A master or "skeleton" sketch such that the design or layout intent is in a simple single source of truth is also a good practice for large assemblies unrelated to machining as well. I do my fixture layouts precisely the way you've demonstrated even if I don't intend on making changes or having variations between runs
I need to watch this a time or two more to understand but good timing. I have a 4000 pc production run to start in a few weeks and I’ll need to build fixturing.
that bit about capturing design intent in the modeling … considering there are numerous ways to model a given part, my goal is to model that intent to leverage the dynamic nature of parametric modeling, thereby enhancing the ability to iterate or simply adjust the design.
I really like your video John! Thank you for that! what I find amazing is that 6 hot chicks have found this topic of interest - that is really mind blowing! :)
How can you do multiple WCS but the setup also needs to be rotated because I am using a 2 Position Vise where the center is the fixed jaw. I currently just duplicate the op and change the setup for each part but this uses memory and any change to the design I have to manually propagate that to each part. Is there a way to point to one section of code (sub-routine) that can get called inside each setup with the different WCS's so I only need to modify one CAM if a change is made?
Hey John what post are you using for your MB? The stock okuma one doesn’t output G605 or the right lock unlock codes. Another question is did you get the pallet pool and how are you handling that in fusion since everything needs to be .SSB files
Why Fusion doesn't have option to copy stock with tool path since you need to see if during machining 1st part, you are gonna crash tool in other stock during lead in for example. You don't need finished part for simulation!!!
It's super-satisfying when you finally create something like this. It's hard to translate how useful this is in a video. Great job.
Perfect timing. We're redesigning our pallets too, so very on point!
A master or "skeleton" sketch such that the design or layout intent is in a simple single source of truth is also a good practice for large assemblies unrelated to machining as well. I do my fixture layouts precisely the way you've demonstrated even if I don't intend on making changes or having variations between runs
I need to watch this a time or two more to understand but good timing. I have a 4000 pc production run to start in a few weeks and I’ll need to build fixturing.
Mega Thumbs Up. Thank you.
that bit about capturing design intent in the modeling … considering there are numerous ways to model a given part, my goal is to model that intent to leverage the dynamic nature of parametric modeling, thereby enhancing the ability to iterate or simply adjust the design.
I really like your video John! Thank you for that! what I find amazing is that 6 hot chicks have found this topic of interest - that is really mind blowing! :)
john are you going to IMTS
Nyc cnc are you making a Johnny 5 multi-tool arm with cnc tool part video please 🥺
How can you do multiple WCS but the setup also needs to be rotated because I am using a 2 Position Vise where the center is the fixed jaw. I currently just duplicate the op and change the setup for each part but this uses memory and any change to the design I have to manually propagate that to each part. Is there a way to point to one section of code (sub-routine) that can get called inside each setup with the different WCS's so I only need to modify one CAM if a change is made?
Learning Fusion 360 is on my list of skills most wanted for 2025.
Hey John what post are you using for your MB? The stock okuma one doesn’t output G605 or the right lock unlock codes. Another question is did you get the pallet pool and how are you handling that in fusion since everything needs to be .SSB files
Why Fusion doesn't have option to copy stock with tool path since you need to see if during machining 1st part, you are gonna crash tool in other stock during lead in for example. You don't need finished part for simulation!!!
Do want to show Keith Rucker @ Vintage Machinery what a real machine shop looks like?