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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 18:19:34 GMT
So, a guy here at work, has asked me to make a sign for him. I designed the sign in Fusion 360, and everything went surprisingly well.  mikes sign by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr However, once I enter CAM mode in Fusion 360, I notice that the "Y" axis is facing up which would be the "Z" axis on our machine. I designed in the "X" axis, so I'm not sure why this would be.  fusion issue by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr Is this going to cause me problems? Also, while we do have a short tutorial on CAM in the "Resources" area of the Millright website, it doesn't really touch on the types of operations I'll be doing here... at least not that I can tell. I'm trying to find more info on Youtube and other places, but this CAM kicking my butt. I have fillet outer edges, chamfered inner edges on this sign, what I think would be a "pocket" type of cut, a "profile" cut around the outside (I think), and I need to use the ball nose to fillet the edges. Any pointers would be appreciated... J |
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 18:49:25 GMT
So, a guy here at work, has asked me to make a sign for him. I designed the sign in Fusion 360, and everything went surprisingly well. mikes sign by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr However, once I enter CAM mode in Fusion 360, I notice that the "Y" axis is facing up which would be the "Z" axis on our machine. I designed in the "X" axis, so I'm not sure why this would be. fusion issue by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr Is this going to cause me problems? Also, while we do have a short tutorial on CAM in the "Resources" area of the Millright website, it doesn't really touch on the types of operations I'll be doing here... at least not that I can tell. I'm trying to find more info on Youtube and other places, but this CAM kicking my butt. I have fillet outer edges, chamfered inner edges on this sign, what I think would be a "pocket" type of cut, a "profile" cut around the outside (I think), and I need to use the ball nose to fillet the edges. Any pointers would be appreciated... J Found a video that explained how to fix this... Youtube Video Explaining This... |
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Post by markwisniowski on Mar 14, 2017 18:49:47 GMT
Yes it will cause problems  In your SETUP, right click EDIT and in the palette you can choose to flip those around. I clicked Z axis and just click a line on your model that faces Z.  |
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 18:51:38 GMT
Yes it will cause problems In your SETUP, right click EDIT and in the palette you can choose to flip those around. I clicked Z axis and just click a line on your model that faces Z. Thank you Mark! I'm pouring through videos now, trying to get the CAM side of it all figured out... I now have THREE different projects sitting and waiting for me to figure this out, because I designed them in F360 instead of Easel. It's now or never! J |
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Post by markwisniowski on Mar 14, 2017 18:59:03 GMT
Yeah man that's how I did it too - just jammed through the videos. I was radio silent after I built my machine for a week because I was glued to watching Fusion360 videos. Now that I have a decent understanding of it I'm finally making a bunch of stuff.
Just a tip - All you really need to know is how to SKETCH(Model). I mostly use Line, 2 point rectangle, Circle from Center, Fillet, Trim and Dimension. Then I STOP SKETCH, extrude the part and switch over to CAM and just use the 2D operations.
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 19:02:04 GMT
Yeah man that's how I did it too - just jammed through the videos. I was radio silent after I built my machine for a week because I was glued to watching Fusion360 videos. Now that I have a decent understanding of it I'm finally making a bunch of stuff. Just a tip - All you really need to know is how to SKETCH(Model). I mostly use Line, 2 point rectangle, Circle from Center, Fillet, Trim and Dimension. Then I STOP SKETCH, extrude the part and switch over to CAM and just use the 2D operations. I've still got videos to go through, so you don't have to answer if you think this will be covered in a video... But looking at my model above, the outside top/side edge is filleted... is that still a 2d operation, or is that a 3d operation in F360? J |
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Post by markwisniowski on Mar 14, 2017 19:04:26 GMT
Honestly not sure - I'll let the pro's chime in!
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 19:36:35 GMT
Also... I design in inches, but the CAM is set to MM... Does our machine require one or the other? I have no idea, I normally design in inches in Easel and the part comes out OK... The only "G" code I ever send is the "G92 X0 Y0 Z0" to set my machine just before I start cutting.
J
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 14, 2017 21:26:14 GMT
I'm looking at industrial space for MillRight CNC's industry dominating expansion at the moment. I'll be back this evening to try to give some info.
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 14, 2017 21:53:25 GMT
I'm looking at industrial space for MillRight CNC's industry dominating expansion at the moment. I'll be back this evening to try to give some info. Derek, You are always responsive, as are others here... Thank you... But it sounds like you've got plenty on your plate. Whenever you have time is great. If I have to use Easel to get the sign completed, it's not a big deal. Just trying to force myself to use F360 so I can learn it. J |
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Post by aforww on Mar 14, 2017 22:51:32 GMT
You may have problems milling that. Those parts of the letters that are really thin have a high probability of tearing out.
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 15, 2017 0:14:39 GMT
You may have problems milling that. Those parts of the letters that are really thin have a high probability of tearing out. Alex, Thanks for the heads up... I'll choose a different font, as I need the open space to attach other things to the sign... I'll post up once I actually get to start cutting it and putting it together... All new territory for me, I'm not a wood worker by trade or hobby, LOL... Jason |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 15, 2017 4:00:40 GMT
Aforww was 100% right. You were going to be really upset when the cutter ripped some letters right off the stock.
On the cutting strategy for the round overs.... You are going to want to use something from the 3D toolpaths menu. There are a few different ways to skin this cat. You might want to look at the 3d parallel strategy with a reasonably small stepover and see if that gives you what you want. You might also want to consider breaking it into a different operations and changing to a ball nose for this.
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 15, 2017 4:06:40 GMT
Aforww was 100% right. You were going to be really upset when the cutter ripped some letters right off the stock. On the cutting strategy for the round overs.... You are going to want to use something from the 3D toolpaths menu. There are a few different ways to skin this cat. You might want to look at the 3d parallel strategy with a reasonably small stepover and see if that gives you what you want. You might also want to consider breaking it into a different operations and changing to a ball nose for this. Thank you both for the heads up and the info... I'll change to a different font. Didn't do any cutting tonight. Still trying to figure out various CAM operations in Fusion 360 before heading back out to the mill. I'm still concerned about designing in inches and CAMing in mm's as well as some other things, but we'll hopefully be back to cutting tomorrow. Also Derek, I was serious. I'd be glad to help with the wiki, and I was thinking perhaps we needed an IRC or other form of chat channel people can hang out on when they're available and / or around... Irc is free and easy to use and setup. I could get that going as well... Just a thought... Jason |
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Post by aforww on Mar 15, 2017 4:10:03 GMT
In Fusion you can design in whatever you want and change it on the fly. I routinely switch back and forth during the design phase. You could do a whole design in inches, when it's done change it to MM. It's not literal in the sense that I say this line is .5 inches long and then when I change to mm it thinks it's .5mm. It will say this was drawn as .5 inches so it's 12.7 mm.
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In your SETUP, right click EDIT and in the palette you can choose to flip those around. I clicked Z axis and just click a line on your model that faces Z.
