#POST PROCESSOR POWERMILL CONFIGURATION PRO#

#POST PROCESSOR POWERMILL CONFIGURATION PRO#

The default settings for Autodesk Fusion 360 are pretty conservative for most CNC’s on the market, but for desktop models like the Pro and PROVer, some further adjustment is needed. The third tab deals with clearance heights, or more simply, how much space to maneuver your CNC has. Take care to select carefully so that nothing is cut that you do not want to be. For this example, only one is cut, but you could select as many as you want per operation. In the second tab (seen to the left) you need to select the pockets that you want to be cut out. Generally for Lead-In/Lead-Out, 10-30% slower is a good setting to test at, and 30-50% slower for Plunge/Ramp feedrate. These should always be lower than your cutting feedrate. Lead/Ramp/Plunge Feedrate: These settings dictate cutting feedrate through various more stressful movements your machine might make.The deeper you cut, the slower you have to set this. This value varies wildly depending on how deep you are cutting per pass. Cutting Feedrate: This is the primary value used to dictate how fast your CNC tries to slice through your project.Anything over that $30 value just defaults to Max Speed. So 1000 = Max speed and 500 = half speed. As one might expect, this setting dictates how fast your spindle will turn, but setting it to 1000 does not equate to 1000 RPM, but rather is relative to the $30 value in your GRBL settings. Spindle Speed & Ramp Spindle Speed: For the sake of simplicity, make a habit of setting both of these settings equal to one another.There are a lot of features you can modify, enable or disable but for the sake of this quickstart guide we will focus on the essentials: In the first tab, after you have selected your end mill, you will need to alter all of the feeds and speeds settings based on a variety of factors. First, in the “Tool” tab, click on “Select tool…” and pick a 1/8” end mill from one of the stock libraries, or make a new tool yourself. From there, you will need to enter the parameters to define the cut, which are listed in a tab format just like the Setup. To start making your cut around 2D parts, go to the “2D” drop-down menu and select the “2D Pocket” operation. With your WCS looking like the above image and your stock dimensions set, you can select ok and move on to creating toolpaths. In this case, we already know the Z height (.72” on Z Axis) from our measurements earlier, and now you can measure your stock’s length (4” on Y Axis) and width (7” on X Axis). Under the Mode selection, I suggest using “Fixed Size Box” to fully define your stock materials. Once your project looks like the above you can go to the Stock tab and modify the dimensions of the stock material. For ease of use, many people select the bottom left corner like the above, and you want to make sure that the blue Z arrow is pointing upwards, and that X & Y are hugging your work piece. For the most part just think of this as where the bit will be placed before you tell your machine to start cutting. The most important part of the setup process is figuring out where your Work Coordinate System (WCS) will start from. You will see a translucent box show up around your model, this represents the stock material that you will be placing in your Machine. The First focuses on making 3D models, while the second is meant to help turn a digital model into a real physical product.ĭirectly to the right of the Manufacturing tab is the Setup button, start by clicking it and the above menu should pop up. It is wise to think of each of those tabs as separate programs, with Design being for CAD (Computer Aided Design) purposes while the Manufacturing tab is CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing).

The first step in this process is (with your model visible) to go from the “ Design ” to “Manufacturing” tab in the top-left corner of the program.Īs you do so, you will see the interface change.

Just like you have to set the table before you have dinner, so do you need to set up a workspace in Fusion 360 in order for your machine to know what you want it to do.

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Post processor powermill configuration