Generate a Horizontal toolpath

1. On the Manufacture workspace toolbar, click Milling > 3D > Horizontal.

   The Horizontal dialog opens.

2. On the Tool tab, click Select to pick a tool. In the left panel of the dialog, from the Fusion Library, pick a tool from the Sample Tools library.

   Tip: Flat bottom and bull-nosed end mills are best suited for the Horizontal finishing toolpaths.

   

3. On the Geometry tab, you may contain the toolpath area with a Machining Boundary and then select the edge, or sketch that represents the area to be machined. If no selection is made, the entire model will be evaluated for machining within the defined Stock box.

4. On the Passes tab, enable Manual Stepover to adjust the cut spacing. When disabled, Fusion will set a default stepover distance. The distance should be smaller than the flat area on the bottom of the tool.

5. Optional steps:

   • To change the pattern of the cut, enable Use Morphed Spiral Machining parameter.

   • To create only climb cuts or only conventional cuts, set the Direction parameter.

   • To create multiple Z depths enable the Multiple Depths parameter.

   • To reduce the NC program size, enable Smoothing.

6. Click OK.

The toolpath is generated.

Horizontal toolpath on the flat area.

When the flat area creates a shelve the cutter moves beyond the flat areas to clean the edges.