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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

Introducing the most common milling operations

Milling flexibility translates to a wide range of different machining operations that can realize almost any shape conceivable.

We can divide milling operations into five main categories according to the tool used and the machined shape:

  • Face milling
  • Shoulder milling
  • Slot milling
  • Profile milling
  • Other

Let’s introduce them one by one in the simplest way possible.

Face milling

Face milling is one of the most common and most simple milling operations. Its goal is to machine a flat surface perpendicular to the tool’s rotation axis. It can be considered both a roughing operation and a finishing operation according to the tool used and its cutting parameters. The following figure shows a typical facing operation:

Figure 6.10: Face milling

Figure 6.10: Face milling

As we can see, face milling tools can have complex geometries; they often have several replaceable inserts with the strangest...