Take the next step as a designer and start understanding the manufacturing world, mastering Fusion 360 CAM and exploring the production technology's best practices!
Key Features
- Explore major production technologies and fundamental topics related to CNC and shape optimization for machining
- Step-by-step exercises to get familiar with Fusion 360 CAM Module and its machining potential
- Learn how to setup your program and simulate stock removal
Book Description
These days, everyone can download a 3D software and start shaping concepts and ideas, however the actual transition from 3D models to real parts can be painful. This is because not every design is workable or cost effective with traditional production technologies (or even using additive manufacturing!).
The aim of this book is to give you a unique set of skills and knowledge to approach your own projects in the best possible way. Here, you will learn the pros and cons of different production technologies and which one is the best to choose according to your needs. Then, after understanding the potential of milling, turning, and printing, we will explore the CAM tools that Fusion 360 offers with basic examples and more advanced scenarios. By the end of this book, you will be able to understand potential issues and drawbacks, and how to find workarounds to avoid design criticalities.
With the lessons learned by this book, you will be able to approach your own projects more effectively, and have the skills to overcome any design or production related problems with ease.
What you will learn
- Understand different types of technologies and their potential
- Explore how to approach different parts and shapes
- Learn how to avoid design flaws of parts and shapes
- Understand the different toolpath options
- Learn how to check toolpaths for errors
- Understand the different types of fixtures for raw material block
- Learn how to optimise parameters for our machine
- Unveil the tips and tricks when building our own CNC machine
Who This Book Is For
If you are a 3D enthusiast or a mechanical designer and you want your 3D models to move from data to solid parts, this book is for you. To follow along, you should at least have a basic understanding of how a CAD software works and having a basic knowledge of Fusion 360 3D modeling is also recommended. You are not expected to have background knowledge on production processes since all the subjects are going to be explored step-by-step.
Table of Contents
- Getting started with turning and tools
- Part handling and part setup for turning
- Implementing various turning strategies for roughing and finishing
- Turning a machine part on Lathe
- Getting started with milling and tools
- Optimizing the shape of milled parts to avoid design flaws
- Part handling and part setup for milling
- Implementing various milling strategies for roughing and finishing
- Milling our machine part
- Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of FDM, SLS and SLA
- Exploring best practices to avoid design flaws on 3D printed parts
- Part setup and print settings
- Printing a complex model using FDM tools
- Choosing the best CNC architecture for our machine
- Understanding different types of CNC motions to build our machine's skeleton
- Understanding different types of feedbacks for CNC
- Exploring a basic CNC build example
