Once again, a new window opens called New tool. Select the 3D menu and press Pocket Clearing.Ī new window opens, press the blue plus sign. The first is to clear out all the holes in the piece, some of these are countersunk, so we will use ‘pocket clearing’ for this. Now we are ready to start giving actions for our CNC mill to perform. Set the top offset to 0 mm (assuming we will be cutting this from material that is the same thickness as the part) and press, OK. Select Box Point to select a stock point to be the origin for our job.Ĭlick the left upper point on the top of the yellow semi-transparent stock box.īump the side offset up by to 5 mm, to give us a bit of a margin when cutting the part. We need to define the Z-Axis, we do so by clicking on the side of the model (the white marked in the picture).Īs you can see in the picture below, the Z-Axis is now pointing up. Select the button with the arrow behind A-Axis. In the Setup tab, select the orientation drop down and click Select Z axis/plane & X axis. Select the SETUP menu and select New Setup. We need to set the coordinate system such that the Z-axis points up, while the x and y-axis from the plane matching the top of the stock (the yellow semi-transparent box). Most importantly, it lets us set up how our stock will be orientated in our mill. It lets us tell Fusion a few details about the stock, or the material we will be using to cut the part from. A setup holds general properties about the milling job.
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