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00:02
In this lesson, we'll use the single groove toolpath in Fusion 360.
00:07
After completing this lesson, you'll be able to: Create a single groove toolpath.
00:12
Modify tool parameters and use Simulate to verify toolpath.
00:17
In Fusion 360, we want to start with the supplied dataset Turning Grooves.
00:22
We should be in the Manufacture workspace and our units should be set to inch.
00:27
When we take a look at this part, you'll notice that it has several grooves on the outside as well as the inside.
00:32
We're going to start by exploring a single groove and machining the groove on the outside face of the part.
00:38
When we take a look at this, it doesn't currently contain a setup.
00:41
So we first need to create a new turning setup.
00:45
To get started, we're going to go in using the default settings.
00:49
We're not going to have any stock on the backside of the part.
00:51
We're simply going to create a new turning setup.
00:54
And we're going to modify the program to be Program 1002.
00:58
And we're going to comment this at Grooves.
01:03
Now that we have the stock set up with our Z coordinate system for our rotation axis,
01:08
and X pointing towards us as if the part is on the left hand side of the machine,
01:13
what we want to do is we want to focus on a very quick profile toolpath.
01:18
So we're going to rough the outside of the part and we'll need to do that by selecting a tool.
01:23
We're going to go into the Fusion 360 Library this time.
01:26
And we're going to filter by Turning.
01:28
Notice that if we select any of these options, we can get a preview on the screen.
01:33
And we're going to start by selecting the second tool and we can make sure that the orientation is correct.
01:41
We can see that the tool is coming from this side.
01:43
We're going to use all the default settings and we're going to say OK to profile the part.
01:48
Next, I'm going to repeat this process.
01:50
But this time I'm going to use the finishing toolpath, I’m going to use the same tool outside profiling,
01:57
making sure that we're not leaving any stock and we'll say OK to do this in one pass.
02:02
Notice that this produces a warning.
02:05
It tells us that the Lead-Out has been modified due to a gouge with the remaining stock.
02:10
In order to potentially address this, we can edit and select a different tool.
02:15
Once again, we're going to go into the Fusion 360 Library.
02:19
And instead of using this tool, we need to go down and we need to select another tool that can be used for finishing this type of geometry.
02:27
I'm going to select the last tool which is the VNMT09T32.
02:33
But it's the right hand version.
02:35
We’ll select OK, regenerate this toolpath.
02:39
Notice that now it's removing more material.
02:41
Some of the grooves have started to be removed but we do still have a warning due to a gouge with the remaining stock.
02:48
We're going to not worry about that warning for right now, we want to focus our attention on cleaning out these grooves.
02:55
So I'm going to left click in the canvas area and this is going to allow me to hide the in process stock.
03:02
And now I want to go to my Turning and select Turning Single Groove.
03:07
To do this, we will need to select a groove tool.
03:10
So once again we'll go to the Fusion Library.
03:12
We're going to go to our turning tool category but we're going to filter by tool type and turning grooving.
03:20
We have ID Grooving which will be a different orientation.
03:24
And then we have OD Grooving with a 0.8 millimeter radius and then we have one with a 0 millimeter radius.
03:30
This tool has a circular insert type so this means that it's not really going to work for us.
03:36
But we're going to get started with this and then we're going to modify the tool geometry.
03:41
We're going to move on to the second tab which is Geometry.
03:45
And we need to select the groove position.
03:47
I'm going to select the lower edge on the backside of that groove and then I need to determine whether or not it's front, back or middle.
03:57
In our case, we're going to be using the front alignment which means the tool will be in front of our selection.
04:04
I'm not going to modify any of the other settings.
04:06
I simply want to take a look at the result.
04:09
It knows the shape of the tool, it knows its compensation point.
04:13
So it also knows that it can't get in and clean this geometry out.
04:17
This means that I need to modify the tool.
04:20
So I'm going to expand the operation and I'm going to edit this tool.
04:24
Remember that we pulled this tool from the tool library but now that it's in our document, it really is not a read-only tool anymore.
04:32
We can make any adjustments we need.
04:35
We're going to modify this based on specific tools that are available.
04:40
I'm going to change it to an Inch type.
04:42
I'm going to change the shape to Square.
04:45
Notice that the tolerance changes and the cross section type changes and some of the parameters are no longer valid.
04:52
I need to modify the specific value of width which is going to be 0.1875”.
05:00
From here, notice the Corner Radius is custom and it's set to 0 and the Head length value must be positive and not 0.
05:09
Whenever we select specific values, we need to make sure that we understand what is actually changing.
05:16
Now the Head length that needs to be positive, I'm going to set to 0.1875 as well and notice that it accepts that value.
05:25
Keep in mind if we set this to a smaller value, in some instances that will actually cause an error depending on some of your other settings.
05:34
It's always a good idea to make sure that you're setting these values based on a physical tool that you can actually purchase.
05:42
So make sure that you do understand that we're not just setting these values so that they are okay in the program,
05:48
we need to set them to an actual tool.
05:51
Now once we select accept, it's going to tell us that the tool that we created is having an issue with a toolpath that it was used in.
06:00
So we need to select it and we need to regenerate it.
06:04
Once we regenerate it, now the tool can actually go in and it can take a look at the material that it needs to remove.
06:11
I'm going to do this by going to Simulate and I'm going to manually drag this.
06:16
Notice the material that's left from that profile finishing toolpath.
06:21
And we're going to allow the tool to come in and clear that material out.
06:27
If we didn't use that profile finishing toolpath, if we make adjustments to that and we don't allow it to go into the grooving,
06:35
we can select some of the geometry settings, we can use Rest Machining from the previous operation.
06:43
We can take a look at the Passes, we can say that it can't do any dragging,
06:49
we can determine if we don't want it to do grooving, we can allow it to skip over those grooves.
06:54
And then we can get rid of some of those errors that we had.
06:58
Now, when we take a look at this toolpath, let's go ahead and simulate.
07:01
You can see that there's more stock left behind and now the tool comes in and it cleans out that groove how we would expect.
07:09
So this is a great way for us to get an introduction to creating these grooving toolpaths by using the single groove option.
07:16
Once you've created this, make sure that you do save your design before moving on to the next step.
Video transcript
00:02
In this lesson, we'll use the single groove toolpath in Fusion 360.
00:07
After completing this lesson, you'll be able to: Create a single groove toolpath.
00:12
Modify tool parameters and use Simulate to verify toolpath.
00:17
In Fusion 360, we want to start with the supplied dataset Turning Grooves.
00:22
We should be in the Manufacture workspace and our units should be set to inch.
00:27
When we take a look at this part, you'll notice that it has several grooves on the outside as well as the inside.
00:32
We're going to start by exploring a single groove and machining the groove on the outside face of the part.
00:38
When we take a look at this, it doesn't currently contain a setup.
00:41
So we first need to create a new turning setup.
00:45
To get started, we're going to go in using the default settings.
00:49
We're not going to have any stock on the backside of the part.
00:51
We're simply going to create a new turning setup.
00:54
And we're going to modify the program to be Program 1002.
00:58
And we're going to comment this at Grooves.
01:03
Now that we have the stock set up with our Z coordinate system for our rotation axis,
01:08
and X pointing towards us as if the part is on the left hand side of the machine,
01:13
what we want to do is we want to focus on a very quick profile toolpath.
01:18
So we're going to rough the outside of the part and we'll need to do that by selecting a tool.
01:23
We're going to go into the Fusion 360 Library this time.
01:26
And we're going to filter by Turning.
01:28
Notice that if we select any of these options, we can get a preview on the screen.
01:33
And we're going to start by selecting the second tool and we can make sure that the orientation is correct.
01:41
We can see that the tool is coming from this side.
01:43
We're going to use all the default settings and we're going to say OK to profile the part.
01:48
Next, I'm going to repeat this process.
01:50
But this time I'm going to use the finishing toolpath, I’m going to use the same tool outside profiling,
01:57
making sure that we're not leaving any stock and we'll say OK to do this in one pass.
02:02
Notice that this produces a warning.
02:05
It tells us that the Lead-Out has been modified due to a gouge with the remaining stock.
02:10
In order to potentially address this, we can edit and select a different tool.
02:15
Once again, we're going to go into the Fusion 360 Library.
02:19
And instead of using this tool, we need to go down and we need to select another tool that can be used for finishing this type of geometry.
02:27
I'm going to select the last tool which is the VNMT09T32.
02:33
But it's the right hand version.
02:35
We’ll select OK, regenerate this toolpath.
02:39
Notice that now it's removing more material.
02:41
Some of the grooves have started to be removed but we do still have a warning due to a gouge with the remaining stock.
02:48
We're going to not worry about that warning for right now, we want to focus our attention on cleaning out these grooves.
02:55
So I'm going to left click in the canvas area and this is going to allow me to hide the in process stock.
03:02
And now I want to go to my Turning and select Turning Single Groove.
03:07
To do this, we will need to select a groove tool.
03:10
So once again we'll go to the Fusion Library.
03:12
We're going to go to our turning tool category but we're going to filter by tool type and turning grooving.
03:20
We have ID Grooving which will be a different orientation.
03:24
And then we have OD Grooving with a 0.8 millimeter radius and then we have one with a 0 millimeter radius.
03:30
This tool has a circular insert type so this means that it's not really going to work for us.
03:36
But we're going to get started with this and then we're going to modify the tool geometry.
03:41
We're going to move on to the second tab which is Geometry.
03:45
And we need to select the groove position.
03:47
I'm going to select the lower edge on the backside of that groove and then I need to determine whether or not it's front, back or middle.
03:57
In our case, we're going to be using the front alignment which means the tool will be in front of our selection.
04:04
I'm not going to modify any of the other settings.
04:06
I simply want to take a look at the result.
04:09
It knows the shape of the tool, it knows its compensation point.
04:13
So it also knows that it can't get in and clean this geometry out.
04:17
This means that I need to modify the tool.
04:20
So I'm going to expand the operation and I'm going to edit this tool.
04:24
Remember that we pulled this tool from the tool library but now that it's in our document, it really is not a read-only tool anymore.
04:32
We can make any adjustments we need.
04:35
We're going to modify this based on specific tools that are available.
04:40
I'm going to change it to an Inch type.
04:42
I'm going to change the shape to Square.
04:45
Notice that the tolerance changes and the cross section type changes and some of the parameters are no longer valid.
04:52
I need to modify the specific value of width which is going to be 0.1875”.
05:00
From here, notice the Corner Radius is custom and it's set to 0 and the Head length value must be positive and not 0.
05:09
Whenever we select specific values, we need to make sure that we understand what is actually changing.
05:16
Now the Head length that needs to be positive, I'm going to set to 0.1875 as well and notice that it accepts that value.
05:25
Keep in mind if we set this to a smaller value, in some instances that will actually cause an error depending on some of your other settings.
05:34
It's always a good idea to make sure that you're setting these values based on a physical tool that you can actually purchase.
05:42
So make sure that you do understand that we're not just setting these values so that they are okay in the program,
05:48
we need to set them to an actual tool.
05:51
Now once we select accept, it's going to tell us that the tool that we created is having an issue with a toolpath that it was used in.
06:00
So we need to select it and we need to regenerate it.
06:04
Once we regenerate it, now the tool can actually go in and it can take a look at the material that it needs to remove.
06:11
I'm going to do this by going to Simulate and I'm going to manually drag this.
06:16
Notice the material that's left from that profile finishing toolpath.
06:21
And we're going to allow the tool to come in and clear that material out.
06:27
If we didn't use that profile finishing toolpath, if we make adjustments to that and we don't allow it to go into the grooving,
06:35
we can select some of the geometry settings, we can use Rest Machining from the previous operation.
06:43
We can take a look at the Passes, we can say that it can't do any dragging,
06:49
we can determine if we don't want it to do grooving, we can allow it to skip over those grooves.
06:54
And then we can get rid of some of those errors that we had.
06:58
Now, when we take a look at this toolpath, let's go ahead and simulate.
07:01
You can see that there's more stock left behind and now the tool comes in and it cleans out that groove how we would expect.
07:09
So this is a great way for us to get an introduction to creating these grooving toolpaths by using the single groove option.
07:16
Once you've created this, make sure that you do save your design before moving on to the next step.
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