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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

Turning Part

Turning Part is a command that allows us to detach our part from the stock cutting it. As you may imagine, cutting a part from the stock is typically the final operation to perform when turning a part. This type of operation is somewhat similar to grooving, with two major differences:

  • When cutting, the cut width is not driven by the geometry of the part. We can cut whatever width we prefer. Of course, a higher cutting width means more material wasted and higher cutting power needed. Whereas, on the other hand, a super slim and super sharp cutting tool will cost more money and will wear in a shorter amount of time. Therefore, we should always aim at a trade-off between the material and the tool cost.
  • When parting, our tool needs to plunge inside the stock, up until the rotation axis; therefore, cutting tools are usually longer and slimmer.

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