Activity 1: Face the top

In this activity, you flatten the top surface of the block in a process called Facing.

Steps

1. Open the Tutorial 1 part.

   1. If necessary, on the Application bar, click Show Data Panel to show the Data Panel.
   2. In the Data Panel, under Samples, double-click CAM Samples > Tutorials > Tutorial 1.
   3. Close the Data Panel.

2. Save a copy of the model to a personal folder.

   1. On the Application Bar, click File > Save As.
   2. Under Location, create a project or select one of the existing ones.
   3. Click Save.

3. On the Design workspace toolbar, from the Workspace menu, select Manufacture.

   

4. Start a new facing operation and, from the Samples Tutorial - Metric library, select the #1 - Ø50 mm face mill tool.

   1. On the Manufacture workspace toolbar, click Milling > 2D > Face .

      This creates a new Facing operation and opens the Face dialog.

   2. On the Tool tab , click Select.

      This opens the tool library.

   3. In the Libraries panel on the left, select Fusion Library > Tutorial Tools (Metric).

   You may need to turn the library on.

   4. From the list, select #1 - Ø50 mm (Face mill).

   

   5. Click Select.

5. Verify the stock Face selection, change the Pass Extension setting to 5 mm, and start the calculation.

   1. In the Face dialog, click the Geometry tab .

      Face assumes that the stock area is the same as the machining area. The size of the stock is shown as a yellow outline around the part. There is nothing to specify.

      

   2. Click the Passes tab .

   3. Set Pass Extension to 5 mm.

      The Pass Extension setting specifies the distance to extend the cut beyond the machining boundary shown in yellow.

   4. Click OK to start the calculation and automatically create a setup with default parameters.

      In the Browser, a Setup1 node is added. A setup defines various general properties for the machining operations, including the Work Coordinate System (WCS), the stock geometry, fixtures, and the machinable surfaces.

Activity 1 summary

In this activity, you selected a Facing operation, selected a tool, and flattened the top of the part.

The part model (left) and the calculated toolpath with in-process stock (right) are shown below. In-process stock visualizes the effect of the toolpath on the stock material.

The toolpath is shown with a red arrow start, yellow rapid move, green lead-in and lead-out moves, blue cutting moves and a green arrow at the end.