Open your model in Fusion and click on the CAM tab. In order to explain all these steps, we’re gonna show you how to make Kevin. This means we’re jumping straight into CAM, which is the meatiest part of our tutorial. But you can download our file and follow along, no 3D modeling experience required. So this video’s about how to cut fancy things on your CNC, not how to model them in the first place, so we’re gonna skip over CAD and save that tutorial for another time.

CNC: Click run and your CNC takes those instructions and starts carving.

Machine controller: Then load these instructions into your machine control software, in this case Easel.G-code: Next you generate instructions that your CNC can understand.CAM: Then you show the CNC how to carve this model from your stock material.

You can design one yourself or download existing models to use.

CAD: First you need a 3D CAD model of the thing you wanna carve.

These fancy cuts are big deal for a computer to do, but a computer doesn’t know what’s in your head, so here’s how to tell it what’s in your head. You can make a lot of really cool stuff using just these types of cuts, but you can also carve more 3D looking shapes or do really complex designs with multiple flat surfaces, way more than you would wanna calculate manually. Lastly, this wasn’t a sponsored project or anything, but we’ll go ahead and link to Fusion and the CNCs we used in this video:įirst off we’re gonna go over the different types of carving a CNC can do. Second, here are time-stamps for the video for each section we’re gonna cover.ģ:14 CAM – setup – setup tab (orientation and zero)Ħ:28 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpathĦ:36 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpath – tool tabĦ:43 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpath – geometry tabħ:35 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpath – heights tabħ:42 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpath – passes tabĨ:31 CAM – toolpaths – customize toolpath – linking tab First, a link to the Fusion 360 3D file we’re using so you can follow along/poke around: So we’ve put together this beginners guide to using Fusion 360 CAM for your CNC.īefore we dive in, here are a couple things to help you follow along. Fusion 360 is an awesome tool you can use with your CNC because you can do fancy cuts like 3D curves, slopes, and complex layers.

Fusion 360 beginner tutorial