help with fusion 360 cam and revolver model

[Anonymous]

Hi im having trouble putting these radius slots on this revolver cylinder i created. I cant get the tool path to link/ do anything .im also using the mill/turn function in cam. 

Im pretty sure its with the setup. I created a test model with a bunch of slots on it and it works just fine. hope someone can help me thanks. ill upload the model. 

[daniel_lyall]

Your model needs to be made a solid before you try anything else, highlight the model with a left to right-drag then in the surfaces workspaces stitch it to together, then delete all the empty components folders.

[Anonymous]

I sent the wrong one by mistake here is the solid model. 

[seth.madore]

The file you attached has no setups or toolpaths in it. We have no idea where you are running into trouble or what has gone wrong. Please share something that shows some attempts at a toolpath, as well as your other sample piece that you mentioned in your first thread.

[mesacrash]

Are you planning on making this cylinder? If so, there are some issues with the cylinder. The flutes are supposed to strengthen the cylinder, but yours have stress risers. There are others. I have a lot of experience manufacturing cylinders. If you would like, we could talk about it.

[Anonymous]

well ive managed to get it to work sort of but id like to be able to come in from the face of the part and run it to the back of the part and repeat on next slot. ill post what i have bare with me as im new to cam. 

[daniel_lyall]

Is this what you won't to archive 

 

[Anonymous]

yes now how were you able to do this? can you teach me..?

[daniel_lyall]

What machine are you going to be machining this on, there are a lot of ways it can be done.

[mesacrash]

Now the ball endmill has been used; eliminating the stress riser in the flutes. For aesthetics, try raising the tool in the Z axis while continuing in the Y axis. Check it out.

[daniel_lyall]

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[daniel_lyall · Accepted solution]

Here is one way to do a toolpath in Fusion.

There are a few different ways to do toolpaths in Fusion from sketches to surfaces like above defeaturing a model so on.

Any other questions fire away or If I am going to fast in the screencast I can do it again slower.

What is shown is not a finishing toolpath also there are mistakes in the video and a fix just for reference. 

[mesacrash]

Here is a link to the type of cutter often used for fluting a cylinder:  https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/03170339

This will allow the flute to have 2 different radii. 

Of course you could use a ball end mill in a CNC, as it can travel in 2 axis at once.

[johnswetz1982]

How do you get 2 different radii with that cutter?

[mesacrash]

1/4" Radius x 3" Diam (which has a radius of 1-1/2").

[daniel_lyall]

@mesacrash  That is a milling cutter I don't think it would work too well with mill turn.

[mesacrash]

I am new to cam so I have nothing to respond with. I can draw it and mill
it manually but...

[daniel_lyall]

@mesacrash  That is why you just ask no one is going to be a troll over any question or Idea you have.

[mesacrash]

Read the attached file, please. I think you may enjoy it. It is from the archives of American Handgunner magazine 1997. I am Charlie in the article.

[seth.madore]

@mesacrash  pretty cool stuff! Man, I remember buying that magazine when I was a kid. Best expenditure of summer job income (in my eyes anyways)

Welcome to the world of CNC!