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Transcript
00:02
Create an additive cam setup.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:07
create a new camp set up for additive,
00:09
select an appropriate 3D printer and arrange components on a build plate
00:15
in fusion 3 60. Let's get started with the supply data set C
00:18
AM
00:18
additive setup dot F 3D.
00:20
We're going to be taking a look at creating an additive setup for these four parts.
00:24
Note that each of these are identical copies of each other.
00:27
There are four instances of the same part
00:29
oftentimes when you're setting up a 3D print,
00:32
you'll be printing multiple parts in the same build volume.
00:35
So it's important that we understand not only how to set up a new 3D print
00:39
but also how to arrange multiple components
00:42
to get started.
00:42
I do want to note that there are some arrange capabilities that
00:45
you can do in the design workspace from the modified drop down.
00:49
We can see that a range is here and this will allow us to quickly arrange the items
00:53
inside of a sketch boundary or a specified volume.
00:57
Keep in mind that arrange and simplify are options that
00:60
can be toggled on inside of your user preferences.
01:02
But for this example,
01:03
we're going to focus our attention on going to the manufacture workspace
01:07
and navigating to additive.
01:09
Once we're in the additive workspace, we're going to select a new setup.
01:13
The first thing that we need to do is select a machine.
01:16
This step is critical as the machine is gonna define the build volume.
01:20
We're gonna go to the machine selection,
01:22
go to the fusion 3 60 library and
01:24
we're gonna begin filtering by specific technologies.
01:28
Note that there are many different types of printers available,
01:30
but we're gonna focus our attention on desktop
01:32
FFF or commonly known as FDM printers.
01:36
We're gonna go to our vendors and note that there
01:38
are plenty of different vendors that include CNC milling machines.
01:42
In addition to the 3D printers,
01:44
I'm gonna select the CRE
01:45
printer and I'm gonna navigate to a CRE
01:48
ender six.
01:50
We're gonna be using the ender six select
01:53
and now we can see that the parts
01:55
don't necessarily sit directly on the build platform.
01:59
The first part of the first instance of the part I
02:01
should say is located at the coordinate systems XYZ zero.
02:06
Notice that inside of our setup, we have operation type set to additive,
02:10
we have the arrangement option checked
02:12
and we have the models that we want to use
02:15
by default Fusion 3 60 will create what's called a manufacturing model
02:20
and this is gonna contain all the separate components in this design.
02:23
So by default, it'll be using manufacturing model one and no selections are needed.
02:28
You could manually copy or select bodies or components that you want to use.
02:32
But keep in mind the arranged functionality is intended on components,
02:36
not individual bodies.
02:38
Next,
02:39
we're gonna go to the post process tab and this is an area
02:41
where we can add things like a program name number or a comment.
02:45
We're gonna leave this as a 1001 for now and say, OK,
02:49
the next step in the process is for us to select a material,
02:52
this material definition is going to be important,
02:55
but we still have the ability to configure it.
02:57
Note that we have default options.
02:59
We're gonna go to the Fusion 3 60 library select FFF as our technology
03:04
and notice that we have a BS for the boat
03:06
and tube and direct drive
03:08
and we're gonna be looking for a pl a material, a specific printer has a boat and tube.
03:14
So we're gonna select this as our option
03:16
and we get a warning,
03:18
it tells us that no models are selected.
03:20
So all models and solids will be used and this is exactly what we want.
03:24
So we're gonna say, OK,
03:26
next, you'll note that it happened to move that individual flange into the middle,
03:30
but the rest of them are outside of that boundary.
03:33
There are some options that we can adjust things like the voxel size,
03:37
the object spacing and the ceiling clearance
03:39
as well as the frame width.
03:41
I'm gonna reset the frame width to two millimeters and say, OK,
03:46
notice that it's arranged three of the components but one is still missing.
03:50
This one was not able to fit in the current orientation,
03:53
but we can still play around with some of those numbers to get it to fit.
03:57
We do have the arrange option
03:59
and we can play around with the object spacing.
04:03
I'm gonna reduce this to three millimeters and say, OK,
04:05
allow it to recalculate the arrange
04:08
and note now that it is able to fit all four inside of the build.
04:12
We are able to manually space these out if we want.
04:15
But for right now, we're gonna be using this automatic arrange.
04:19
We're gonna be carrying on with this design and future videos.
04:22
So let's make sure that we do save this before moving on.
Video transcript
00:02
Create an additive cam setup.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:07
create a new camp set up for additive,
00:09
select an appropriate 3D printer and arrange components on a build plate
00:15
in fusion 3 60. Let's get started with the supply data set C
00:18
AM
00:18
additive setup dot F 3D.
00:20
We're going to be taking a look at creating an additive setup for these four parts.
00:24
Note that each of these are identical copies of each other.
00:27
There are four instances of the same part
00:29
oftentimes when you're setting up a 3D print,
00:32
you'll be printing multiple parts in the same build volume.
00:35
So it's important that we understand not only how to set up a new 3D print
00:39
but also how to arrange multiple components
00:42
to get started.
00:42
I do want to note that there are some arrange capabilities that
00:45
you can do in the design workspace from the modified drop down.
00:49
We can see that a range is here and this will allow us to quickly arrange the items
00:53
inside of a sketch boundary or a specified volume.
00:57
Keep in mind that arrange and simplify are options that
00:60
can be toggled on inside of your user preferences.
01:02
But for this example,
01:03
we're going to focus our attention on going to the manufacture workspace
01:07
and navigating to additive.
01:09
Once we're in the additive workspace, we're going to select a new setup.
01:13
The first thing that we need to do is select a machine.
01:16
This step is critical as the machine is gonna define the build volume.
01:20
We're gonna go to the machine selection,
01:22
go to the fusion 3 60 library and
01:24
we're gonna begin filtering by specific technologies.
01:28
Note that there are many different types of printers available,
01:30
but we're gonna focus our attention on desktop
01:32
FFF or commonly known as FDM printers.
01:36
We're gonna go to our vendors and note that there
01:38
are plenty of different vendors that include CNC milling machines.
01:42
In addition to the 3D printers,
01:44
I'm gonna select the CRE
01:45
printer and I'm gonna navigate to a CRE
01:48
ender six.
01:50
We're gonna be using the ender six select
01:53
and now we can see that the parts
01:55
don't necessarily sit directly on the build platform.
01:59
The first part of the first instance of the part I
02:01
should say is located at the coordinate systems XYZ zero.
02:06
Notice that inside of our setup, we have operation type set to additive,
02:10
we have the arrangement option checked
02:12
and we have the models that we want to use
02:15
by default Fusion 3 60 will create what's called a manufacturing model
02:20
and this is gonna contain all the separate components in this design.
02:23
So by default, it'll be using manufacturing model one and no selections are needed.
02:28
You could manually copy or select bodies or components that you want to use.
02:32
But keep in mind the arranged functionality is intended on components,
02:36
not individual bodies.
02:38
Next,
02:39
we're gonna go to the post process tab and this is an area
02:41
where we can add things like a program name number or a comment.
02:45
We're gonna leave this as a 1001 for now and say, OK,
02:49
the next step in the process is for us to select a material,
02:52
this material definition is going to be important,
02:55
but we still have the ability to configure it.
02:57
Note that we have default options.
02:59
We're gonna go to the Fusion 3 60 library select FFF as our technology
03:04
and notice that we have a BS for the boat
03:06
and tube and direct drive
03:08
and we're gonna be looking for a pl a material, a specific printer has a boat and tube.
03:14
So we're gonna select this as our option
03:16
and we get a warning,
03:18
it tells us that no models are selected.
03:20
So all models and solids will be used and this is exactly what we want.
03:24
So we're gonna say, OK,
03:26
next, you'll note that it happened to move that individual flange into the middle,
03:30
but the rest of them are outside of that boundary.
03:33
There are some options that we can adjust things like the voxel size,
03:37
the object spacing and the ceiling clearance
03:39
as well as the frame width.
03:41
I'm gonna reset the frame width to two millimeters and say, OK,
03:46
notice that it's arranged three of the components but one is still missing.
03:50
This one was not able to fit in the current orientation,
03:53
but we can still play around with some of those numbers to get it to fit.
03:57
We do have the arrange option
03:59
and we can play around with the object spacing.
04:03
I'm gonna reduce this to three millimeters and say, OK,
04:05
allow it to recalculate the arrange
04:08
and note now that it is able to fit all four inside of the build.
04:12
We are able to manually space these out if we want.
04:15
But for right now, we're gonna be using this automatic arrange.
04:19
We're gonna be carrying on with this design and future videos.
04:22
So let's make sure that we do save this before moving on.
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