topic Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition in Fusion Support Forum

Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

dan62Q5E — Sun, 14 May 2023 22:14:48 GMT

Hi folks. I'm new to the CAM side of F360 and I'm trying to set up my first CNC Router. I've watched some useful YouTube videos but some of the parameters they use are missing from my view.

I'm using the hobby licence so I wonder if these settings are not available to me or if they've been moved to another screen in a recent update, or if there's something else going on.

In the screenshot, the image on the left is a clip from one of the videos I followed, and the on the right is my screen. As you can see, I'm missing the machine dimensions and workpiece options which, to my admittedly inexperienced mind seem kind of important.

Any ideas?

Thanks for reading.

Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

jhackney1972 — Mon, 15 May 2023 01:08:15 GMT

I believe you are watching a rather old video. I am using a Fusion 360 Subscription license and mine looks the same as your screen capture. I edited at a variety of machines and they are looked basically the same.

Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

dan62Q5E — Mon, 15 May 2023 02:50:29 GMT

Thanks, that's a partial relief; at least my screen's not broken. The videos were only about a year old so, not *that* old, but certainly old enough for things to have changed.

But that still leaves the question: How do I tell Fusion 360 how big my machine is and how big its work area is?

Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

nick.narzinski — Mon, 15 May 2023 13:49:25 GMT

You can set the axis limits on the kinematics tab.

Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

nick.narzinski — Mon, 15 May 2023 13:52:32 GMT

However, i don't believe the machine simulation will report overtravel yet.

Re: Parameters Missing From CNC Machine Definition

dan62Q5E — Mon, 15 May 2023 15:19:25 GMT

Thank you.

I did find those settings but, being a neophyte to CNC/CAM I wasn't 100% sure it was the same thing.

Much appreciated.