the build surface. For the example we are studying, this is not needed (since there is only one part and it is automatically oriented onto the build plate), but when printing multiple parts, we may have to use it.

Forget our example bracket for a moment – let’...