Creating a Form Mill issue

[Anonymous]

I have tried multiple times to create a custom form mill in the tool library per the instructions on the help Fusion 360 Help site "To Create a Custom Form Mill" . Every attempt end with the following errors; 

Importing tool file: C:\Users\C\Downloads\Threadmill\DXF Files\Form Mill Test.2.f3d
Error: Could not find a valid sketch in tool file: C:\Users\C\Downloads\Threadmill\DXF Files\Form Mill Test.2.f3d

I believe I have created the new mill tool part exactly per directions provided on the help site as copied below (is this a bug? Any advice would be appreciated): 

Custom shaped mills are collectively know as Form Mill tools and can be created in the Tool Library from a sketch, or a revolved solid body saved in a separate Autodesk Fusion 360 part file.

Note: Form Mill is only supported for 2D Contour, Trace, and Swarf.

To create a form mill, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Fusion 360 part.
2. Create a sketch with a single closed profile that represents the cross-section of the tool.
3. Use the Revolve command to create a revolved feature from the sketch.
   
   
   
   

   A revolved feature in a Fusion 360 part; suitable for creating a Form Mill tool

4. Save the part file and switch to the CAM Workspace.
5. Open the CAM Tool Library.
6. Create a new mill tool by clicking the New Mill Tool button.
7. Click the Cutter tab and choose Form Mill from the Type: drop down menu.
8. Click Import File...
9. Browse to and select the tool file you saved before. The sketch profile is loaded as the profile for the form mill, and previewed as shown here.

[adsloud · Accepted solution]

Hi cks71271,

Thanks for reporting this. This is a known issue for us. So far, the Create Form Mill function isn't fully supported in Fusion, although it works well in both Inventor HSM and HSMWorks. We will make it in the future for Fusion as well. However, the Help document is faster, this is a problem.

Thanks,

[Anonymous]

Please make form tools work. It is a pain not being able to run the tools i need.

Untill then is there a way to make the tool in anther program and bring it into fusion?

[adsloud]

Thanks for letting us know the requirement. Actually, even in Fusion, you can design customized tool. The problem now is that CAM Tool Library cannot recognize the customized tool documents, no matter they are Fusion file format or other application's format. 

[Anonymous]

Any update on this problem? Is it in the works for the next update?

[daniel_lyall]

Ba when is this going to be done

[ADSKDJW4]

Hello YoSmite, daniel_lyall

The Fusion QA and Dev team is aware of the limitations at this time. The best thing would be to monitor the Fusion Roadmap but cannot state when this will be added into the product.

Best Regards,

Don

[Anonymous]

Hey Autodesk Fusion 360 Guys

Is the “create a custom form mill” in the tool library function ever going to be added/fixed/created? I don’t ever see the option to try anymore (disappeared)? What the heck - seems like a big hole to me for a serious CAM tool?

Craig

[jeff.walters]

yes its one of many things on the list to be fixed. 

[Anonymous]

I mean.. really? I already started liking this software package.. And suddenly when you can't even be prepared to get a punch in the face.. Customer is waiting and again I have to figure something else out to get things done.. I don't mean to be disrespectful but what is holding you guys so busy all the time.. All I can see are big promises and nothing happens.. If you don't have time to get things working then it's understandable.. But please don't buy yourself time with empty promises. It's over a year and still nothing!

[daniel_lyall]

If you are in a bind and need to get something done do a post in the cam part of the forum there are workarounds to get this sort of thing done just ask work around for forum tools need help