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00:02
Create a tool library.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:07
create a new tool library, create a custom tool,
00:10
copy and paste tools and update feeds and speeds
00:16
in fusion. We're gonna begin with a new untitled document.
00:19
The first step is to navigate to your user preferences.
00:22
Navigate to the section four,
00:24
manufacture and make sure that enable cloud libraries is checked.
00:29
Next, we're gonna navigate to the manufacture workspace.
00:32
Make sure that we're on the milling tab
00:34
and move over to manage and tool library
00:37
inside of the tool library. We have two areas where we can create a new tool library
00:42
on the cloud or in a local location.
00:45
Now,
00:45
it's good practice to make sure that you're
00:47
creating your tool libraries on the cloud.
00:49
This means if you log into fusion at any other computer,
00:52
you will still have access to those tool libraries.
00:55
At the very bottom. We also have a fusion library
00:58
and at the very bottom of this list, you can also download vendor libraries.
01:02
It's a good idea to download a vendor library.
01:05
If you can find one for the specific tools that you're using,
01:08
but making sure you understand how to create your own tools and
01:10
copy ones from the fusion library is an extremely important step.
01:14
So to get started first, let's go to our cloud library, right?
01:18
Click and create a new library.
01:21
We're gonna be creating one for our module series
01:25
and we're going to title it Metric at the end.
01:28
Once we have this module series metric, notice that it has no data.
01:32
We haven't created any tools inside of here.
01:35
Now there are two ways to get started.
01:36
We can create a new empty tool or we can copy
01:39
a tool that has close parameters to what we need.
01:43
Remember that any tool definition in our tool library is going to
01:46
be used in the programming and the creation of our parts.
01:50
So making sure that the digital tool matches
01:52
the physical tool is an extremely important step
01:55
to get started. Let's scroll all the way down and navigate to our fusion library
01:60
by selecting just the fusion library,
02:02
we can use our filters to start filtering by category
02:05
or we can find a specific sub folder.
02:07
For example, milling tools metric to filter down a little bit further
02:12
from here. I am gonna select milling
02:14
and I wanna select flat and mill.
02:16
This is going to limit the number of tools that we can see
02:19
from here. We want to select a six millimeter flat end mill.
02:23
So locating six millimeter
02:25
and we'll left click on it
02:27
as soon as we do note that we have a preview
02:29
of the tool and its properties on the right hand side.
02:31
And at the bottom, we have a bunch of cutting data presets
02:35
from here. What we need to do is right click and we need to copy this tool.
02:39
Then we'll need to go back to our module series metric,
02:42
right click and paste tool.
02:45
Once we pasted the tool into our library, we can now edit
02:49
anytime we have a tool inside of our fusion library that is gonna be
02:53
read only it can be used any time we want to in a program,
02:56
but we won't be able to modify its parameters
02:58
and it won't contain anything like a tool number
03:01
from here. We're going to right click and we're gonna edit this tool
03:05
once the tool is open, the first section is general,
03:08
which means that we have a description of our tool potential
03:11
information about the vendor product ID and a product link.
03:15
Now, anytime you create a tool, it's a good idea to add that information.
03:19
That way anybody else using the tool will
03:20
have information about where the tool came from.
03:23
And for example, information about its cutting parameters
03:26
when we move over to the cutter section,
03:28
here's where we're going to define things like the rotation of the spindle.
03:32
The number of flutes the tool has whether or
03:34
not the tool has a specific material or coding.
03:37
For example, high speed steel
03:39
and the information about the geometry of the tool.
03:42
Obviously, it's a six millimeter tool with a six millimeter shaft.
03:46
But the overall length of the tool,
03:48
its length below holder or the overall gauge length of
03:51
the tool assembly is going to be extremely important.
03:53
When we select these values, notice that arrows appear on our graphic preview
03:58
on the far right. We can also rotate the tool around and zoom in and out.
04:03
That way, we can get a good idea of what the tool looks like in 3D.
04:07
Next,
04:07
we're gonna skip the shaft section because this is gonna be
04:10
empty based on our tool definition and move to our holder section
04:13
by default. This is using AC
04:15
A T 4032 call
04:17
it style holder.
04:18
If we need to select a different holder,
04:20
it's a good idea to locate those holders or
04:23
to create or download your own holder for use.
04:26
You can see there are plenty of different BT and CT 40
04:29
type holders and we've got some metric variations here as well.
04:33
When we select a holder, if we want to swap it out for our tool assembly,
04:37
we can use select holder
04:39
and you can see that it changes on the screen
04:41
from here. We're gonna move over to cutting data.
04:44
This is where we're gonna define things like the spindle speed, the surface speed,
04:48
the feed rate and other information such as the vertical feed rates
04:52
and whether or not we want to use information for things like passes and linking.
04:56
Keep in mind that on the far left,
04:58
our cutting data presets are gonna change based on the preset we have selected.
05:03
For example,
05:03
if we're going to use this tool for aluminum
05:05
finishing and we click the aluminum finishing preset.
05:08
Notice it's now using a 12,000 R PM spindle speed.
05:12
If you're using a machine that's limited to say 8500 or 10,000 R PM,
05:17
it would automatically throw a warning or an error.
05:20
So making sure that we do have presets that match those values is gonna be important
05:25
for our purposes.
05:26
We're gonna use this aluminum finishing and aluminum roughing,
05:29
cutting data preset.
05:31
So we're gonna move on to post processor
05:33
in here. We want to dictate what the tool number is.
05:36
So we're going to say tool number two and hit enter.
05:39
This is the value that's going to be passed along in the G
05:43
code that we output that's going to be sent to the CNC machine.
05:46
This is gonna tell it which tool to get out of its tool turret.
05:49
And it's important that this information matches
05:51
everything from the tool diameter,
05:53
the gauge length of the tool as well as the tool number
05:57
we're gonna hit accept and that's gonna automatically save
05:60
all of those changes inside of that tool library.
06:03
Now that we've seen how to copy a tool from the fusion library,
06:07
let's go ahead and create our own
06:09
in this case, we're gonna hit the plus icon in the upper left corner
06:12
and we need to start by selecting what type of tool
06:15
many of these will come preloaded with values.
06:18
So make sure that you do pick the correct one.
06:20
For example, we want to use a flat end mill.
06:23
And if we were to start with a face mill, some of those values would not be correct.
06:27
So select flat end mill,
06:29
then we want to start with a description.
06:31
We're gonna be creating a 12 millimeter flat end mill.
06:34
So we use a very basic description.
06:37
Next, we want to move to our cutter section
06:40
in the cutter section. We're gonna dictate again the type
06:43
we can change this but make sure that it's set to a flat end mill.
06:47
Otherwise, some of the values that we see in the geometry will not be correct.
06:50
We're gonna change the diameter value to 12 millimeters.
06:54
We're gonna change the overall length to 42 millimeters
06:58
and we're gonna leave the length below holder at 24.
07:01
Next, we're gonna move over to our holder section.
07:04
We wanna scroll down until we find the metric holders.
07:07
And we're gonna select the BT 40 B four C three OO 40,
07:12
select the holder
07:14
and then we can move on to our cutting data
07:16
right now. There's only a single default preset.
07:19
And when we copy a tool from the Fusion Library,
07:21
it came preloaded with many different
07:23
presets for different materials and operations.
07:27
If we want to add our own preset, we can use the plus icon
07:30
and we can use
07:31
a L ruffing as our preset name.
07:35
From here, we can modify values like the spindle speed. In
07:38
this case, we're gonna say 8500 R PM.
07:41
Note that some of these values have an FX next to them.
07:44
The FX is going to tell us that this is linked to another parameter or value.
07:50
So changes to things like this spindle speed will update this.
07:53
When you hover over these areas, the tool tip will pop up telling you what this does.
07:58
And if you hover for a little bit longer,
07:60
the values at the bottom will tell you more about the parameter name.
08:03
We can see here that its tool underscores surface speed.
08:06
Its value currently is 320.
08:09
And the expression is based on the spindle speed times the tool diameter.
08:14
As we move down the list,
08:15
you can see there are many other parameters such as the cutting feed rate,
08:18
feed per tooth lead in and lead out feed rates.
08:21
And there's a section down here for you, step down and you step over.
08:26
If you want these values to automatically be populated based on your tool,
08:30
make sure that you do check those values
08:32
whenever you're using a new tool,
08:34
starting out with the manufacturer's suggested values
08:37
is a great way to get started.
08:39
But you'll find that once you start machining or make some test cuts
08:42
that you can likely uh change or increase or decrease these values.
08:46
We're gonna leave all these values as is for now,
08:48
since we won't be using this tool in our course, we're gonna select accept
08:52
and now we've got two tools.
08:54
However, we did make one mistake.
08:56
We didn't enter a value for the tool number for the 12 millimeter tool.
09:01
However, it came prepopulated as tool number one,
09:04
anytime we create a tool, that tool value will not be set to zero,
09:08
it's automatically gonna increment based on the
09:10
available numbers inside of our tool library.
09:12
At
09:13
this point, both of the tools are saved in this library and it's on the cloud.
09:17
We don't have to click save. All we need to do is close out our tool library.
09:20
Once we're done making edits
09:22
because the library is independent of our specific design.
09:26
We can also close our untitled document
09:28
and the tool library will be ready whenever we need it at
09:31
this point, no saves are needed. So go ahead and move on to the next step.
00:02
Create a tool library.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:07
create a new tool library, create a custom tool,
00:10
copy and paste tools and update feeds and speeds
00:16
in fusion. We're gonna begin with a new untitled document.
00:19
The first step is to navigate to your user preferences.
00:22
Navigate to the section four,
00:24
manufacture and make sure that enable cloud libraries is checked.
00:29
Next, we're gonna navigate to the manufacture workspace.
00:32
Make sure that we're on the milling tab
00:34
and move over to manage and tool library
00:37
inside of the tool library. We have two areas where we can create a new tool library
00:42
on the cloud or in a local location.
00:45
Now,
00:45
it's good practice to make sure that you're
00:47
creating your tool libraries on the cloud.
00:49
This means if you log into fusion at any other computer,
00:52
you will still have access to those tool libraries.
00:55
At the very bottom. We also have a fusion library
00:58
and at the very bottom of this list, you can also download vendor libraries.
01:02
It's a good idea to download a vendor library.
01:05
If you can find one for the specific tools that you're using,
01:08
but making sure you understand how to create your own tools and
01:10
copy ones from the fusion library is an extremely important step.
01:14
So to get started first, let's go to our cloud library, right?
01:18
Click and create a new library.
01:21
We're gonna be creating one for our module series
01:25
and we're going to title it Metric at the end.
01:28
Once we have this module series metric, notice that it has no data.
01:32
We haven't created any tools inside of here.
01:35
Now there are two ways to get started.
01:36
We can create a new empty tool or we can copy
01:39
a tool that has close parameters to what we need.
01:43
Remember that any tool definition in our tool library is going to
01:46
be used in the programming and the creation of our parts.
01:50
So making sure that the digital tool matches
01:52
the physical tool is an extremely important step
01:55
to get started. Let's scroll all the way down and navigate to our fusion library
01:60
by selecting just the fusion library,
02:02
we can use our filters to start filtering by category
02:05
or we can find a specific sub folder.
02:07
For example, milling tools metric to filter down a little bit further
02:12
from here. I am gonna select milling
02:14
and I wanna select flat and mill.
02:16
This is going to limit the number of tools that we can see
02:19
from here. We want to select a six millimeter flat end mill.
02:23
So locating six millimeter
02:25
and we'll left click on it
02:27
as soon as we do note that we have a preview
02:29
of the tool and its properties on the right hand side.
02:31
And at the bottom, we have a bunch of cutting data presets
02:35
from here. What we need to do is right click and we need to copy this tool.
02:39
Then we'll need to go back to our module series metric,
02:42
right click and paste tool.
02:45
Once we pasted the tool into our library, we can now edit
02:49
anytime we have a tool inside of our fusion library that is gonna be
02:53
read only it can be used any time we want to in a program,
02:56
but we won't be able to modify its parameters
02:58
and it won't contain anything like a tool number
03:01
from here. We're going to right click and we're gonna edit this tool
03:05
once the tool is open, the first section is general,
03:08
which means that we have a description of our tool potential
03:11
information about the vendor product ID and a product link.
03:15
Now, anytime you create a tool, it's a good idea to add that information.
03:19
That way anybody else using the tool will
03:20
have information about where the tool came from.
03:23
And for example, information about its cutting parameters
03:26
when we move over to the cutter section,
03:28
here's where we're going to define things like the rotation of the spindle.
03:32
The number of flutes the tool has whether or
03:34
not the tool has a specific material or coding.
03:37
For example, high speed steel
03:39
and the information about the geometry of the tool.
03:42
Obviously, it's a six millimeter tool with a six millimeter shaft.
03:46
But the overall length of the tool,
03:48
its length below holder or the overall gauge length of
03:51
the tool assembly is going to be extremely important.
03:53
When we select these values, notice that arrows appear on our graphic preview
03:58
on the far right. We can also rotate the tool around and zoom in and out.
04:03
That way, we can get a good idea of what the tool looks like in 3D.
04:07
Next,
04:07
we're gonna skip the shaft section because this is gonna be
04:10
empty based on our tool definition and move to our holder section
04:13
by default. This is using AC
04:15
A T 4032 call
04:17
it style holder.
04:18
If we need to select a different holder,
04:20
it's a good idea to locate those holders or
04:23
to create or download your own holder for use.
04:26
You can see there are plenty of different BT and CT 40
04:29
type holders and we've got some metric variations here as well.
04:33
When we select a holder, if we want to swap it out for our tool assembly,
04:37
we can use select holder
04:39
and you can see that it changes on the screen
04:41
from here. We're gonna move over to cutting data.
04:44
This is where we're gonna define things like the spindle speed, the surface speed,
04:48
the feed rate and other information such as the vertical feed rates
04:52
and whether or not we want to use information for things like passes and linking.
04:56
Keep in mind that on the far left,
04:58
our cutting data presets are gonna change based on the preset we have selected.
05:03
For example,
05:03
if we're going to use this tool for aluminum
05:05
finishing and we click the aluminum finishing preset.
05:08
Notice it's now using a 12,000 R PM spindle speed.
05:12
If you're using a machine that's limited to say 8500 or 10,000 R PM,
05:17
it would automatically throw a warning or an error.
05:20
So making sure that we do have presets that match those values is gonna be important
05:25
for our purposes.
05:26
We're gonna use this aluminum finishing and aluminum roughing,
05:29
cutting data preset.
05:31
So we're gonna move on to post processor
05:33
in here. We want to dictate what the tool number is.
05:36
So we're going to say tool number two and hit enter.
05:39
This is the value that's going to be passed along in the G
05:43
code that we output that's going to be sent to the CNC machine.
05:46
This is gonna tell it which tool to get out of its tool turret.
05:49
And it's important that this information matches
05:51
everything from the tool diameter,
05:53
the gauge length of the tool as well as the tool number
05:57
we're gonna hit accept and that's gonna automatically save
05:60
all of those changes inside of that tool library.
06:03
Now that we've seen how to copy a tool from the fusion library,
06:07
let's go ahead and create our own
06:09
in this case, we're gonna hit the plus icon in the upper left corner
06:12
and we need to start by selecting what type of tool
06:15
many of these will come preloaded with values.
06:18
So make sure that you do pick the correct one.
06:20
For example, we want to use a flat end mill.
06:23
And if we were to start with a face mill, some of those values would not be correct.
06:27
So select flat end mill,
06:29
then we want to start with a description.
06:31
We're gonna be creating a 12 millimeter flat end mill.
06:34
So we use a very basic description.
06:37
Next, we want to move to our cutter section
06:40
in the cutter section. We're gonna dictate again the type
06:43
we can change this but make sure that it's set to a flat end mill.
06:47
Otherwise, some of the values that we see in the geometry will not be correct.
06:50
We're gonna change the diameter value to 12 millimeters.
06:54
We're gonna change the overall length to 42 millimeters
06:58
and we're gonna leave the length below holder at 24.
07:01
Next, we're gonna move over to our holder section.
07:04
We wanna scroll down until we find the metric holders.
07:07
And we're gonna select the BT 40 B four C three OO 40,
07:12
select the holder
07:14
and then we can move on to our cutting data
07:16
right now. There's only a single default preset.
07:19
And when we copy a tool from the Fusion Library,
07:21
it came preloaded with many different
07:23
presets for different materials and operations.
07:27
If we want to add our own preset, we can use the plus icon
07:30
and we can use
07:31
a L ruffing as our preset name.
07:35
From here, we can modify values like the spindle speed. In
07:38
this case, we're gonna say 8500 R PM.
07:41
Note that some of these values have an FX next to them.
07:44
The FX is going to tell us that this is linked to another parameter or value.
07:50
So changes to things like this spindle speed will update this.
07:53
When you hover over these areas, the tool tip will pop up telling you what this does.
07:58
And if you hover for a little bit longer,
07:60
the values at the bottom will tell you more about the parameter name.
08:03
We can see here that its tool underscores surface speed.
08:06
Its value currently is 320.
08:09
And the expression is based on the spindle speed times the tool diameter.
08:14
As we move down the list,
08:15
you can see there are many other parameters such as the cutting feed rate,
08:18
feed per tooth lead in and lead out feed rates.
08:21
And there's a section down here for you, step down and you step over.
08:26
If you want these values to automatically be populated based on your tool,
08:30
make sure that you do check those values
08:32
whenever you're using a new tool,
08:34
starting out with the manufacturer's suggested values
08:37
is a great way to get started.
08:39
But you'll find that once you start machining or make some test cuts
08:42
that you can likely uh change or increase or decrease these values.
08:46
We're gonna leave all these values as is for now,
08:48
since we won't be using this tool in our course, we're gonna select accept
08:52
and now we've got two tools.
08:54
However, we did make one mistake.
08:56
We didn't enter a value for the tool number for the 12 millimeter tool.
09:01
However, it came prepopulated as tool number one,
09:04
anytime we create a tool, that tool value will not be set to zero,
09:08
it's automatically gonna increment based on the
09:10
available numbers inside of our tool library.
09:12
At
09:13
this point, both of the tools are saved in this library and it's on the cloud.
09:17
We don't have to click save. All we need to do is close out our tool library.
09:20
Once we're done making edits
09:22
because the library is independent of our specific design.
09:26
We can also close our untitled document
09:28
and the tool library will be ready whenever we need it at
09:31
this point, no saves are needed. So go ahead and move on to the next step.
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