Fusion 360 - full, free 3D CAD and CAM

Thanks Muzzer - and sorry for the late response. You suggested solution works a treat!

David

Glad to have helped. I also benefited in the process, so it wasn't 100% altruistic! I'm gradually getting there with F360...

Murray

I have just signed up and downloaded the program. I tried logging in using the password I set up, it says the password is wrong. When I try to change the password using my e-mail address or user name it says'The e-mail address or user name is not associated with an Autodesk account'.' When I try to downlload the program again I am told I already have it. Should I have received a confirmation e-mail-I have not been sent one?

Not sure what I have done wrong or how to solve the problem!

David

My son downloaded Fusion360 last weekend and during the week has been drawing up a single blade propeller to be made on our router. I was very impressed as to how well this program works.It has not been polished at all,These pics are as is, except for the pencil marks where it's been checked for pitch angle.

Her's a couple of pics.

Hi David

Sorry I don't know the solution but can you post on the Fusion 360 forum? I've found that they respond very quickly, particularly if you post during US daytime.

IIRC, they use an online system to store the work and it logs into that automatically each time you run Fusion. It's possible to use Fusion offline with a local copy of the work but the default requires the password to be set up. I didn't have any problem as far as I recall but of course once it's done you don't need to do it again.

FYI, Autodesk are also developing a fully online version (rather like Onshape) where the processing etc is done in the cloud and can be operated from any device, not just a PC - called Project Leopard.

Murray

Neil Lickfold:

Is that prop sycamore?

So I signed up again and it now works. Now I need to watch some videos to figure out how to use it!

David

@Muzzer - also being an "engineer" interested in 3D modelling and CAM I looked forward to watching your video.

It's incredibly impressive, well worth posting and a great advert for F360. As you say, it's not a step by step guide on "how to".

I lasted for the first 6 minutes and then dipped into later parts. I did think I might learn a bit of "how to" but came away with absolutely nothing I'm afraid - I was completely lost by 0m:53s.  Must stay in more and learn this tool

Edited By MM57 on 06/03/2016 11:58:25

It is just some hard maple for a test. We are intending to recut just the blade area on single sided carbon fibre prop for F2A speed. It was to made a model so we could compare the cad model to an actual blade to see if we got the sections correct and enough to enable the carbon blank to clean up at the pitch angle we are wanting to make.

Neil

Neil, not telling you how to suck eggs I hope but if you machine away any part of the blade you could possibly weaken it by cutting supporting tows, this may lead to the blade disintergrating at the speeds you are turning.

Great job though to get a handle on the program and then get the code work done for the machining, why not go full hog and produce your own mould, or are you doing that already ?

Emgee

Neil Lickfold:

Thank you - wood has its uses!

The blades are laminated in such a way that we can cut the 0.2mm off the top and bottom surface without interfering with the structural part of the blade. The area that is not cut though, will be hand blended to the prop hub, that area is running the slowest and is the most forgiving of the air foil sections. At a latter stage we will be producing our own moulds, but have to start somewhere. I am just absolutely impressed with how well a job HSMworks in the Fusion360 creates cutter paths etc. And the software is free for home users and students. It has been a lot of learning how to create reference planes and all of that , that is for sure, but the help files are really good with Fusion. The default settings in HSM works are really good for most things, they have been for what we are doing.

Neil

Here is the Carbon prop we recut from a blank. Very happy with it. Measure the blank to ensure it will clean up.

Prop cnc cut on under side.

We flew this prop and are happy with it so far.

Neil

Involute Curve:

IP ownership: presumably there is an EULA and it would be open to the company to include a licence by you to them. Have you read the small print?