by Rico Kanthatham

Fusion 360’s ‘Manufacturing’ workspace can be used as a CAM tool to generate toolpaths and GCODE files that can be used by the Shopbot CNC to run a ‘Cut Job’.

Fusion 360’s CAM workflow is intuitive and easy to use.

Fusion 360 CAM Workflow Overview

1. DESIGN Model: Body > Components
2. MANUFACTURING Model: Arrange components
3. Cut Job SETUP: Tool, Material, Cut Operation
4. Output GCODE: Post Processing > Shopbot OpenSBP

1. Design Model: Body >> Components

• Model the object in the Design Workspace
• Convert each cut part from a Body to a Component

2. Manufacturing Model + Arrange

• Change from the Design Workspace to the Manufacturing Workspace
• Select the correct Units for the CNC machine. Confirm that ‘Model Units’ and ‘Shopbot Units’ are the same...if not, convert ‘Model Units’ to ‘Shopbot Units’
  • Change ‘Units’ to ‘millimeter’ or ‘inches’ accordingly

Create a Manufacturing Model

• Right Click Manufacturing Models >> create Manufacturing model

  

  • A copy of the design model...called Manufacturing Model...will be made
  • Changes to the Manufacturing Model will not affect the original Design Model (but changes to the Design Model will affect the Manufacturing Model)