G-code for CNC LATHE
Design in Fusion then use the CAM to produce the G code. If you make a parametric sketch in Fusion you'll be able to modify the sizes and the CAM will update. Designing in another program first would just waste time. Just draw half of the bat then revolve to make a body.
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Fusion includes CAM. Here a introduction to turning in Fusion.
Coming from AutoCAD you will probably find working with sketches a bit frustrating for a while, make sure you go through the tutorials and don't try and make the sketch environment work like AutoCAD.
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Sketch doesn't have an option for non uniform scale but you can scale bodies non uniformly. What I'd do is create a component, with it active create your sketch and revolve then create new empty components for each size in the main component, copy the body from you first component and paste one copy into all the other components. Now component1 will be your master, you can activate any of the other components and use scale from the modify menu and just that body will be scaled. If you need to modify the master just select the sketch in the master component and edit, when finished all the copies will update.
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@Anonymous wrote:
Ok, so, if I'm understanding correctly:
1- I design one bat in one length.
2- I add components to that sketch that represents each bat length I will wanna create.
3- in each component, I sketch the bat again manually
4- i save that and then I have a complete model done in each length
5- for all other models, all i would have to do is modify the master sketch and all the components (different bat lengths) would adjust automatically.
Is this it?
Questions:
- if I use splines, whenever the lengths adjust automatically, I will probably have to make some adjustments?
Thanks!
Marc
You have pretty much all that wrong. You need to work through some of the tutorials because you have the terminology wrong and until you know the program a bit better it's going to be difficult to help.
Here's a quick screencast to give you some idea how you can make one component the copy the body to another component and scale without effecting the first.
A couple of help links the start with.
http://help.autodesk.com/view/NINVFUS/ENU/?guid=GUID-E37B0456-A867-429F-BF69-6A4626DD31E7
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@Anonymous wrote:
To add to those questions from my last post, I wanted to know if the gcode file that comes out of Fusion 360 will be compatible with any CNC lathe? The way my lathe works, is simply to plug in a USB drive. Will this be ok with Fusion360 ?
You
Fusions comes with a few generic lathe post processors, these can be modified for your machine. When you have toolpaths set up you just pick post processes and you can save the g code to your usb.
Take a look at this post for info on requesting help modifying your post processor, when you know what you want make a post in the CAM forum.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/computer-aided-machining-cam/post-processors-101/td-p/5916925
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