Intro to Fusion 360 for CNC Users

This video is a primer for the Fusion360-curious. It's intended to provide a high-level overview of how to go from CAD to CAM to machine.
Some additional resources for learning are:
Autodesk - Getting Started w/ Fusion360: www.autodesk.com/campaigns/fu...
Autodesk - Fusion 360 Topics: help.autodesk.com/view/fusion3...
NYC CNC - / @nyccnc
Lars Christensen - / cadcamstuff
Adding a Tool to your Library:
via NYC CNC - • Fusion 360 Tool Librar...
via Winston Moy - • Adding Endmills to You...
Updating Your Fusion 360 Post Processor to fix Arc Errors:
• Fixing GRBL's G2/G3 Ar...

[@michaels8297]

you absolutely crushed this description for beginners. that is great stuff

[@Duraltia]

Can't talk _much_ about the other recommendations but the *Lars Christensen* videos were the ones that got me into Fusion 360 back in 2015 while waiting for my X-Carve to arrive from the US to Switzerland - No regrets going his route.

[@justindooley2738]

Great job on so concisely compacting so much information in less than 14 minutes! I may wear out the pause button but this video is going to greatly help me in learning to use Fusion 360 with my new Shapeoko XL if I ever get this far!

[@chrishenderson8986]

Thanks. Great video. Simple, clear, to the point. I wish all tutorials were like this.

[@automaticprojects]

Great video, Winston, and very practical project.

[@brianhong6787]

Thanks for this Winston. I was able to get my first cut on a Shapeoko 3 (ever) starting immediately in fusion 360 following this workflow. I only had to supplement with a few additional resources for feeds/speeds. This is an incredibly useful resource for first-timers (I am familiar with modeling in fusion, but never used the manufacturing tool before).

[@NMrick505]

I may actually have a very basic understanding of this after watching. Thanks.

[@StubbornBishop]

Some really good tips for a beginner. I built my own cnc machine to run with grbl and already cut a few parts, but still learned a bunch.

[@larstofastrud1788]

As a seasoned AutoCAD and someone that has used Fusion360 for about two years now, this was a really great video! I'm looking to buy a CNC for wooden cabinet related work and the only thing I missed here was how to do the initial setup of a CNC (You might have that in a video I haven't seen yet). Great job!

[@onlooker251]

Very impressive tutorial well presented. I going to watch this again to help learning fusion360. Thanks for sharing. I hit the subscribe button for more!

[@triac777]

Thanks for the tip. I just got my Shapeoko # and plan on ramping up quickly to cutting patterns for aluminum casting. I have a need for 3D.

[@onlyychevys]

Thanks Winston! I love your videos. I think Carbide 3D is a good place for you. I wish I could set for a whole day with you to figure out Fusion 360 better. Thumbs up for sure!

[@jej5957]

Great video on fusion 360 def gonna use it to for my shapeoko 3 xl

[@swamihuman9395]

Excellent job. Thx.

[@Thomllama]

Just getting ready to order a Cnc. More wood based, but going to use fusion as i already use it for 3D printing models. Big help here figuring how to jump to Cam! Thanks

[@DfntlyNotaDog]

Awesome and helpful video! Thank you! Did you know you missed chamfering one of the mounting holes?

[@tornadokat]

Obviously there is a lot that can be learned about Fusion 360 but just one thing I want to mention that applies to this video is regarding the four screw holes. In Fusion you can define one and name it, or I should say rename it if you want since it is given a name automatically, then reference it at the other three corners. This way if you want to tweak the hole or countersink parameters later, you just change one and they all change. Something good to get used to for down the road when designing more sophisticated projects.

[@jasoncrowe2663]

Great videos. I use Fusion360 for my 3D printer and am just getting into CNC for more of the metal machining. Could you list the bit used and the routes they where used for please?

[@jholmessiedle]

Love the explanations - really clear - just wonder if using 'holes' could speed up your workflow as it can do the recess etc in one move ..... but I know you were doing this as an introduction and there are so many ways to use F360

[@TMCmakes]

i thought the same thing, but i think this approach as a beginner setup makes the most sense. i was also thinking about making one circle/hole and using circular pattern, but again that's a bit more advanced.

[@mack3d.net_]

Thanks!

[@iivv_nn]

Are there more steps after you export to carbide motion?

[@vrva3138]

I couldn't figure out how to match the part with stock. Like my part was 1x1.25" but the stock I use was 1.5 x 1.5. but my tool path shows cutting only by the periphery of 1" , even though it is showing added stock to the sides, which means the tool will hit the extra.5" on the stock while plunging. How do you adjust this so that I can cut a smaller part from a bigger stock. Or do you have to use exact size stock as your design every time?

[@MAALTECH]

Great Video, I am looking to machine a PCB out of a copper plate using the CNC3 3018Pro, mini CNC machine. Not sure what settings to set the tool path for copper. Where would I find this information? I am also using Fusion 360 CAM environment.

[@northwestgaming4049]

So is there a big difference from auto desk inventor I learned that in school and that is kinda what I would like for that reason but due to price not an option right now.

[@SamBriggs90]

Do you have this file available for download? I could use the same setup, I have the same router table you bought. Also - how do you set up the "Chamfer Pass"?

[@TMCmakes]

can you do a quick follow up (or link to resources) on how to use that adaptive contour? that's a neat trick i never remember to use, and spend a lot of wasted time removing material i don't have to.

[@kazolar]

second that -- I tend to always forget to do that, and end up with a very loud cut -- works, just obviously not ideal

[@CiaranWhelan]

Adaptive contour is exactly what I have been wanting to do. Please follow up with how this is done. Many thanks.

[@javieruriel]

what bit you use for the chamfer?

[@nickeybergen8028]

This seems ridiculous but you just blew my mind that you can change Fusion 360 navigation layout. I use Catia V5 with work then I go home and use Fusion 360 which makes me have to change my way of thinking for navigation. Now it should be a much more fluid change. Thanks.

[@dinoitaly]

I may have missed this, but do you have to run the file into carbide motion to finally cut? Or are you doing everything from fusion? I’m debating between the shopeoko and x-carve and I think I’ve decided on the shapeoko, now I just have to decide how big of one I wanna get. Thanks for your input. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and I really appreciate your work.

[@carbide3d]

Carbide Motion is the program you use to send gcode (that you'd export from Fusion) to the machine.

[@secondgman1201]

Great video! How did you use the adaptive clearing to cut out your part? Anytime i use adaptive clearing, it removes ALL of my excess stock. I have a large sheet and obviously want to use it more than once lol.

[@grumpysteelman]

Sketch in a feature with the extent of the stock that you want to use. You can then select the stock contours in most toolpaths. The software is clearing everything because adaptive clearing leaves only what you specify, so you can also put in a perimeter - or you actually just need to use contour with slot clearing instead of adaptive clearing.

[@MyersWoodshop]

Winston. Any way you cans so something similar on the shapeoko? Not everyone has a nomad 😉

[@TMCmakes]

the device shouldn't matter, the process is the same. obviously speeds and feeds may be slightly different for your device.

[@RichardCournoyer]

@@TMCmakes I disagree....the Nomad is a lot more accurate (0.001), and the +/- 0.003" precision of the Shapeoko will affect the part's fit. The Shapeoko's 0.001 (or less) repeatability allows it to cut to 0.001 with an extra step (or two). This extra step is not known by most of the field and I agree that Winston should make a video to explain it.

[@TMCmakes]

@@RichardCournoyer the process is the same. Stock to leave, depth per pass, etc is all subjective per machine. He can't cook your cake for you, just give you the process

[@hankus253]

Winston I've tried Fusion 360 several times. My biggest problem while trying to follow a KZbin video, is the X Y Z alignment. Mine always seems different than the example and I don't understand how to rotate/align the subject to match. Otherwise I follow everything else just fine. It's just this initial step I have problems with. I have watched every video I can find for Fusion 360, but no one every addresses this subject. Is it that simple that it doesn't need explanation?

[@WinstonMakes]

In the very first tab when you do your stock setup there's a dropdown to pick orientation. You can pick an arbitrary face to be perpendicular to Z.

[@BossTweed69]

Nice video, what programme do you use to run your gcode?

[@carbide3d]

We provide Carbide Motion as our Gcode sending software.

[@BossTweed69]

@@carbide3d thanks for quick reply, would that work with a chinese 4030t cnc?

[@carbide3d]

@@BossTweed69 No it would not. It only works with our line of CNC machines.

[@maxcooper9215]

Nice video, but I think some times "LESS IS MORE",LIKE, to many details of the process are not necessary for the video.

[@Tj-oq2lw]

What software are you referring to that 1000s of dollars ?

[@mlee6050]

@Tj Camacho Aspire is about $1500

[@mitchellrosko6963]

@@mlee6050 one time payment though. This is monthly

[@chriswright6068]

@@mitchellrosko6963 fusion 360 is free unless you make more than I think 50,000 dollars a year using it

[@FlightSim2703]

Couldn't you talk faster 😊 you said step by step ? Well done, I'm Cad designer, but still couldn't catch the details.😆

[@zocki17]

It cost 500$ a year. 😑

[@secretdad544]

Too Hard!!!! Not for beginners at all!!!! I want to cut the panels for a wooden box out of a sheet of plywood using my new CNC router. This doesnt help a total beginner at all