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HarrisMarine
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4Th axis tool path

Hi Guys, I am Learning Fusion 360 to be ready to start playing on a new Skyfire 5 axis milling machine once it arrives. I am struggling to get 4 axis tool paths on the model that I have attached, Firstly I would like to machine the outside but cannot find a suitable tool path, I have played with wrapped paths in pockets OK but how would you apply one to this?

 

Mike

Steinwerks
in reply to: HarrisMarine

It looks like you want a "3D wrapped" toolpath, which is not currently technically available in Fusion. If your machine is going to be 5-axis, why bother with doing it in 4? At any rate I'll play with it later and see what I can come up with, but I doubt it'll post with a 4th axis only.

Neal Stein

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HarrisMarine
in reply to: Steinwerks

Thanks, 5 axis works for me if I knew how LOL

Steinwerks
in reply to: HarrisMarine

Well, Multi-Axis Flow gets really close to a 4th axis toolpath on the conical face:

 

Conical Flow.JPG

 

But it also gets really wonky trying to do the radius:

 

Radius Flow.JPG

 

Maybe @fonsecr could take a look and see why this is happening.

 

File is attached.

Neal Stein

New to Fusion 360 CAM? Click here for an introduction to 2D Milling, here for 2D Turning.

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fonsecr
in reply to: HarrisMarine

Yes I’ll check it.

René Fonseca
Software Architect

HarrisMarine
in reply to: fonsecr

Thanks guys its much appreciated

 

Mike

fonsecr
in reply to: HarrisMarine

It might be due to the curvature of the tool being close to the curvature of the inner fillet. That will certainly always be tough to handle - due to the tool hitting the faces of the triangulated fillet. But we still need to try to improve the quality.

 


René Fonseca
Software Architect