Is there a process for working on stock longer than machinable area?
My gantry is 4'x4' with open ended Y axis. If I want to work on something 4'x8' for instance can I separate my model or paths into sections; mill the first half, pause machine, move stock forward, mill the second half?
I have found options in Vectric, V-Carve, and this article on fixturing but can't find anything in Fusion.
Thanks very much for your time.
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If you send a file please expect that I am going to open it and take notes. I have a lot to learn and I really appreciate your time! Not sure what happened but this is what I see when I open your file:
Are you sure you opened the correct file? This is what I see.
Mark
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Oh man it takes a village.... Thank you Mark. I realize now it was gearsoups file I was looking at again. Guess I need to take better notes
The combination of sketch boundaries and touch surfaces makes sense to me now. Very elegant.
Thanks for your patience everyone. Time to mill!
To use a sketch as a machining boundary sounds like a great idea, but this does not seem to be an available option for the 2D Engrave operation (see screenshot).
True?
Why isn't it?
Engrave only works with sketch curves or edge curves. The curves have to form a closed boundary, not sure your font is a single line in places. Take a look a the file in this post as an example of using a sketch. If you still have a problem can you upload the file.
If you are working with a single line font use trace instead.
Mark
Edit used wrong link, updated to correct one.
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Any chance someone can write a brief step by step guide on how to go about doing this. Something a bit more detailed that "use a combination of sketch boundaries and touch surfaces"...
I am just trying to get my head around Fusion 360 and generating 3D milling instructions.
I am planning on machining 4 alignment holes through the stock into the table so that the stock can be repositioned easily in preparation for the next cut. Let's assume the following:
How would sketch boundaries and touch surfaces be used to generate two operations such that the stock can be moved after the first operation without needing to rehome or align the machine?
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