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Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360

You're reading from   Making Your CAM Journey Easier with Fusion 360 Learn the basics of turning, milling, laser cutting, and 3D printing

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804612576
Length 464 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1 – Implementing Turning Operations in Fusion 360
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Turning and Its Tools FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Handling Part Setup for Turning 4. Chapter 3: Discovering the Tool Library and Custom Tools 5. Chapter 4: Implementing Our First Turning Operation 6. Chapter 5: Discovering More Turning Strategies 7. Part 2 – Milling with Fusion 360
8. Chapter 6: Getting Started with Milling and Its Tools 9. Chapter 7: Optimizing the Shape of Milled Parts to Avoid Design Flaws 10. Chapter 8: Part Handling and Part Setup for Milling 11. Chapter 9: Implementing Our First Milling Operations 12. Chapter 10: Machining the Second Placement 13. Part 3 – Laser Cutting Using Fusion 360
14. Chapter 11: Getting Started with Laser Cutting 15. Chapter 12: Nesting Parts for Laser Cutting 16. Chapter 13: Creating Our First Laser Cutting Operation 17. Part 4 – Using Fusion 360 for Additive Manufacturing
18. Chapter 14: Getting Started with Additive Manufacturing 19. Chapter 15: Managing the Limitations of FDM Printers 20. Chapter 16: Printing Our First Part 21. Chapter 17: Understanding Advanced Printing Settings 22. Part 5 – Testing Our Knowledge
23. Chapter 18: Quiz 24. Index 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Managing the Limitations of FDM Printers

We just discovered that additive manufacturing is quite an incredible technology, capable of creating any shape. But despite being very flexible, 3D printing is still bound to limitations that we must consider when approaching a new part study.

In this chapter, we are going to try answering the following question: can an FDM 3D printer create every imaginable geometry? The answer is… almost. We must understand that this type of printing technique has some limitations – some related to part shape, others to material properties.

In this chapter, we will cover the three main limitations of FDM printers that we have to consider:

  • The first limitation is printing overhang areas; some geometries can be a bit challenging to print if not properly supported
  • The second limitation is bed adhesion, which is related to the first layer placement; if the contact area between the printed part and the build platform is not large...
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