Very basic and very simple. This was exactly what I needed. I watched some of the Autodesk CAM tutorials but I kept feeling like I was thrown in the deep end. This one started me off just right. Since I use an Arduino based machine, it was even more perfect. Thanks!
This was one of the easiest to understand tutorials i've seen.... planning on getting a CNC soon and trying to learn some basic Fusion 360 steps before I get the actual machine. Thanks again
I must have watched a dozen tutorials on this and this is the only one i understood ! The other ones kept jumping about to show you some feature that wasn’t relevant . Thanks Willy !
ian bertenshaw I’m glad it helped you 👍🏻😀 I made this video beacause of the same problem you had. I missed an easy introduction how to make a simple g code. The rest we can figure out as we go 😀
On a side note, I tried using this procedure on several 6 mmm holes with a 3 mm countersink. After about a dozen attempts I was successful. I initially tried doing the 6mm hole and the 3mm countersink for all the holes in a single tool path but I ran into issues. I broke it up into 2 separate tool paths (1 for the 6mm holes, and the second for the 3mm countersink) it worked perfect.
Willy, you just helped me get to my next step in my project. As a newb it is hard to find a video that explains basic things that are Mission Critical to proceed. Thank you, love the background music.
Hei Fredrik. Quick tip, when selecting the plane for your sketch choose the X/Y plane at the beginning (so the blue arrow point to the "blue sky") Then you dont have to redefine the XYY directions of your stock :) Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you so much!!!! Just built my first CNC machine this last week but haven’t been able to figure out how to change the axis points in CAM. Thank you so much!!!!!!
Great video !! This video clarified many of the Fusion360 CAM capabilities. Creating the G-Code from Fusion360 was a giant black hole for me, this video provided perfect clarity. Thank you !!
Thanks, I've been using CNC for over 30 years but need to upgrade my software, my program at the moment just 'ring fences' areas to machine in 3D but wanted to check if Fusion allows you to select individual surfaces which of course it does, this will allow me to cut down on machining everything again and again with progressively smaller cutters.
I have used Estlcam before.. If you look at my 500 subscriber plaque video you can see I use that program :-) It's good software and I'm going to use it more in the future :-) But if i design things in Fusion 360 it's lot better using it to make toolpaths. Thanks for watching 👍😀
thank you very much, this is not difficult, I have been working on classic machines for a long time and definitely after this video I will buy a hurco cnc milling machine and that way I will make it easier and speed up my work
Great video and thanks a lot. I'm having one problem though. How do you align the starting point in the tool path with the machine? I create the origin in 'Stock box point' to the top left front corner, select the same spot on my CNC software (Grglcontrol Candle) and the tool always does a little 'walk' before starting the job. (if interested read below) I can 'work around it by milling some polystyrene to see where the stock should go but I'd rather understand how to align the starting point with the toolpath and the stock. I've got a small 3018 'Woodpecker' machine btw.
If you have set your origin (zero-point) in fusion like you mentioned, it should be where your machine starts the toolpath. But if you have set some kind of zero-probe option in candle(I am not familiar to that program) there could be a pre determend offsett from your set zero point (origin point) I would check over the preferences in candle software and make sure there are no offset sett to any of the axis. Let me know how it goes👍
Many thanks for doing this video, I replay it almost daily to understand a bit more. Could you do another video but more based on speeds and feeds for aluminium milling pockets and profile cutting.I am using a Chinese 400w spindle if that helps.
Hi and thanks for watching :-) I would like to make a video with more details on the Fusion 360 toolpath making. So keep an eye on my channel and maybe the video will come in the future.
Hi, you can use a 2D countour toolpath to carve the outside edges of the square. Remember to set the multiple depths setting :) I plan to make a new video on this 👍
Hi, you can make multiple toolpaths under one "setup" in the manufacture space. When you are finished with the toolpaths you can right click on them and select "post process" and then export one g code per tool used. This is how I do it :)
Actually I was just about to ask for the next video on the next step like adding the material to the CNC and putting it at zero etc... I just heard in the last sentence you will do this. Thank you.
Hi. I do not understand, why after selecting your axes, while z is pointing up, the x arrow points left(it said x, not -x..... assuming it is +X) and y arrow points down towards the operator (it said Y, not -y...which assumes +y). Normally, in Cartesian coordinate system x+ goes to the right and y+ goes away from operator.....search Internet for Cartesian coordinate system, there it is clearly explained.....So this arrow orientation is confusing and in my opinion wrong! Please explain!
Hi there, I meant to ask if you can do a tutorial video of profile cutting some letters of the alphabet from some cheap 3mm plywood. This will then teach us how to use a different method of CNC by profile cutting with tabs so the inside part doesn't move. I would love to learn that from you.
Ciaran Whelan Hi, that sound like a nice project. I would also like to learn a bit more about tabs. Thanks for the tip. I will try to make the video soon ;)
That would be awesome. I have had a bit of a play around with the tabs and these seem very easy. I love that you can make maybe 3 passes of 1mm, and the last pass can be the tabs at 1mm thick, and 3mm wide. It gives you options to space the tabs etc. But I have not really done more than that nor have I done any profile cutting of Ply. I think if I have that video as my starting point to learning more about my CNC, then I can cut some letters out of MDF or Ply for my girls to paint up and have fun with them. Have you seen how expensive letters are from craft shops? My goodness, maybe a 6mm piece of MDF could make so many numbers and letters etc. I look forward to that video for sure, as it will actually be something that I will like to try. And thanks again for these awesome videos.
The climb milling could leave a nicer finish but your machine needs to be able to handle it. What people do is to buy down and/or up spiral tools to get nicer finish thou
Hi and thanks for watching :) The maximum stepdown I adjust under multiple passes is how much the tool should go down into the stock on the z axis on every pass. This means that for every round the tool makes on the toolpath it plunges 0.5mm down. This all depends on how strong your machine is, how fast it goes and what material you use. It does not have anything to do with the tool diameter
@@WillysGarageNorway thank you for your answer!! It would be of great help if you could make a video about how to adjust properly the stepdowns according to the tool and material
I tried to use Fusion 360 to make a square and I'm using Nc Studio, but the post processor (Fanuc or Axyz) don't make a square, it make a circle with a square, like the head of Mickey Mouse. Is a problem with post processor? Because in simulation is ok
Thanks, did you mean importing to Universal gcode sender? I have a video on that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A1zlL3q23HI.html
