I am so jealous or people who have the ability and can play with this technology. I can only watch with admiration and amazement. Congratulations for contributing to the knowledge base and giving me and others a chance to check it out
Inspirational video John. Your ability to convey information so efficiently is really impressive and it raises my standards for my videos. Keep up the good work. -Ken
Hey John, thanks for highlighting these new 4th axis options! I'm excited for the possibilites with the rotary toolpath. FYI - The swarf toolpath also works in beta mode and limit 4th axis enabled. I used it a while back to mill a twisted helix feature: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1T2Qy2uQ8hk.html.
So, I've got an existing 8" superspacer 4th axis. Is the Microarc handy and useful enough to get in addition/replace the superspacer? I'll be honest, I avoid using it because it's a boat anchor and this just looks so handy. Plus the harmonic drive....
@@marouanebenderradji137 if you look at the CAD file they're creating and compare it to what is actually machined, the feature is mirrored. Wandered if the A axis is reversed or if they created the annotated file for video after the fact and just didnt notice.
John, have they come up with rotary toolpaths that are parallel and not perpendicular to the rotary axis yet ? or am I missing something ? In other words placing the table flat on the bed instead of horizontal position ? or is that something you just have to hand code at the moment ?
You can program that 2D pocket flat, then add the A axis code manually, if you know what you're doing. Going 5th axis is the real challenge, though. Anyway, cool stuff! Thx for sharing
Do I have to buy and spend "cloud credits" to use the 4th axis features or are they included in the personal edition? Thanks for the video! I really want a 4 axis cnc now :D
for most hobby users ... yes. but at least you know that extension excists and you know where to look for in other CAM programs. or if you go professional you know excactly what to ask your boss for. :)
Thanks for the video. Just started playing with "Personal version" of Fusion 360. One thing that seems strange is I tried using the 2D contour like you used to make a simple bolt with a hex head and found that it wouldnt let me just machine the cylindrical feature where the threads will go ("can't wrap toolpath" ) but if in my model I only revolved my sketch 359 deg instead of a full 360 then it can unwrap the tool path?
I am working with a Plasma CNC tube cutting machine and would love to use Fusion to make my pieces with but can't find a way to create tool paths and output the G Codes, any suggestion's or video links?
Hey john, I am trying to use some of these fourth axis options in my router but can’t seem to get the settings correct. Either it doesn’t see the geometry as something should be done in a circle, or it says it can’t unwrap cyclical geometry. I have been struggling with this for a couple weeks and just can’t seem to get it figured out
John. Is there a way and would you recommend this tormach 4th axis to be fitted to a Haas Minimill2? Just looking for a cost effective way to add more axises to my setup.
Hello I know this a one year old video but I'm trying to use flow on a 4rth axis... at your time 11:19 you go back to the geometry tab and click "4 axis limit" in the current version of fusion 360 I'm not seeing that on the geometry tab at all... please help
Have you heard of this company before? 3dhybridsolutions is the company name and thats their website if you wanna check them out. They are an add on for any CNC machine where it builds the model out of basically welding a rough model and then mills it to shape layer by layer. I would love to see what you think about it or if you have tried something like this before
I am trying to do a spiral flute with a key-way cutter using fusion and the contour setting but it will not let me use the side of any cutter when using a wrap technique. Am I doing something wrong or does fusion not allow something like this?
Use a ball EM in z. The reason you can't use a cutter with that profile, to cut a spiral, cutting in from the side, is because it just won't work. It'll be trying to cut in way too many directions at once. (Top, bottom, and periphery of the cutter.) As far as Fusion _LETTING_ you do that CAM path, I don't know whether it will let you, or why you can't get it to, but even if you were able to get the CAM down, it wouldn't work. If you have a mill that you can tilt the head, you can tilt it to the same helix angle, and use an EM to cut in from the side and do a spiral flirting operation.
@@xenonram Currently I am using a ball emdmill in Z. There are companies that do what I am talking about with a radius keyway cutter, I guess it would technically be called a O ring grooving tool.
This is the perfect size to build into a welding positioner. (Note I said, perfect SIZE. I realize it's too precise, and therefore too expensive, to be a simple positioner.)
Would it not be better to simulate the toolpath in fusion first instead of going straight to the machine with the part turned off and colorization set to comparison since wrapping is an off-center toolpath to see if you are cutting into the part.
@@Rabrand1 I'm sure you can get one. A lot of companies will ship internationally if you call them, even if their website says they don't. Maybe look into a Haas mini mill. It's more expensive than a Tormach, but less than a "professional VMC," and better than a Tormach in every way.
@@xenonram live in Salzburg so Emco is right arround the cornor. When the right time comes I will buy one from them and till then i have access to an Emco e360 at my old school. 😁👍
How to setup 4th axis??... where to take offsets ...? How to take x y z A of 4th axis...?? Where to put offset??? What is difference between 3 axis and 4th axis A rotary axis???... Make detail videos and make playlist ...
this is actually 3+1 not simultaneous 4 axis , you can notice that even in the code , each line have only three axis in it which in this code are Y,Z,A.
Tail stock, or some other support system on the other end, will solve that issue. Plus, most gunsmith barrel mill work, that you need rotational 4th axis, needs the whole barrel to be accessible. So putting it through the bore won't help with very much. Things like dovetail grooving for a front sight on a historical rifle, and maybe pinning a muzzle device, are two exceptions. But you don't need a 4th for that. I can't think of anything you'd need to do to a barrel on a 4th axis, where you wouldn't want the whole barrel exposed.
For what reasons do you prefer fusion 360 over solidworks? I am looking to purchase one or the other and would like your opinion. I do Fab work and recently released a video I think you may enjoy. Check it out on my page, thanks!
Try them out. You can use Fusion up until the point you're making $100k. Try it out. The reason there are about a dozen of them, is because people have different preferences and different necessities. So check them out.
Can confirm what NYC CNC replied, Solidworks is meant for some serious modeling/assemblies, but running a CAM in it just sucks in my opinion. Fusion360 is an awesome CAM package with the 100k profit limit and even then the price isn't bad. Also you can do designs with it, it doesn't have all the bells & whistles but it so much depends on your needs.