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Inputting set measurement to find on body

matthew2700
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Inputting set measurement to find on body

matthew2700
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Looking for some input as I cannot find anything that references this. I routinely send files into a CNC shop to have them cut out, and always have to edit the file to be within the cutters working parameters. This typically means I have to go back to the file, and enlarge areas that were originally too small to be cut out. How can I, through Fusion, see if any part of my file would be "too small" without having to painstakingly use the measuring tool to check every area? I have attached a photo of what the shop sends me when I must edit a file.

 

For example, if I were to input "0.25" as the minimum distance from one solid part of the body to another, I would be shown the area(s) where it does not meet this set parameter. 

 

 

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jeff_strater
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There is no easy way to do this in the Design environment.  I am not proficient in the Manufacturing workspace, but it seems to me that if you tried to set up your own CNC toolpaths, using the same size tool that your shop uses, that Fusion would tell you whether or not it could be done.  Maybe @seth.madore could comment?


Jeff Strater
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seth.madore
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We don't have a "one-button" solution, unfortunately for you.

However, @jeff_strater is on the right path. I'd create a Setup in the Manufacture environment, create a 2D Contour toolpath, select a .25" tool, and then select the sketch to produce a toolpath. Inspect the toolpath all over to see if there are areas that aren't cut 100%. Fusion is going to skip areas that the tool cannot get to.


Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing


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