Welcome to the Autodesk Fusion 360 post editing extension for Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/). This extension adds several functions that will aid you when working on post development specifically for Fusion 360, Inventor HSM, Inventor HSM Express, HSMWorks, and HSMXpress. Please note that this utility is not compatible with FeatureCAM, PartMarker, and PowerMILL.
To learn more about the CAM solutions see:https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/manufacturing/cam
The repository for the extension is hosted at:https://github.com/Autodesk/cam-posteditor
Fusion 360 Tabs - invaluable help in the processing of thin sheets. Next 2D Contour option which allows you prepare specific toolpaths. The tool goes up a little. Overview Fusion 360 is a modern 3D CAD/CAM tool for product development. With Fusion 360 you have one integrated tool to take your idea from concept to manufacture. With built-in collaboration you can work with anyone, anywhere and because it’s cloud based you can access your designs anywhere, on any device.
You can get the installation for Visual Studio Code at:https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Autodesk.hsm-post-processor
The extension is distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt.
Features
- Post directly from VS Code.
- Quick view post processor variables and functions.
- Jump to code by clicking line in NC output.
Get started
To get started with this extension, install from the VS Code marketplace or using the VSIX. Once installed, open a .cps file and press F1 and type 'HSM Post Utility' then click 'help' for instructions on how to use the extension.
You can download factory posts via the online post library:http://cam.autodesk.com/posts
Contributions
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The HSM post team
The next section in the Geometry tab is the Tabs section. We have the option of inserting automatic technological tabs.
What is tabs? So far, I have often met with tabs in the machining of wood-based materials (MDF) on routers or in the machining of sheets on laser, plasma, water-jest machines. The tab holds the part to the stock. We leave a short and thin piece of material so that the part does not move when we cut it out of a much larger material or when we simply have a problem with fixing (e.g. milling thin sheets). Then we break or we cut the part from stock manually.
In the above figure we can see that in some parts of the toolpath we have milling a bit higher than on the rest of the toolpath. The tool goes up a little in these places, leaving a thin layer of material.
And this is how it looks after a solid simulation.
We can control the shape and size of Tabs using the available parameters.
The first one is Tab Shape.
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We have two Tab shapes to choose from. Rectangular or Triangular.
Rectangular Tabs
Triangular Tabs
W can specify Tab Width and Tab Height.
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The Tab Positioning parameter corresponds to the position of the tabs. We can define the position in two ways.
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Using the By distance option, in the Tab Distance parameter we specify the distance between successive tabs. The smaller the value, the more tabs.
Using the At points option, on the model we indicate the places where we want to place tabs.
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In the next post we will discuss Rest Machining.
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