Fusion 360 CAD/CAM for CNC routers

Explore Fusion 360's model and manufacturing menus to sketch, dimension, extrude, and mill parts for 2D routers, using features like trim, offset, mirror, fillets, measure, and post processing.

Set up Fusion 360 for CNC routers by configuring the default modelling orientation and axes, adjusting the zoom, and mastering view cube navigation, constrained orbit, and display options.

Explore how constraints speed sketching in Fusion 360, using parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, vertical, concentric, and tangent relationships to shape cnc-ready parts through trimming and extruding.

Explore sketching and extruding a 200 mm square plywood workpiece in Fusion 360 from a top-down view, then create pockets and radii to remove material and prepare for CAM.

Activate Fusion 360 cam to create a 2d contour, select a flat bottom endmill, set clearance and passes, simulate the toolpath, and post process to g-code for the cnc router.

Select a machine and its post processor to generate g-code from Fusion 360, set the output folder, program name, and units, then post to produce the router-ready code.

Export Illustrator vector art as a dxf file for fusion 360. In Fusion 360, import on the working plane, set 0,0 at the bottom corner, and extrude to six millimeters.

Learn how to generate toolpaths in Fusion 360 CAM for CNC routers using DXF files, including pocketing slots, outer profile, tool selection, speeds and feeds, tabs, simulation, and exporting G-code.

Export your Fusion 360 project to g code using the post processor, select your machine, set units and program number, save, view, and upload to the router.

Model a complex key in Fusion 360 by sketching a circle, center datum lines, and construction lines, then use fixed point splines, offsets, and trims to form a 3D profile.

Model a 3D key in Fusion 360 by extruding a finished sketch to 20 mm, adding fillets, pockets, and engraved text like '21' and 'happy birthday', then generate g-code.

Set up stock and clamps, select a 12.7 mm flat mill, and rough with 2D adaptive clearing to form the inner pocket before finishing the outer profile, using simulation.

Perform a finish pass with a 4 mm flat end mill to finish radii and surfaces, using rest machining, stock management, and proper clearances before engraving.

Learn to generate an outside profile in Fusion 360 CAM for CNC routers, using a 1/2 inch end mill, adding tabs, multi-pass roughing and finishing, and post processing to G-code.

Explore Fusion 360 CAD/CAM for CNC routers alongside practical machine shop skills, including G code programming, maths, and engineering equipment calibration.