Thid is my first time messing with scaling text and combing body’s so i may have made a error somewhere but if anyone has any tips to fix the issue that would be great
red river bar export.f3d (4.0 MB)
You have a whole lot of really small details in the grass that are too small to cut. You also need to bridge some of the letters.
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Im planning on bridging the letters, is the small details of the grass the issue as to why it can’t finish the toolpath?
Best advice I can give is, throw away what you think you know about selecting geometries.
Doing everything in one profile, is a bad idea.
Doing face contours, is a bad idea.
Bad habits.
Complete the design before moving to manufacturing .
Set up a normal tool with kerf width.
In the 2D profile menu change your tolerance to .004
Add smoothing in the 2d profile menu.
Add a lead in
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May you explain what your getting at here?
I am having a hard time understanding this statement without more details.
Working on finishing it just having issues getting a bridge built due to the letters not having a sketch to work off of with it being scaled out, will look into the rest
besides the changes I made earlier I also changed the setup model section from sketch to body, preformed some bridge and completed a tool path, and move the stock box point to the top layer.
red river bar export tin mod v1.f3d (7.2 MB)
go to design and scroll back through the history bar to see how I preform th3e bridging
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Create a new sketch and use the P hot key for project, Project the face of the new scale body into the sketch. Then use that new sketch to create bridging geometry.
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I use Fusion, so I’m probably going against the grain here already as I know many people love sheetcam.
In Fusion, I will place specific geometries in a separate profile rather than all in one due to the need for different types of lead-ins, and other rules (when applicable).
I also don’t use face contours for the reason that you’re sometimes stuck with multiple geometries being lumped within the same profile for the reason above.
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Fair Enough
I also use Fusion for CAD and CAM.
There is a lot to love about SheetCAM.
Some options from SheetCAM that would be nice to have in Fusion. but staying within Fusion far outweighs those benefits.
Definitely, like separating open and closed profiles for example. In this particular project above that would be not applicable.
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To add, I have nothing against Sheetcam.
It’s indeed powerful and adds a lot of efficiency. Being a parts guy though, Fusion is more than enough for me.
But the subject is the OP and his/her design.
They should finish it (like you mentioned) and utilize some of the CAM options available for a better quality cut. I hate seeing lead-in marks in my own work, or that little nub that sticks out so I always ensure it doesn’t happen. Signs like the one above are begging to display lead in marks and more.
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@Arclightwelding, I see that your toolpath was all setup with center compensation. I know some people do that as a form of ease of operation but it in no way preserves the accuracy of the design. Since letters are usually taller than they are wider, they will be distorted to being skinny looking.
And there is minimal chance of reproducing a bracket that matches exactly what you need: I love my brackets!!! 
You are getting some good advice. Don’t give up.
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I appreciate the help I’ve still got a lot to learn when it comes to F360.
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I still learn everyday.
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