Making TOOLPATHS and exporting G-CODES | Fusion 360 | Quick Tip

[@jabarzua]

I like that you used a simple model to explain because most tutorials use really complicated stuff that is hard to follow when you're getting started

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Agreed, thanks 👍

[@lantechbd]

Now I am a CNC Programmer, You were my first teacher. Respect Sir....!!!!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hehe, good to hear. Thanks! 😁👍

[@vapubusdfeww1353]

I have a doubt, what is point of learning G code if we are able to generate the code with this type of program?

[@sofiakhan4356]

@@vapubusdfeww1353 to be able to interpret them. It’s like when we learn to make drawings by hand when we have design software present

[@KENTEKELLER]

Always nice when some one steps up to the plate to help get us newbies started. Thanks

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Kent Keller Hi and thanks :)

[@crozwayne]

yeah coz that Lars bloke is a prick

[@Martin-uj6zn]

I know this is outdated but its by far the most concise and simple video to follow for a complete newb on F360 cam. Thank you!

[@mostlyoldthings]

I've been trying to do this for several weeks, this is the best video on the subject, straightforward and effective, thank you very much

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problemo 😄 Old video but still relevant, glad it helped!

[@mostlyoldthings]

@@WillysGarageNorway 😊👍

[@stemwisevids]

Very basic and very simple. This was exactly what I needed. I watched some of the Autodesk CAM tutorials but I kept feeling like I was thrown in the deep end. This one started me off just right. Since I use an Arduino based machine, it was even more perfect. Thanks!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

and thanks for watching :-) This is exactly the reason why I made this video

[@RyanNiemer]

This was one of the easiest to understand tutorials i've seen.... planning on getting a CNC soon and trying to learn some basic Fusion 360 steps before I get the actual machine. Thanks again

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problemo, thanks fir watching and the feedback 👍😁

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

I must have watched a dozen tutorials on this and this is the only one i understood ! The other ones kept jumping about to show you some feature that wasn’t relevant . Thanks Willy !

[@WillysGarageNorway]

ian bertenshaw I’m glad it helped you 👍🏻😀 I made this video beacause of the same problem you had. I missed an easy introduction how to make a simple g code. The rest we can figure out as we go 😀

[@ovidiusiatat8370]

A lot of people are explaining on their vids but yours is very straight forward. Thank you very much . This is great help

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thank you. It's feedback from all you people thats keep me making more videos :-) 👍

[@thejaaddluri1645]

After many videos. I am finally satisfied with your video as I am a beginner. Thank you.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks, I'm glad you could get some use out of my videos 👍😃

[@robertleo7486]

Willy, you just helped me get to my next step in my project. As a newb it is hard to find a video that explains basic things that are Mission Critical to proceed. Thank you, love the background music.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

I'm glad I could help :) Thanks for watching 👍

[@davidrivas3708]

you made this video on my birthday and this is the best present I've ever gotten, even if I opened it late. I freaking love you.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

David rivas Hehe, happy birthday 😂

[@davidrivas3708]

@@WillysGarageNorway it's January 12th and my gf will be away so ill take it mate! hahaha

[@etusch]

Great video. Directly showing what I want to know. Not bullshit. Thank you very much

[@WillysGarageNorway]

You are welcome, thanks for watching 👍😁

[@rbondy008]

The easiest video I've watched to setup your CNC. Cheers

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks for your feedback 👍😀

[@carlwheeler3403]

On a side note, I tried using this procedure on several 6 mmm holes with a 3 mm countersink. After about a dozen attempts I was successful. I initially tried doing the 6mm hole and the 3mm countersink for all the holes in a single tool path but I ran into issues. I broke it up into 2 separate tool paths (1 for the 6mm holes, and the second for the 3mm countersink) it worked perfect.

[@jonnafry]

Straight forward no nonsense primer - thanks for this.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And thanks for tje feedback :) 👍

[@No0bzhacked]

your humor is great

[@Captainziadkhan]

You are the man I was searching for so long

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Ahhh, hehe I'm glad you found what you were lookong for 👍😀

[@jehjeh6368]

C est clair et précis et bien mieux expliqué que dans de nombreux tutos francais ...Bravo!!!

[@carlwheeler3403]

Great video !! This video clarified many of the Fusion360 CAM capabilities. Creating the G-Code from Fusion360 was a giant black hole for me, this video provided perfect clarity. Thank you !!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thank you :)

[@jalize28]

One of the best videos I have seen on this topic. Thanks

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks, no problem :)

[@danmccurry3810]

Great advice on cutting pockets and easy to follow instructions.... Thanks for posting!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem 👍

[@falkerjones8249]

Excellent little video! Goes through all the basic steps from beginning to end

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks a lot. Good that it helps people 👍😀

[@BreakitDownBarneyStyle]

Very thankful for this video. I was trained on MasterCam but I currently have Fusion 360. Thank you very much!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem, thanks for watching:)

[@johnchausow4857]

Thank you so much!!!! Just built my first CNC machine this last week but haven’t been able to figure out how to change the axis points in CAM. Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

John Chausow you are welcome! :) Thanks for watching

[@didiersee]

Congratulations for precise explanation and thank you for sharing from Belgium.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problemo:)

[@iknowaguy1564]

This video was very valuable. Thank you for taking your time in posting it!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And thanks for watching it :)

[@rui.s.moreira]

Simple and clear explanation. Thanks you very much!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And rhanks for watching 😀👍

[@SaulMarquezRousset]

Extraordinario Tutorial Willy para poder generar Toolpath y exportar código G; , muchas gracias por compartir, saludos desde México.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thank you so much for watching! :-) you are welcome

[@HouseofCustomNz]

Awesome thank you! Very clear and easy

[@soaringhal]

Hei Fredrik. Quick tip, when selecting the plane for your sketch choose the X/Y plane at the beginning (so the blue arrow point to the "blue sky") Then you dont have to redefine the XYY directions of your stock :) Thank you for sharing :)

[@WillysGarageNorway]

soaringhal Hei :) good tip, thanks

[@Planeflake]

Big Willie Style, tusen takk fra Tromsø.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Ikke noe problem Oli 👍😁 Thanks for watching

[@rustyshackleford928]

Thank you sir! Just getting started and this was a great help.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Glad to be of help, thanks for watching :)

[@HallON3D]

Thanks for that video you make my day

[@WillysGarageNorway]

and thanks for watching :-)

[@EslamsLab]

thanks, willy I really learned something useful today

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Its a nice day when one learn something usefull, thanks for watching :)

[@grahamfrench8403]

Thanks, I've been using CNC for over 30 years but need to upgrade my software, my program at the moment just 'ring fences' areas to machine in 3D but wanted to check if Fusion allows you to select individual surfaces which of course it does, this will allow me to cut down on machining everything again and again with progressively smaller cutters.

[@ask.q]

Thanks Mate! Nice and easy to follow along with and comprehend! Cheers

[@WillysGarageNorway]

ASK.Q No problem 👍🏻 thanks for watching

[@Coda2442]

This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

I'm glad the video helped 👍

[@jakariasbulldozer9086]

Very good tutorial, I liked.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And thanks for watching 👍😄

[@danmccurry3810]

Well explained, just the information I was looking for...thanks for posting!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks, no prob :)

[@TheAzimba]

Very glad that I've found your channel. Cheers

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Im also glad. Thanks for watching 😁

[@Breadbored.]

They should embed your videos in the Help file. Great explanation.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Late reply but thanks!! :)

[@speedhuntersrb]

thank you very much, this is not difficult, I have been working on classic machines for a long time and definitely after this video I will buy a hurco cnc milling machine and that way I will make it easier and speed up my work

[@DIYBuilds]

Great video

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@davidparums6498]

Just what I was after. Thank you!

[@FlightSim2703]

This video is the best, and awesome way explained to understand , you're awesome God bless you.♥️♥️👍

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks for the nice feedback 👍😀😃

[@FlightSim2703]

Danke schon, Sie sind wunderbar👍♥️

[@WillysGarageNorway]

👍😀

[@lucasflaviocota8756]

Thank you very much for this clear explanation!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

You are welcome and thanks for watching:)

[@Raindrops4891]

my friend this video is very important and you must never delete it.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks, I wil never delete it! 😀👍

[@newalla344]

Very clear job on this, Thanks

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And thanks for watching 😁 👍

[@DiabloSpearguns]

excellent video and explanation, thank you !

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Diablo Spearguns Thank you 👍🏻😀

[@TheMichaelGrace]

Very helpful for a newb like me. Thanks.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks :)

[@sirousm6083]

thank you, brief and right to the point.

[@mrkennethporter]

Perfect. Exactly what I needed

[@WillysGarageNorway]

I'm glad I could be of assistance. Thanks for watching :)

[@naruebethsareetho8628]

Thanks dude this Video helped me a lot!!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No probs, thanks for watching 👍👍

[@raggamanster]

Great video!!! Thank you very much!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks and thanks for watching 😁👍

[@bilimwoodworks]

Thank you very much!!~ from Korea

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hi Korea :) Thanks for watching~ from Norway 😀👍

[@davecoates2308]

Thank you. Very handy

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem:)

[@EdgarHernandez-ee7vo]

Thank you, I thank you very much, from my Mexico

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hi Edgar! Thanks for your feedback, from Norway ;-D

[@baugusto]

Well explained! Thanks for your time!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mobileiotapps967]

Well, explain thank you for your tutorial.

[@Legotronics]

Very informative video - thanks!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks :)

[@michalech6654]

Very helpful video! Good job ;)

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks :)

[@LawnBarber77]

Extremely helpful video!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Glad I could help :)

[@JyskMaker]

Now that you are using grbl, take a look at estlcam, ist can run on a arduino mega, with lot of in/out pins. :-)

[@WillysGarageNorway]

I have used Estlcam before.. If you look at my 500 subscriber plaque video you can see I use that program :-) It's good software and I'm going to use it more in the future :-) But if i design things in Fusion 360 it's lot better using it to make toolpaths. Thanks for watching 👍😀

[@kithuatvasangtao121]

thank you for your guides,i have to make a machine cnc,thank you very much

[@starboy80s]

Thank you very much for the fantastic tutorial...👍

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No probs, thanks :)

[@umargul5644]

Great job sir

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks man :)

[@kcraig2k2k]

Thanks for the video!!!!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

And thanks for your feedback 👍😀

[@SiyaEgit]

Thank you from Sweden

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Egit Kobani Hi and thanks for watching!! :-)

[@bjornosten689]

Tack Villy!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Ingen problem :) 👍

[@RichardRecupero]

That was actually helpful thanks

[@lucvandamme9889]

Gr8 tutorial ready to use!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks!

[@stevekinnaird6835]

Thanks, this was very helpful

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Steve Kinnaird You are welcome :)

[@Uriel767]

your the best. thumbs up

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks man :)

[@mihaiadam4024]

greate expenation, thank you

[@WillysGarageNorway]

You are welcome :)

[@eloymartin8970]

Just what I needed to know! Thank you!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No prob and thanks for watching 👍😀

[@nikolaradakovic5050]

I wonder if Autodesk wrote all those post process code or they got it from machine manufacturer?

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Not sure

[@holdendp]

Super tutorial, thanks!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Dave Holden Thank you so much 👍👍😀

[@epipe4]

Excellent!! Thank you!!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem, thanks for watching! :-)

[@ArquimedesOfficial]

Amazing Video, thanks!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks! And thanks for watching/commenting 😁👍

[@CiaranWhelan]

Many thanks for doing this video, I replay it almost daily to understand a bit more. Could you do another video but more based on speeds and feeds for aluminium milling pockets and profile cutting.I am using a Chinese 400w spindle if that helps.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hi and thanks for watching :-) I would like to make a video with more details on the Fusion 360 toolpath making. So keep an eye on my channel and maybe the video will come in the future.

[@orebrostudio7434]

Thank you!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem, thanks for watching :)

[@torvaga]

Minor detail: Square has all four sides the same length. You drew a rectangle ;)

[@WillysGarageNorway]

:)

[@curryandapint]

Great video and thanks a lot. I'm having one problem though. How do you align the starting point in the tool path with the machine? I create the origin in 'Stock box point' to the top left front corner, select the same spot on my CNC software (Grglcontrol Candle) and the tool always does a little 'walk' before starting the job. (if interested read below) I can 'work around it by milling some polystyrene to see where the stock should go but I'd rather understand how to align the starting point with the toolpath and the stock. I've got a small 3018 'Woodpecker' machine btw.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

If you have set your origin (zero-point) in fusion like you mentioned, it should be where your machine starts the toolpath. But if you have set some kind of zero-probe option in candle(I am not familiar to that program) there could be a pre determend offsett from your set zero point (origin point) I would check over the preferences in candle software and make sure there are no offset sett to any of the axis. Let me know how it goes👍

[@madhan2984]

cam is not available in fusion 360 2022 version where to find that ?

[@narendrateegala8854]

Wonderful job sir can we do it student version also sir? Pls reply

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks, what is your question?

[@CiaranWhelan]

Actually I was just about to ask for the next video on the next step like adding the material to the CNC and putting it at zero etc... I just heard in the last sentence you will do this. Thank you.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem sir :) I just released the video about the Universal g-code sender. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2LdnX9pppdmfqs

[@bollywoodcaravan9164]

Nice video....

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks 👍😀

[@jasondevault5066]

What if I wanted to mill the whole part you designed on the screen instead of just the pocket?

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hi, you can use a 2D countour toolpath to carve the outside edges of the square. Remember to set the multiple depths setting :) I plan to make a new video on this 👍

[@kithuatvasangtao121]

very good

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks 👍

[@nardosmesfin7915]

very helpful men 10x a lot

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No problem m8 :)

[@laserdesigns]

thank you

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Youre welcome, thanks for watching :)

[@sonofsun4]

Hi. I do not understand, why after selecting your axes, while z is pointing up, the x arrow points left(it said x, not -x..... assuming it is +X) and y arrow points down towards the operator (it said Y, not -y...which assumes +y). Normally, in Cartesian coordinate system x+ goes to the right and y+ goes away from operator.....search Internet for Cartesian coordinate system, there it is clearly explained.....So this arrow orientation is confusing and in my opinion wrong! Please explain!

[@WillysGarageNorway]

You select the option that fits your machine

[@vrva3138]

Are you really using 1000mm as cutting feed rate? coz most bits has an ipt of .002-009 unless you are using a 1" bit or something. I am confused.

[@RickGreenPhoto]

I am a little confused. when you saved your file did you click post and why did a contour suddenly appear? Seem like the video jumped an I missed something basic. Great video though and thanks for the help.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Thanks 👍 Can you give me a time stamp when this happened?

[@RickGreenPhoto]

8.03

[@WillysGarageNorway]

@@RickGreenPhoto ahh, I understand what you mean. I did make a cut there, but I only saved the file (g code) in my projects folder. It looks like there is a new contour toolpath there but it has nothing to do with the meaning of what I'm saying in the video. But if there is something there you did not understand, please let me know 👍

[@cbnation1]

Is there a way to generate a file per tool used? I have a job that requires 3 different tools and I need to change the router bit by hand.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Hi, you can make multiple toolpaths under one "setup" in the manufacture space. When you are finished with the toolpaths you can right click on them and select "post process" and then export one g code per tool used. This is how I do it :)

[@CiaranWhelan]

Hi there, I meant to ask if you can do a tutorial video of profile cutting some letters of the alphabet from some cheap 3mm plywood. This will then teach us how to use a different method of CNC by profile cutting with tabs so the inside part doesn't move. I would love to learn that from you.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

Ciaran Whelan Hi, that sound like a nice project. I would also like to learn a bit more about tabs. Thanks for the tip. I will try to make the video soon ;)

[@CiaranWhelan]

That would be awesome. I have had a bit of a play around with the tabs and these seem very easy. I love that you can make maybe 3 passes of 1mm, and the last pass can be the tabs at 1mm thick, and 3mm wide. It gives you options to space the tabs etc. But I have not really done more than that nor have I done any profile cutting of Ply. I think if I have that video as my starting point to learning more about my CNC, then I can cut some letters out of MDF or Ply for my girls to paint up and have fun with them. Have you seen how expensive letters are from craft shops? My goodness, maybe a 6mm piece of MDF could make so many numbers and letters etc. I look forward to that video for sure, as it will actually be something that I will like to try. And thanks again for these awesome videos.

[@سلامالعامري-ه7و]

شكرا على هذي المعلومه

[@WillysGarageNorway]

مرحبا بك You are welcome :-)

[@dbz4586]

Can you conventional mill for the rough pass and climb mill for the finish pass? I was taught climb mill is more likely to leave a nicer finish.

[@WillysGarageNorway]

The climb milling could leave a nicer finish but your machine needs to be able to handle it. What people do is to buy down and/or up spiral tools to get nicer finish thou

[@dbz4586]

@@WillysGarageNorway But can you add a climb milling pass if you want? Through the software?

[@fraserdaniel3999]

You say that this is for CNC and 3D printing. Does this g-code apply for 3D printing?

[@WillysGarageNorway]

No, but tou can export stl for 3d printing 👍