topic Re: Change Entry Point in Fusion Support Forum

Change Entry Point

dion.billard — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:26:22 GMT

I am trying to set up a simple Wasteboard facing operation. Everything was set up to the bottom left corner for origin but the bit enters the board at the board right. How do i change this to start in the bottom left?? I've search everywhere but cannot find an answer to this simple question.

Re: Change Entry Point

seth.madore — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:37:06 GMT

For Facing, change "Pass Direction" to 180, it will start on the opposite side:

Re: Change Entry Point

dion.billard — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:48:54 GMT

Thanks. I tried that and it puts it to the top left corner, not bottom left. If i try 270deg it puts it at the bottom left, but its milling along the Y-axis and not the X-axis. I want to keep the same x-axis milling, just change the point of entry.

Re: Change Entry Point

seth.madore — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:53:00 GMT

Like this?

We can also use "Pass Direction Reference" along with Pass direction of 180 deg. I've attached a sample file

Re: Change Entry Point

dion.billard — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:11:59 GMT

Not really. I want it to enter where the origin (x-y-z- axis shows). No matter what combination of pass direction and preference i use i cannot get it to start at the origin and travel along the X-Axis. I am literally just trying to move the start point from here to there...

In the end it probably doesn't matter but i find it very strange that you cannot define the entry point of the bit. If anything, it should default to the origin of the stock, not some random 'other' place.

Re: Change Entry Point

seth.madore — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:19:36 GMT

I understand now, my apologies. I misunderstood your initial post.

I think it comes down to Climb/Conventional and Fusion wants to do a Climb cut first off, and then go into a Conventional. If I was to switch to Conventional only, it would start at the correct location:

Re: Change Entry Point

dion.billard — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:27:34 GMT

Thanks Seth. Changing the direction to conventional does put the bit to the origin, but now its cutting in one direction. Its fine, i just find it very odd that you have to jump through hoops to simply define a start point of the bit in the stock. And in the end, i still couldn't get the set up i wanted which was milling in both directions with the entry at the origin. Seems so simple!