Hi, how would I go about creating a drawing that is the width of the kerf cut. So basically just one pass cuts a line? It seems when drawing lines in 360, it needs to have a width, I just want to draw a line, and have it cut the width of the kerf regardless. Trying to get thin lines, like branches and small grass detail.
Any tutorials or examples?
You can just draw a line, as long as you don’t extrude your sketch.
I don’t use fusion, but most CAD programs work the same. For plasma cutting, there is no need to extrude. You can just create your tool paths from the sketch.
Open chains you mean?
Made this video as it’s commonly requested.
@amyleon welcome to the forum.
Some great tips. Thanks.
I tried this with a drawing with closed and open lines, and it seems I had to make a new cutting profile for the open lines, and when I POSTED the file, it only saved one of the paths. If I have two profiles (Setups), how do I save both in the same drawing? (NC program)
A g-code file will be created based on your selection.
If you have a profile selected, it will create g-code based on that profile.
If you have setup selected, it will create g-code with all profiles within that setup.
And yes, it is absolutely normal to run 2 or more profiles to implement different rules to different geometries.
Make sure that second toolpath has the contour that separates the entire piece from your metal sheet or you might lose the electrical connection with the cutter. You can easily move them by long press and drag into position in the browser.
Just to expand on what KwikFab stated:
Secondly, make sure you don’t have either/any toolpath highlighted (only highlight the “setup”) otherwise when you go to the gcode process, Fusion will only process the highlighted toolpath.
As Jim said, you can re-sequence so the outer border (or whatever maintains work clamp connection) by clicking on a Toolpath, hold down the mouse button, and drag and drop (when blue line appears) in the order you want the Post Processor to sequence them.
I have not looked for that but that is good to know.
As you are finding out, the more you realize how Fusion 360 makes decisions, it starts making sense.
You can if you wish to use only some in an entire setup.
Can see it useful if you want to cut part of something on one occasion, and cut the rest in its entirety for other times.
I’ve used it for scribing and cutting.
But as mentioned, just select Setup and it will automatically include all the profiles within it.
Another set of videos. One is if you don’t extrude and the other is if you do.
