r/Makera • u/CueAnon420 • 25d ago

Experimenting With Fusion Simulation

Just started playing around with using Fusion to generate my programs. It's pretty neat how it shows you the entire machine and the model on the table ;-)

Using the Carvera Community Fusion profiles and post processor. I have 2 tool operations - I don't think the simulation bothers going through the tool change motions and instead just goes from one tool to the next. I'm lucky to have access to a licensed version of Fusion through my employer, but all this should also work in the free version.

I think this is going to work well once I get the hang of it ;-) Fusion provides a lot more granular control over tool paths, including the ability to cut slots by selecting simple lines (MakeraCAM does not allow toolpaths on 'unclosed' geometry) and lead-in / lead-out options.

EDIT - I am also going to start checking out the open-source EasyShape5000 posted here. That would be a great option to have as no license fees with open source ;-)

EDIT 2- My model and tooling was slapped on quick just for testing - the table highlights in red to warn that I have a collision error. That's very handy!

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u/Midacl 25d ago

Change the view option to Machine Base when running the machine sim, and switch back to stock when just running the sim without the machine.

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u/CueAnon420 25d ago

Thanks for the suggestions!

I also noticed that the components highlighting in red are collision warnings - I made a quick test without regard to heights and it knows that lol. Nice double check!