CNC Plasma Cutting with FUSION 360 Explained.....Step by Step
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2023
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Here's a tip: you can actually set your Z axis to be the vertical axis. Click your user > Preferences > General > Default Modeling Orientation
This is useful if you want to keep the model in the correct orientation. I use this for 3D printing all the time
Thats how it was forever and it changed on me. Ive since changed it back with the z axis up like your saying. Thanks for the pointer!
The best and simplest step by step of tool path I've seen. Extremely helpful for me. Love the pace that you go at. Not too fast
Well done and so clear -- THANKS so much!
Best short video I have EVER seen relating to link between Fusion360 and actual cutting in real life. Subscribed!
I'm a high school small engine teacher. I bought a Crossfire for personal use and ended up bringing it in to my class to help with building student projects. I also run 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC lathes and mills. What machine and projects I'm working on varies from day to day so it can be hard to remember how setup each machine file every single time. When I want to cut on the Crossfire this is my go-to video. Thank you for making this video it saves me time and stress.
Ya i hear ya. I have the same issues with the engravers sometimes. Glad its helpful for you.
Great video. I loved it. I miss using a cnc machine at work, but I don't do it for fun now. I'm gonna look into doing it now!
Kyle, loved the video, thanks for sharing! Really great useful information, straight to the point and complete from start to finish. Nice job!
Thanks! Not as entertaining as my other videos but its good information for anyone trying to run these machines.
This! This is the video I’ve been looking for! An actual step by step, how to, from idea to a cut piece of metal held in your hand. So many good videos out there, none as complete as yours, I finally cut my first piece, thank you, seriously, thank you!
No problem! Im glad it was helpful for you. Ill have more videos like this coming. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
went through the video while doing the same steps on fusion 360. Was very useful. Good to see it end to end.
Great explanation! I'll be saving this one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Loving the content!! I know it doesn't apply to much to this video, but your mix of humor and comedy balances well with the practical knowledge you provide. It would awesome to see a step by step video on how you do your cad work on multi-layered signs.
Hah funny you say that. Someone else just requested that. Ill be doing that next. Thanks for the comment! Im always open to suggestions.
Great Video. Just what I was looking for !! Much appreciated.
This video is SUPER HELPFUL! - One of the Best out there for noobs trying to learn Fusion for designing simple 2D parts. Thank You!
Thats great! Glad it was helpful for you. Hoping to make some more like this in the future
This is incredibly helpful and will pass on to my students as the most straight forward video for explaining what fusion does in relation to a CNC plasma table.
Thanks! Im glad it was helpful for you. Ill have more videos like this coming soon.
Thank you so much this is really informative and straight to the point
this is why you are winning.. all hailing the algorithm helps but just putting all or most of the knowledge simply into one example.
very helpful just got my langmuir pro and wanting to get started
Thanks for explaining 360!
Thank you, very informative. Keep up the good work.
I’m driving down to Conroe tomorrow and picking up my Crossfire XR. This video was exactly what I needed, thanks. 👍 and subbed
Congrats on your new table. I wish i had the XR. Looks pretty sweet. Ill have more of those videos coming.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC thanks, this will be the first plasma table in the shop. A year ago I bought a desktop laser and one of the other employees purchased a desktop router. I run Lightburn, he uses EASL, and we have your help, so I think we’ll pick it up pretty quick. We going to run it with our Lincoln tomahawk 1000. I’ll keep an eye out for your next videos. Just hit notifications
I like the way you explain things.
Bravo you really explained this extremely well. Even the Fire control.
Thank you. Im not an expert but theres a lot of people looking for guidance on the whole process. Gives them a good starting point.
Thank You for all that you share, you are definitely helping me get on my way with my son and my new hobby/side hustle
No problem. I plan on posting more of these videos. Just not sure when.
Great video, I have a question, what are you using in the video is the Standart Version of Fusion right? With no extensions, thank you for the good content.
Im pretty sure its the base version. I dont have any extensions. Just autodesk fusion 360.
Langmuir should just give you some good 2D LayoutSoftware, there is no 3D when working with plate steel. Why muddy the waters? There's no Router attachment for Langmuir. What you really need is some good vectorization software where you just feed the raster (raw) image into it and out comes the Vector file. No stupid overlays or tracing. After it's vectorized you could then scale it up or down.
They dont have any software for theyre table except firecontrol which communicates with the table. I use some of the 3d features for my multi layer signs and turning the designs into a body for creating the cut path. Theres also a unfold tool for adding brakes in the steel too. I know a lot of people use sheetcam
Thank you for posting this!!
Thank you very much for this video. Very informative and made easy. Love it!
Hey no problem Scott. Glad it was helpful.
thank you for doing this, exactly what I needed
absolutely brilliant video. saved me ages!
😂 At 2:10 That threw me for a loop. I had to open my Fusion 360 and look because I could swear that I always selected TOP. Turns out it's the same XYZ orientation as when yours says FRONT. WTF!?!?!? 😂 Still really liking my LS CF Pro even after a couple of years now. Just got the limit switch kit, haven't installed it yet. MAKE STUFF!!!
Mine used to be too and then it changed to front out of nowhere. I dont know why.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC 🤣That's awesome. I didn't even know you could change that. Now I see how to do it but I think I'm gunna leave it alone... it works now... 🤣
just ordered my crossfire! super pumped man, thanks for making these videos. Really helping me learn more about the software
Congrats! Glad to hear they are helping out. Good luck with your machine and feel free to reach out with any questions.
Hey man quick question, I’m looking for the best place to order sheet metal and curious if you had a go to site or company?
@@alexmagee752 i know you can order steel from McMaster Carr. I get my steel from a local supplier in Indiana.
Excellent video, dude. Thanks for sharing this.
Just ordered, thanks for the videos. I used your link. Hopefully I’m as happy with mine as you have been
Awesome! Congrats. Email me if you have any questions.
Great video , you exlpained very well . Now i watched it all ...Thanks I will be practicing while i'm waiting on my table. I still need info on ? earlier thanks
Great video, thanks!
Well done! I enjoyed the video. Ciao, Marco.
Bad. Ass. Very helpful video. Thank you so much for the time spent sharing your knowledge
thank you so much, great video.
I was using LazyCam but because I have Mach3 demo the lazycam would only generate 50 lines of G code and then it would stop (and that was annoying as hell). Using Fusion360 is much better
Thank you for making this video this was exactly what I needed
Awesome. Glad it was helpful
That was one clear and straight forward explanation ever thanks 👌
Thank you
Great explanation Kyle! BTW you can set it so Z is up all the time in >Preferences>Default Model Orientation select Z. Thanks for the work!
Thanks Scott. And thanks for the tip!
@@SpicerDesignsLLC And you can set the default unit to inch in Preferences>Default Units>Manufacture
Great video Kyle! I've been using Fusion for a while, but still learned some things. Calibrate and Text On Path, to be specific. Thanks!
Excellent video! EASY....
Nice job man
Brilliant
not going to lie this was a great how too , i tried playing with fusion to design some parts to send to a buddy to cut and all the other tutorials just left me more confused because they were using them for other applications , after watching this ill prob give it another go especially because i have been looking at getting the crossfire pro also , would be a great addition to my shop and my wife's side business . thanks for the info !
Glad it was helpful. I have some other tutorials with fusion and the crossfire pro.
@SpicerDesignsLLC good deal I'll check those out too !
Badass. Thank you Spicer Designs! Sub’d
Thanks Ryan!
So easy lol good educational video.
Dont worry buddy. Ive got more tractor content coming too. Just not using it a whole lot lately. I have some good upgrades ill be doing though.
@Spicer Designs Yay can't wait. I finally took delivery of my tractor last weekend . We have snow so I got to play with the snowblower. I started rewatching your videos lol
@@kiotimike thats awesome!congrats buddy. Your going to like the grill guard im designing.
Nice Video. I use Vectric V Carve pro for my drawing for my plasma designs but always wanted to try Fusion 360 you make it look easy but I know it’s not.
Thanks very much
😅finally relaized my xyz orientation is different from yours... Was stuck trying to figure out why my simulation was out of wack! Your xyz is set to front and mine says top....two long nights finally i get to move foward... Thanks for your vids!
Top is right. Leave it on top. Mine got jacked up somehow and its now corrected.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC is there an easy way to inform on how to set up the post processor?... Langmuirs how to vids are outdated it seems....
Thanks very helpfull!!
I like this type of content and you explain it well.
Keystone girl is smokin too.
Keep putting out content like you do.
Thanks buddy. Glad you enjoyed it. Taking some time off at the moment for some big upgrades. Will have more coming out in the next couple weeks or so. Thanks for the comment!
Would you be able to do a video with a DXF file. I would like to see how you take a picture of say a moose in the woods and program it start to finish. I a bit of a slow learner lol
47 yrs in the welding trade welding all types of metals I think definitely had a factor in me not being able to retain any knowledge. Especially the time when the mechanics brought a piece that needed welding after they cleaned the grease off with brake cleaner. The moment I started welding on it the fumes were like mustard gas I lost my breath and had difficulty breathing.They took me to Emergency were I sat for about 6 hrs before being released
thanks
It would be real interesting to see you install a PA system on the Kioti.
I just ordered a CK3510se cab and thought of doing it to yell at the kids to get out of the way or holler at the wife for fun.
It would be a great way to let KeyStone Girl know it’s time for a cold one while you’re in the field!
Hah. That would make a great video.
Nice but where are the links in the video on how to add the Crossfire into the list of Posts?
Any links i have would be in the video description.
One suggestion for fusion is to use an online image to svg converter so you don't have to sketch over the original image. Other than that, great tutorial for cnc plasma cutting.
Thanks. I prefer making them from scratch. Ive noticed the trace tool create a ton of points. If i sub that file out to a fiber table, all the curved sections look choppy because its a bunch of tinny straight lines making up the curve. Could be the program i used. Any suggestions on a better software for that?
I've used vector magic with pretty good results. I think it also depends on the quality of the original image. I always use google and search for large images to get the best quality.@@SpicerDesignsLLC
I really like the way that you are explaining the operation for your 360 controlled Plasma cutter. Can you share what you are using for a plasma torch? Do you like it? If not what would you move to?
Im using the razorweld 45 amp that comes with the langmuir table. Its not the best plasma torch by any means but its done everything i need it to do. If i were to upgrade it would be the hypertherm.
Relearning my Crossfire Gen 1, it was in storage. I need to upgrade to Gen 2 for Fire Control. Thanks!
Thank you very much.
Best disclaimer ever: Don't worry, I'll be making more videos with stupid sh%t soon. ha You have certainly put a lot of time and effort into learning this setup and it shows! Well done! I foresee "lunch and learn" webinars in your future. haha
Hey thats a great idea!
Bloody rippa mate
New at cnc plasma cutting. I can't seem to get my XYZ axis lined up the same way as yours. When I have my Y at the top left, X at the bottom right and the z at the middle bottom. It has top showing front. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Yes. Go to preferences, general, then theres a box where you can select Z to be up. That should fix it. Another viewer shared that with me because i was having the same issue.
Awesome video had tried finding one like this for the last year or so had seen many with attempted it, but yours so far was the best… only question I would have is why you like and chose the CNC table that you did…ty
Good deal! I really like what Langmuir is doing as a company. They are designing and selling affordable machines for beginners and experts. Cost was the main reason i purchased my table and it was before i ever had a channel.
Thank you for the reply and sorry for the horrible grammar in my original post, speech to text can sometimes leave things garbled… I was assuming that price played the deciding factor, which I would think is safe to assume for most people getting into it. I plan to binge watch some of your other videos because I like your style and can hopefully learn a bit more about your machine and how you use it. Thank you so much for the quick reply. Your video has single-handedly rejuvenated my interest. Disabled and trying to find something to do as a hobby that can possibly make a little money on the side and my mind keeps going back to CNC metal/wood design. I recently am looking into enrolling in a certified drafting/CAD program. I come from a family of mechanical engineers and and can’t seem to shake it lol
@@joshlindemeier2434 sounds like its a good fit. I have had no major issues with that machine and ive had it for over 3 years. Laser engravers may be a good option too. I have lots of videos on both. Good luck with your decision and feel free to reach out with any more questions. You can email me too.
Thanks for doing this video. So much easier to follow then the crossfire videos. By the way, what size air compressor are you running?
Ya theyre videos jump around a lot. Hard to follow. I just use a cheap 30 gallon husky. Its dont everything i need it to do. I have a video where i talk about all the equipment too.
@SpicerDesignsLLC Thanks for replying back. That's what I recently purchased too and it works like a charm. I'm amazed how crisp this plasma setup cuts. Not like laser, but good enough for what I want to do with it. Keep them videos coming. Great work!!!
Nice video. Not enough people doing videos on end-end workflows on fabricated parts. Feel free to reach out anytime!
Thanks Al! Ill have more of these videos coming.
I see a mistake. Well maybe as I am very new.
"When generating toolpaths for the CrossFire PRO with THC, use NO lead out to avoid losing arc voltage at the end of a cut."
You seem to have this with a lead out.
Ive never lost arc voltage from that but i will give it a try. It does draw a large arc on lead out which im not a fan of. Thanks for the tip
Great review of using Fusion. I've been using sheetcam. I like how you went over the canvas function and excited to try that out to use on my pro. BTW. What method did you use to sawtooth your slats? Cheers
Thanks! I designed the slats on fusion 360. I made the pointed and then knocked an 1/8 off the point so it didn't scratch material. I just shipped out a set of them if you're interested. $220 shipped. Shipping is insane on them because of the weight.
Do you think you could redo this video but talk like about 20x’s slower. You lost me at the beginning and I wasn’t able to catch up.
I actually watched the entire video and I don’t even have the ability to do this. It’s pretty interesting!
But you need to talk much slower for us old people in the back.😂 and maybe pause for 69 seconds between each sentence so I can figure out where I’m at.😁
Keep ‘em coming!
Haha. I know i had to move through it quick so it was 45 minutes long. Ill just come over and personally train you on it. Thanks for watching the whole video.
@@SpicerDesignsLLCI didn't know you made house calls?!
@@davidsimms2806 depends on how close you are.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC probably out of my price range to get you to Maine
I love the YEE YEE in the background man!! @GRANGER SMITH
Thanks ! I have a build video of me making it. Its pretty entertaining. I was trying to get it to him but hasnt worked out.
Thanks for all the tips! I like the table slats. Did you design those or did you find a cut file?
No problem! I found a file and altered it so it would have the flat points. I have a set for sale right now. $215 includes shipping. Shipping is around $85 because of the weight.
each time I forget how to start I use this video
Does fusion 360 come with these tables or do you need to buy the laptop and the program
Fusion 360 is totally separate from the table. That is just the software that Langmuir recommends. A laptop is ideal and the software is free for personal use but after a year you will lose some features unless you pay for the subscription.
Great video Kyle. These are very helpful for me. Q. The Fire Control screen appeared to have straight sections of lines around the circumference but when watching the torch head and the finished part it appeared round. Can you explain?
Thanks for sharing.
I think its just a generic display of the cut file. I dont think it has the same capacity as the auto cad software. Theres probably a more technical way to explain it.
I only found a difficult button, will it still work....Good video and informative for sure. I've mentioned it before that I want a pro table but haven't been able to press buy it now. I have a 24x30 ft roof with 1 wall being my brick home. If I place a tarp over it do you think it will be safe to store outside. I live in South Texas so not much humidity compared to other states but that's holding me back.
I doi have a vacant home that I want to remodel in the future will the living room work for this table?
Im sure the table would be ok under roof. The only thing i would worry about is moisture to the electronics. Its definitely better to have in a shop or garage.
Great! Where did you set your Z zero, on the material? Thx
That sets automatically with the torch height controller. You can adjust those settings in the post process too.
Your entry positions. Fusion changed them after you manually selected them.
I used a file i had already made for the cut. I just ran back through the process for the video. Thats probably why they changed.
Thanks for this video. It's provided a lot of assistance with getting started. I am having one problem that I can't get past though so perhaps maybe you could offer a suggestion. When I create text and explode it the same that you did for your easy button, when I go to create a tool path it doesn't create a path for the text. Only a path for the outside body. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Did you watch my new video. I talk about fonts and text. I would check that one out to see if it answers your question. Otherwise, send me a clip on instagram if you can.
Not sure what im doing wrong but when i run a simulation it doesnt cut the letters. Ive tried chain and face. Letters are exploded, shows when extruded. Any help is much appreciated!
Can you email me a short video and email me the dxf file. I can take a look at it for you
@@SpicerDesignsLLC awesome! Will do, thanks!
@@SpicerDesignsLLC thanks again! It was the lead in distance in case anyone else was wondering.
Any time someone posts a Fusion360 video, someone at autodesk says "we ought to move that feature to a higher pay tier." "Oh,we haven't changed the price of your software... it just doesn't do the things it used to do, but for just a few dollars more..."
noice!
if i set my box up in the right corner like you have with the word (front) facing me my Z is at top left .the Y is at the bottom left behind the box. my X is at bottom right. now if i change to the word (top) facing me my XYZ is just like yours. i am very green to all of this. let me know what i'm doing wrong
Mine used to be top too. Something changed and now its front. As long as your on the x and y your fine. Wether thats top or front. Don’t hesitate to ask. Ill do my best to help.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC hey thanks for all the the help and advice and your great videos. I didn't think it mattered but if you don't ask you don't know. Thank you
Where ya been mr spicer
Weve got big things happening right now. You will see soon. I am still alive though in case you were getting worried.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC I was beginning to worry a touch. Glad your still kicking and got some things in the works. Stay thirsty
Just one question, im new in this. Can i download non commercial (free) for home use - plasma cutting. Thanks.
Yes you can. Its a 1 year free trial. Its still free after a year but it restricts you from some features after that.
Do you think a 20 gallon 175 psi air compressor would work?
Hard to say. I have a 30 gallon 175psi. It works and seems to keep up. Im sure it would get you but until you could upgrade
What consumables are you using?
How to desing a round and / or rectangular cooking grate and save it for future use
Hey, I'm new to this stuff and I was just wondering, when you uploaded the picture to the grid, could the software automatically trace the picture or do you have to do that yourself?
There are programs that can turn an image into a bitmap. Inkscape is one of them. Im not a huge fan of doing it that way. Its kind of a dirty file in my opinion. Creates a lot of vector points, just not as clean.
I may have missed it, but how do you tell Fusion the cut order? I'd assume you want to do the letters first and then cut out the circle afterwards, I'm just not sure how you tell it to do that.
Fusion will process that automatically but you can enter it manually if you have a certain preference on that cut.
Great video and everything works until I get to the geometry of the cutting tool. Even after selecting what I want cut, the simulation show cutting just a big circle (outside of the parameters I cut). In your video, your contour selection changes from “select” to “chain” but mine won’t. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot and resolve?
Did you ever figure out a solution to this?
how many amps do you have your machine set to cut 14 gauge steel?
I think its on 30-35.
Are you familiar with drawing things in 3d then flattening them out and cutting them?
I am. I think its a sheetmetal tool or folding tool. I havent used it because i dont have many jobs with bends. I do want to mess around with it though
I use it regularly...it's a game changer if you have a press brake and plasma table. Basically start with flat piece of your bracket, extrude to sheet metal thickness then go to sheet metal tab and convert body to sheet metal object. Once you've done that you can click edges and create flanges. Then you can create flat pattern which will allow you to generate a DXF to export for the plasma cutter.
I’m just starting to mess around with this 2d and 3d modeling. I’m an IPad user and have been trying out shapr 3d cad. It says it can turn my work into Dfx files. Will this be a viable option to learn on or do you have another recommendation for a tablet bases option? I cant wait to get one of these plasma tables for my shop.
I dont know about any tablet options. My recommendation would be to get a laptop. Gives your more options and and control. But i could be wrong. Thats just what im used too. I know some of the laser engravers have apps you can use to create file. Sorry im not much help with this.
How did you download the post processor for MacOS? I can’t figure it out for the life of me
Ill have to make a video for that. Ive had a couple people ask about it. Give me a couple weeks or so and ill try to get something uploaded.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC that would be rad
I can't seem to get my cuts to start on the inside. It always cuts the outside first.
Did you make your sketch into a body? There are a couple setting you can mess with in the cut path settings.
I'll check today and make sure. I also noticed that when following your video, my geometry in the program looks different than yours. I'm not sure why that is, but I'll check and make sure sketch is into a body. Thank very much for replying and trying to help. I greatly appreciate it.
@@holdemking6969 you can always email me too and i can try to help you through it
@Spicer Designs Well did a plate with 4 holes and it still wants to cut out the plate first then the holes. Not sure if that's OK, just don't want the part falling through before the holes get cut. Also the sketch was made into a body, but still sam issue. What is your email and we can communicate that way if you don't mind?
I'm having the same problem- although my design is where I'm cutting letters out of an already shaped circle. I can't get the lead in to start on the inside of the letters ...
hola. tengo un problema. Cuando va haciendo la trayectoria de corte, disminuye la velocidad al llegar a curvas y me genera problemas con el material por que lo quema demas. Como se podra solucionar para que siempre mantenga la misma velocidad?
hey Kyle, what thickness of steel did you use for that button?
14 ga mild steel
@@SpicerDesignsLLC Thanks man
Are those table slats modified?
Yes. They are a pointed slat. And i removed an 1/8 off the point so it would not scratch material as bad.
I have a question that maybe you can help me with. My setup I have my desk top where I will be designing my projects, and I have my laptop which is connected to my Langmuir system, my question is, once you finish your cutting process on fusion 360, how do you upload it to a flash drive to use on the remote computer? I hope you can help me with this, and thank you for your videos, they're better explained than the Langmuir videos 😃👍
Its easy. I use my laptop for everything but you can just put the .nc file on a flash drive and use that in your laptop to make the cut. Once you do the post process it will create a file, you can save that right to the flash drive.
@@SpicerDesignsLLC Thank you, yes after messing with it a little more I realized I had not set up my Post Process, and I see just what you said, However 😯 watching the video from Langmuir to set up Post Process, I realized that the video that they have is for an older version of fusion 360, and following step by step, once I click on the G1-G2 box, I get a totally different set up window, now I just have to mess with it to see what I can figure out. Thank you once more for your videos and your help 😎👍
I'd like to save your vid in my Fusion 360 and plasma cut playlists but you don't have the button to. just the "share " one... could you check this for us please? this vid is very useful ! thanks !
Huh. Thats weird. Ill check into it
@@SpicerDesignsLLC it works ! thanks ! have a nice day !
Whats Up ???
Stayin busy
@@SpicerDesignsLLC Glad to hear your making bank...
@@donlaporte2301 ill have a new video up later this week
I am new and just got my Langmuir Crossfire Pro setup. I installed Fusion 360. When I open Fusion 360 it is blank and does not have the grid's on it? I have tried saving images and inserting them, but my images don't show up when I select canvas? I am struggling. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
There is a menu bar at the bottom that has your grid settings. Sometime when you insert a canvas it will show up really small. Try zooming in. Then you can calibrate it to size like i show in the video. Try that first.