Milling process

Milling is a machining process that involves a tool advancing into a piece of stock material. Excess stock is removed, until the actual part remains. Machine code, for example a G-Code file, instructs the tool's movements.

A common milling process involves moving the tool in three directions, in the X, Y, and Z machine axes. This is referred to as 3-axis milling. Typically, the manufacturing industry uses 3-axis milling for prototyping and creating prismatic parts. Complex precision parts require technologies such as 5-axis milling. Using Fusion, you can create a range of 3-axis and multi-axis operations, which are then used to create the machine instruction file.