I have a few very detailed projects that I have been working on that I am having issues getting correct. What is the easiest way to get the angle correct. So the lead in isn’t cutting in to what needs to be saved?
Extrude the design before going into cam/manufacture in fusion 360. Select the face for cut profile. Should automatically configure all your cuts
When you say select the face for the profile cut, are you talking the outline of the project?
When you extrude it youll be asked to put in the thickness.
I usually just put in the thickness of the sheet I have.
When you do this it will give you the front XY
And when rotating it with that cube sucker in the top right corner you’ll see it in say a Three D 3D
Plane showing the thickness as well as what it will kinda look like when it’s cut .
Then you go to normal procedure .
CAM Or MANUFACTURE it’s called now and create your set up as usual
Now when you select your lead in lead out and geometry and run you sim… you can see better where the torch fired and moved into your cut.
I have been tweaking mine for a few days and have found and arch in with a light low radius doesn’t give me the pot holes on entry and exit
If you lead in towards the cut at 90 degrees and it gets to your line and has to suddenly do a sharp turn to start cutting it slows it down enough to melt off too much in the spot and you get the pot marks / to much burned off.
When you select geometry since it’s extruded you kk be able to select the top face or bottom face geometry as well as it’s kinda sort a 3D sketch now if you just click the front on the cube in top right it will put you right back on the 2D profile outline view, but of course you can still rotate it around with that cube.
When you select the top geometry profile now it should calculate the lead in and lead out .
But you can still always modify these as usual if they do look right…
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I am not even seeing an extrude option anywhere on the list. Any pointers?
in Model ceate and 3rd down. or hit E i think will open extrude also (create)
http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-A6BD887A-4F83-4EAE-AEF9-D777B94629EF
Explains everything with a video tutorial too
I typically just enter my extrude depth as it’s always a 2D profile sketch for plasma cutting in FUSION
You insert your sketch after starting a new sketch.
I always select FRONT X Y to insert it on.
Then Extrude it. Enter my depth
Then start MANUFACTURE & setup up to tool path
True. I only use 90 degree lead-ins when I’ve got a very narrow piece that can’t support a proper radiused entry. Then I slow it wat down vs normal cuts (& adjust the power too) so it’s already moving slowly and doesn’t have to do a big slowdown, turn and speed back up which creates overburn. You have to create extra toolpaths to do that but it helps a lot.