Fusion 360 CAM - How to use the remaining stock from the previous setup

This video demonstrates how to correctly carry over the remaining stock from your first setup into your second setup in #Fusion360's Manufacturing / #CAM Workspace, effectively to 'Continue Rest Machining' from Previous Setup. The key thing here, is to make sure your Model is contained within it's own Component and that your 2nd setup uses a repositioned copy of the original Component.

[@dgoddard]

That was helpful. Thanks! But I spent the last few minutes checking my FB Messenger wondering why I heard it go off but didn't have any messages. LOL

[@Regnillof]

It Worked Beautifully! i have Wondered how to do this since Comparison was available in toolpath Simulation. i have Use the Rob Lockwood Container method and there you make a Copy of the "fixtur" aka the vice and joint it on the opposite to OP1. Vice op1 Model Vice op2 ( it would be easier to show a picture)

[@jenspetersen5865]

Interesting video, but since you have removed the stock in OP1 your OP2 semi finished part will not be in the location you show, but will have to have a different Z height and likelu be on parallels or in soft jaws, and you cannot probe x, y, z. You clearly need to remove the "hat" before you can probe x and y, and you cannot remove the hat unless you can manage to set the proper Z height. That piece was the relavant information I was hoping to find in your video

[@ScottMoyse]

Thanks for the feedback. This video was purely intended to show how to carry over the stock. I didn't spend any time paying attention to the details you mention since it was literally an off the cuff, single take video recording. I may create a video covering the items you mention at a later date. So thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@jenspetersen5865]

Thanks @@ScottMoyse If we are flipping parts in a vice onto softjaw, parallels etc we know the Z height and it should be possible to put that into the Fusion program so that we are not relying on setup for that. Say I know top of part should be -346.748mm yet the probe measures -338.263. It should be possible to have the CNC face down to -346.748 and then proceed - i hope to see how some day!

[@tomsellout9576]

@@jenspetersen5865I would program the origin for G55 off the back corner depending on the datum with Z0 being the height of the finish part. Probe your hard use for Y, hard stop as X, and for Z probe the parallel and adjust the offset positive the final thickness

[@nickblank5712]

I have my components listed as Component1:1 and then Component2:1. I'm guessing this might matter in linking them with the previous component. How do I make it so the 2nd one is Component1:2 instead?

[@nickblank5712]

Figured it out, I didn't make a copy of the component and then paste it under the parent. I made a new component under that parent then copied the body into it