Fusion CAM 101 (For Woodworkers)

​In this class you'll learn the basics of designing CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) operations, aimed primarily for usage with wood on CNC routers, as well as some basics on CNC routers, bits, stock, etc.

​I'll provide a simple test model designed with Fusion CAD, and i'll go through the design of several types of operations from scratch so you can follow along on your laptop.

​The contents:

1. ​Basic concepts
   a. Chip load, feed rates, rpm
   b. Different types of stock
   c. Different types of router bits

2. ​Fusion CAM
   a. Tool library and post-processors
   b. Manufacturing models
   c. Setups
   d. Stock set up
   e. Adaptive Clearing
   f. 2D Pocket
   g. Bore
   h. Scallop, Parallel, short intro to finishing operations.
   i. 2D Contour

​If you want to follow along, you should bring a laptop with Fusion installed:
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal

​You can also download the model i'll be using, with which you can follow along interactively:
https://filedn.com/lbKifuhldLl7LQNNHqTstQ7/cam-class.f3d