Invalid Toolpath Warning after double clicking valid toolpath

[Anonymous]

I'm finding that Fusion 360 is fussy about letting you edit an existing tool path!

After setting up a toolpath operation (F360 >CAM >2D/3D >any milling operation like 2D contour, etc) and going back to edit that tool path you'll often run into one of two problems.

Problem 1 - Trying to bring up the 2D or 3D toolpath operation is hard. you can't count on clicking on the small operation icon. You also can't count on clicking on the toolpath text name as Fusion 360 gets confused if you are just selecting it, renaming it or wanting to edit it.

Problem 2 - If you do get a rename option and click out that will usually trigger the red ! exclamation icon which will bump over the tool icon and toolpath name. If you go to the toolpath palette and click OK the red icon in the toolpath operation will go away.

Not sure what is triggering this, it is possible I'm creating crappy toolpath operations as I'm just learning this part, but the inconsistent UI feedback isn't helping!

Anyone else noticing this or have tips on how to consistently edit toolpaths without this hassle?

Seems like a right mouse button click on a toolpath under setup should give you the same options regardless if the toolpath palette is open or not. Worse if it is open you get 3 options for stock selection, predrill operation and entry operation that all fail to work.

For CAM users being able to quickly select a toolpath operation, edit it, delete it or rename it should be the first 3 options.

[LibertyMachine]

In regards to selecting it to edit it, I agree, it is tempermental, sort of. I find the best thing to do is either A) click off the CAM history screen, (anywhere not on the model) and that will de-select any operation. Than you can go back and double click the operation you want to edit. The other option, while you have the operation selected, is to simply "right-click" and choose edit.

Yes, it will automatically display a red exclamation point. This does not mean that you have crappy toolpaths. It just is a notification that you are (potentially) editing the operation. Simply clicking OK, without making any changes will automatically regenerate the operation and the mark should go away

[HughesTooling]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Simply clicking OK, without making any changes will automatically regenerate the operation and the mark should go away

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Also clicking cancel will close the dialog without regenerating the toolpath and the mark will go away. Wish it would close without regenerating if you click OK without making any changes as well.

Mark

[Anonymous]

I'm having a similar experience with toolpath generation.  When I first setup the toolpath it seems fine.  Somehow later when I come back to it, it shows that the toolpath is invalid.  Kinda makes me want to send the toolpath out for postprocessing before it changes its mind.  :).  Any idea what is going on?

[LibertyMachine]

In your case, do you mean closing down Fusion for the day and coming back later and opening it back up? At that point, do you have invalid operations? If so, the most likely culprit is sketches that aren't fully defined. If you have a sketch that is lacking constraints and dimensions, it may give you the results you are seeing. (I had that happen myself)

[Anonymous]

I am having issues as well. I have a valid part that we have been using in class and I had generated toolpaths for an aluminum test piece. I made some minor adjustments to the model and had everything going well. This is a two sided piece and the bottom is going to be machined first then a relief on the top in order to mount it in a fixture for the third and final setup. I had an Adaptive toolpath, then a circular one with a final 2D finishing pass on selected geometry. This was fine and the simulations went well until I tried to adjust settings on the final pass.

I ended up deleting that operation as it seemed to begin when it was generated. That seems to not be the case. Now when I open the project ANY process I click on immediately gives me an "Invalid Toolpath" error and the only options you can get are by using a right click but those options are limited to CONTOUR SELECTION, PREDRILL PASS AND ENTRY POSITION. You can expand the process tree or collapse the process tree but the only way to get the error to close is to go to any other view ie Sculpt, Model, Patch Mesh etc and then back to the CAM but the error returns as soon as you try to edit a toolpath.

Attached is a video link to show.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/gdXDNs4isyneatYr2