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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

Discovering More Turning Strategies

In this chapter, we will review the most important turning operations available in Fusion 360, in order to implement all the machining needed to complete a somewhat complex design with several different features to be machined. The part we are about to use as an example may look not so difficult, but actually, it hides several challenges to overcome.

Studying this chapter is very important, as we will introduce several new turning operations, which should enable us to machine 99% of the parts we encounter.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Turning Profile (Roughing)
  • Turning Profile (Finishing)
  • Turning Threads
  • Drilling
  • Turning Groove
  • Turning Part