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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

Understanding general parameters

In this section, we will review the general parameters found in the General tab that you can see in Figure 17.2. The options are divided into three categories:

  • Global Settings
  • Nozzle Priming Settings
  • Additional G-Code Settings

The most important settings are contained inside the Global Settings section, while the Nozzle Priming Settings and Additional G-Code Settings options are way too advanced for beginners.

Let’s look at the most important Global Settings options we have to learn (as a rule of thumb, we shouldn’t mess with parameters unless we are absolutely confident of their usage, as they can ruin our prints):

  • Filament Diameter (mm): This is the diameter of our 3D printing filament. Most 3D printers on the market today extrude filaments with a diameter of 1.75 mm or 3 mm. If we want to be sure about the diameter, we can measure the filament using a caliper on multiple points. After measuring the...