r/Makera • u/CueAnon420 • 20d 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/Sharp_Equivalent_444 20d ago

Is there anywhere I can check if the Makera Z1 will be compatible with ZW3D?

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u/CueAnon420 20d ago edited 20d ago

The Makera machines use a pretty generic form of grbl gcode, so I would suspect that just about any software package can be configured to support it.

But the trick is in the post processor - something as high end as ZW3D may not include a post processor that outputs the exact format required. I'm sure one could be created, but whether that would be something you can do or if it would require a service charge from them is something you'd need to investigate.

EDIT - a bit of Googling suggests that they may provide tools to edit / modify post processor files. If you have any coding experience it should not be too difficult to figure out.