Create a Form Mill tool
Note: Before you can create a form tool, create a sketch or import a cad drawing. They should represent the half of the form mill tool and are the basis for creating it.
- On the Manufacture workspace toolbar, click Manage > Form Mill
.
The Form Mill dialog opens.
- Click Select next to Tool Profile and select a closed 2D profile of a sketch or imported CAD drawing.
Make sure that the sketch or drawing does not contain any broken lines, like construction lines.
Tip: If you are having trouble selecting the tool profile, make sure that it is closed. Trim or Extend the intersections to close the boundary.
- Specify the Tool Axis by selecting the line segment that represents the centerline of the tool.
The profile gets rotated around that line.
Note: You should see the red arrow pointing toward the bottom or Z- direction of the tool. If the red arrow is not pointing negative through the spindle axis, select the Flip Axis checkbox.
- Select a Compensation Point to drive the tool along the contour defined by the Tool Profile.
Note: If you don't select a compensation point, Fusion automatically selects one.
- Click OK.
The created tool is saved to the active document in the Documents folder of the Tool Library.
Next, in the Tool Library, specify cutting parameters of the tool.