can't post 4th axis CAM

[dforminc]

Hi all,

I have a commercial subscription to fusion 360 (started in Jan) but switched to a startup version in order to do some 4th axis stuff. It was all working fine (a few weeks ago) and using it today, I can't get it to post. I still have all of the options for orientation etc, but no output for machining. I'm not sure what changed but I need to get it working. If I have to go to ultimate I will but would like to get a little more time from the startup license. Not sure this the problem, but here is what the editor says when I try to post:

: Configuration: Generic Tormach PathPilot
Information: Vendor: Tormach
Information: Posting intermediate data to 'D:\post process\1001.nc'
Information: Total number of warnings: 1
Error: Failed to post process. See below for details.
...
Code page changed to '1252  (ANSI - Latin I)'
Start time: Friday, September 29, 2017 8:24:17 PM
Code page changed to '20127 (US-ASCII)'
Post processor engine: 4.2.1 41465
Configuration path: C:\Users\james\AppData\Local\Autodesk\webdeploy\production\6b014ce3e90b393cb8b4459a016fe88667a42a91\Applications\CAM360\Data\Posts\tormach.cps
Include paths: C:\Users\james\AppData\Local\Autodesk\webdeploy\production\6b014ce3e90b393cb8b4459a016fe88667a42a91\Applications\CAM360\Data\Posts
Configuration modification date: Monday, August 07, 2017 7:45:28 PM
Output path: D:\post process\1001.nc
Checksum of intermediate NC data: a39a7d8d3a45730f55f8b7cb121dedc3
Checksum of configuration: 7831c1a03d5910cf8a7ccfd0fca1b7ee
Vendor url: http://www.tormach.com
Legal: Copyright (C) 2012-2017 by Autodesk, Inc.
Generated by: Fusion 360 CAM 2.0.3257
...
Warning: Work offset has not been specified. Using G54 as WCS.
Error: Tool orientation is not supported.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error: Failed to invoke function 'onSection'.
Error: Failed to invoke 'onSection' in the post configuration.
Error: Failed to execute configuration.
Stop time: Friday, September 29, 2017 8:24:17 PM
Post processing failed.

Does this look like a license problem or something else?

On another issue, why do I not have access to an archive format for exporting? I have iges, step, etc, but no f3z or f3d. Any ideas how I can export files that fusion will have history on, rather than the dead versions? If I need to do clean install of this I  would prefer to backup first. but I don't want to lose all the fusion file history.

Thanks, James

[mike.tessier]

Hi @dforminc,

Thanks for posting!

I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you have been having trying to post process your 4th axis jobs! I wasn't able to reproduce the issue here on my machine though.

I think this might be specific to your design. Would you mind sharing the design with me? The article linked here describes the many ways that you can share your designs to collaborate with others. For the purposes of troubleshooting this issue, I would recommend sharing a public link to the design with me. That will allow me to download and make modifications to the design during my troubleshooting while keeping it intact with your project. If for what ever reason you are unable to share the link publicly, feel free to send it to me directly in a private message.

Thanks in advance for the information! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - I am always happy to lend a hand!

EDIT: Whoops, missed your other question at the bottom! I suspect that the design you are trying to export has at least one externally referenced component in it. Exporting f3ds and f3zs of designs with xRefs directly from Fusion is not currently supported. To export f3ds and f3zs of designs with xRefs in them, you must export them through myhub.autodesk360.com.

Cheers,

[dforminc]

Hi Mike,
Thanks. I have made a simpler version of the part and here is a link to the
F3D file:
http://a360.co/2yNflKW
When I post the first setup it won't work (returns the same errors as I
previously showed you), when I post the second (with no tool orientation
changes) there are no problems.
-James

[kate.raskauskas · Accepted solution]

Hi @dforminc,

Did you set your rotary table axis in the post processor dialog? I was able to post both setups with no errors after setting the axis to X:

[dforminc]

Thanks Kate! Enough time had passed since I originally set the part up that
I forgot about that setting requirement. Problem solved- thanks! -J

[domRYU3P]

Hello,

I was wondering if you could help or send me to right direction in order to get 4th axis (on aggregate) working in Fusion 360? I have no idea even where to start but I have to say it would be nice to be able to drill holes in face 3,5,6. Recently I have managed to obtain postprocessor from Autodesk that is compatible with my Felder H200  (pod type machine)   called "Evolution-Busellato"  and I am making first steps in CAM so far fairly successful ! But it would be great to have some information where do I start with exploring 4th axis ?

Regards,

Dom