Fusion Machine Selection

[bkcarlson]

I haven't purchased a machine yet but I have been working with Fusion 360 to make sure I have the hang of things before my purchase. One question I have is during the G-Code generation in Fusion 360 what machine type is selected for the Carve King? 

Thanks,

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[bkcarlson]

Well I took the step and just ordered my Carve King Kit bundle. Can't wait to get started.

[riotonthebay]

I'm certainly not an expert at the CAM side of Fusion 360, but to my knowledge you don't "select" a machine. When you select a milling operation, you'll select a tool and your desired speed/feed, which you can (mostly) get from millrightcnc.info by specifying characteristics of the cutter you're using, like the diameter and number of flutes. The goal of the calculator is essentially to tell you how to reach a certain chip load, which is the amount of material being introduced to the cutting edge at each cut. The faster your RPM, the faster your feedrate has to be (the speed your spindle is moving in space) to maintain the correct chip load. Notice that as you increase RPM, the calculator will increase your feedrate as well, but the chip load will stay the same.

Start at a lower RPM and increase it as you gain confidence in yourself and your machine. Plenty of helpful people here if you're having trouble and have specific questions. =)

edit: I think I misunderstood your question, but it seems that rcferguson likely answered it! My mistake.

[rcferguson]

Feb 15, 2019 14:43:50 GMT bkcarlson said:

I haven't purchased a machine yet but I have been working with Fusion 360 to make sure I have the hang of things before my purchase. One question I have is during the G-Code generation in Fusion 360 what machine type is selected for the Carve King? 

Thanks,

 

Choose GRBL, that works for me.

I also enter the following into the UGS setup options to ignore certain unused G-Codes:

[Mm]\d{1,5}|[Ts]\d{1,5}|[Ss]\d{1,5}

[bkcarlson]

Thanks for the quick response. I'm sure once I get started a lot of this will start to make more sense.

[Bruce]

Congrats on purchasing your new Carve King!