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Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360. Learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing

Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360. Learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing

Fabrizio Cimo

Ebook
Downloading a piece of 3D software and shaping concepts and ideas is quite easy. However, designing feasible and cost-effective real parts from 3D models can be challenging with traditional production technologies, or even additive manufacturing. This book will give you the know-how and skills to develop your projects from ideas to physical products, and overcome these obstacles.
In ‘Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360’, you'll discover how to set up a CAM program, pick the right tool, and optimize production. You'll learn the pros and cons of different production technologies, including turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing, and understand how to choose the best option based on your needs. You’ll also explore the important computer-aided manufacturing tools that Fusion 360 offers through the use of examples and best practices.
By the end of this book, you’ll understand the potential issues and drawbacks of different design components and apply workarounds to avoid design flaws.
  • 1. Getting Started with Turning and Its Tools
  • 2. Handling Part Setup for Turning
  • 3. Discovering the Tool Library and Custom Tools
  • 4. Implementing Our First Turning Operation
  • 5. Discovering More Turning Strategies
  • 6. Getting Started with Milling and Its Tools
  • 7. Optimizing the Shape of Milled Parts to Avoid Design Flaws
  • 8. Part Handling and Part Setup for Milling
  • 9. Implementing Our First Milling Operations
  • 10. Machining the Second Placement
  • 11. Getting Started with Laser Cutting
  • 12. Nesting Parts for Laser Cutting
  • 13. Creating Our First Laser Cutting Operation
  • 14. Getting Started with Additive Manufacturing
  • 15. Managing the Limitations of FDM Printers
  • 16. Printing Our First Part
  • 17. Understanding Advanced Printing Settings
  • 18. Quiz
  • Title: Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360. Learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing
  • Author: Fabrizio Cimo
  • Original title: Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360. Learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing
  • ISBN: 9781804614594, 9781804614594
  • Date of issue: 2023-03-17
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_39tf
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing