have a look at this vidĪnd there are other cabint makeing one's on the same channell.Īlso with fusion cam it is faster than vectrics, you can do 100% width and 100% depth of cuts with a 1/2 inch cutter with fusion (found out by mistake and left it going) do that with vectric you will destroy the cutter very fast. what is in the 000 + range.įusion can do it very well you just have to make the library of cabinet types yourself, once it's done it's easy as to change any cabinet type from your library the only thing is you have to do the nesting it is coming to fusion maybe 2018. Now if you are cabinet making the only thing better is a cabinet making program. I still use Vcarve for V carving and sign making if the letter's go along the Y axis fusion is setup for X, Y it's all over the show. Like Mike says fusion is a mill lathe program but it can do what is needed on a router I use it on 2 router and a 3D printer. Ps, not to mention the tons of other functions/workspaces Fusion brings to the table. after they fix the terrible engraving function and develop a native nesting feature.
With tons of support, hours and hours of tutorials, and the ease of the parametric modeling enviroment, Fusion 360 is quickly becoming the sole software I use. So for sign making and what not, go with Vetric. The engraving/vcarve function needs a lot of work before it can be compared to Vectric software. (I'd be curious to hear other's inputs on that) There are several work arounds but I still haven't nailed down my work flow. Cutting components from sheet goods is not something Fusion does naturally. There is something to be said about being able to tweak your model while building your tool path recipes.Ĭouple of caveats though: Fusion is very mill centric, not orginally designed for the router crowd.
Plus it seems to be more compatible with other modeling formats. The modeling environment is way different! But I am starting to like it. After several frustrating evenings and lots of swear words, I have begun to pick up Fusion. I recently made the switch from Sketchup (7+ year user) to Fusion due to the lack of CAM support. Fusion 360 is a great solution to the CAD/CAM question. Looking forward to hearing other perspectives on this. This starts with me importing the panel vectors from Fusion. as we did in our Bird House project video.
That is my typical workflow when creating boxes/3D assemblies of 2D sheets.
are better left to purpose built software like Vectric's suite.īeyond having a CAM tool (Vectric) that was built for this kind of work and is very good at it, like I said if you ever need to do reliefs, artistic 2.5D, things with lots of vectors - keeping VCarve PRO in your toolchain helps ensure you can always make cool/well-fitting parts but can also easily add artistic elements (if needed).
We clearly believe Fusion 360 is a great 3D mechanical CAD/CAM tool, however one thing you may or may not know is that it is not particularly well suited (in my opinion) for artistic / lots of vector art type work. I think that would give you a nice balance of 3D modeling/interference check capabilities and great ease of use/"it just works" on the CAM side. That said, one potential workflow you might consider is Fusion360 as your 3D CAD tool and VCarve PRO as your CAM tool.
I think sometimes CAD tools are kinda like cameras, the best one is the one you have/know how to use. Yes, It is difficult to gauge the "workflow transition costs" versus the promise of new features, user experience, pricing models, and capabilities.
I understand there will be a learning curve and transition period but I'm wondering if there are any gotchas with Fusion 360 or any functionality that I might miss? Thanks.ĮDIT - This will be used on a CNCRP 5x10 Pro (Linear bearings upgrade arrives this Friday) So on the top it seems like Fusion 360 is the best tool for me but the details always reveal themselves. And using 1-tool would likely give me an advantage vs importing Sketchup files into VCarve Pro.
It looks like Fusion 360 would give me some advantages against Sketchup in terms of designing a true 3D model with the ability to do interference fits (it is hard to see overlaps in Sketchup). I've seen the recent videos and info regarding Fusion 360 and figured I should investigate it. I currently use Sketchup to design and then import into VCarve Pro to do toolpaths (own latest versions of both).
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