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Transcript
00:04
In this video, you’ll: •
00:06
Apply procedural concepts to select program settings, post configurations, and properties.
00:14
A Post Processor, also referred to as a “post”,
00:18
is a translator that adapts your toolpaths into the language that a CNC machine understands.
00:25
This language is usually G-Code, but not all machines use this format.
00:31
Because of that, Fusion 360 has a variety of Post Processors available.
00:37
Open the file Post Process.f3d.
00:42
The file has two setups,
00:45
one for the front operation, and one for the rear operation.
00:49
In the Browser, you can see that roughing, finishing, and chamfering toolpaths
00:55
have already been applied to both the front and rear station setups.
01:00
Now, you must post out the code.
01:05
In this example, this job has been set up for one-piece flow,
01:08
meaning that you can machine the front station and then the rear station;
01:14
but, you can also create a program that can do both at the same time.
01:19
In the Browser, notice that some of the tools for the front station are duplicated in the rear station.
01:26
The functionality that can combine both of these programs is called an NC program.
01:33
Be aware that the front station is G54, and the rear station is set as G55.
01:40
On the Toolbar, Setup panel, expand the Setup drop-down and select Create NC Program.
01:48
The NC Program dialog appears with the label NCProgram1.
01:54
Fusion has pre-populated some of the information,
01:58
such as the post that you want to use.
02:02
If you wanted to, in the Settings tab, under Machine and Post,
02:07
next to the Post field, click More (…) to open the Post Library dialog.
02:14
There, in the left panel, you could choose your post from the Cloud,
02:19
from your Local drive, from a Linked folder, or from the Fusion 360 library.
02:26
From the Fusion library, the HAAS (pre-NGC) / haas post has already been chosen.
02:35
Close the dialog.
02:39
Back in the Settings tab, under Post properties, notice some of the options that you can turn on or turn off.
02:47
For example, if you had a side-load tool changer where you could have the tool preloaded,
02:54
you would select the checkbox next to Preload
02:58
tool to turn that option ON.
02:60
Click the Operations tab to choose what it is you want to post out.
03:05
In the left panel, in the tree view, select the checkbox for the Front Station
03:11
and the Rear Station to post both stations at the same time as an individual program.
03:19
In the right panel, you can see a column with a list of the Tools,
03:23
a column for the different instances where each tool is used,
03:27
and another column for Work Offsets.
03:30
In this example, Tool #1 is being used for Work Offset 1,
03:36
but also, the same Tool #1 is being used for Work Offset 2.
03:43
If you were to leave the settings like this, it would run the first part complete,
03:48
and then switch to the second part, and then do a tool change again.
03:54
In this configuration, you can save some time by re-ordering the tools
03:60
so that the tools on both the front and the rear stations are used at the same time.
04:07
In the right panel, select the checkbox next to Reorder to Minimize Tool Changes.
04:14
The list is rearranged in order from numbers 1 through 5.
04:19
Click Post.
04:22
A warning appears that you have posted a program with multiple work coordinate systems offsets,
04:28
G54 and G55,
04:32
and that you must make sure that the post is set up to be able to handle that.
04:38
Since you know that this post is set up correctly, click OK.
04:42
A message appears in the canvas indicating that the NC code was successfully posted and displaying its file location.
04:51
The G-Code has now been written, and, if you wanted to see it,
04:56
you could open Microsoft Visual Studio Code and it would display there.
05:01
Save the F3D file.
05:04
This is how you use the NC programs to post two programs at the same time.
Video transcript
00:04
In this video, you’ll: •
00:06
Apply procedural concepts to select program settings, post configurations, and properties.
00:14
A Post Processor, also referred to as a “post”,
00:18
is a translator that adapts your toolpaths into the language that a CNC machine understands.
00:25
This language is usually G-Code, but not all machines use this format.
00:31
Because of that, Fusion 360 has a variety of Post Processors available.
00:37
Open the file Post Process.f3d.
00:42
The file has two setups,
00:45
one for the front operation, and one for the rear operation.
00:49
In the Browser, you can see that roughing, finishing, and chamfering toolpaths
00:55
have already been applied to both the front and rear station setups.
01:00
Now, you must post out the code.
01:05
In this example, this job has been set up for one-piece flow,
01:08
meaning that you can machine the front station and then the rear station;
01:14
but, you can also create a program that can do both at the same time.
01:19
In the Browser, notice that some of the tools for the front station are duplicated in the rear station.
01:26
The functionality that can combine both of these programs is called an NC program.
01:33
Be aware that the front station is G54, and the rear station is set as G55.
01:40
On the Toolbar, Setup panel, expand the Setup drop-down and select Create NC Program.
01:48
The NC Program dialog appears with the label NCProgram1.
01:54
Fusion has pre-populated some of the information,
01:58
such as the post that you want to use.
02:02
If you wanted to, in the Settings tab, under Machine and Post,
02:07
next to the Post field, click More (…) to open the Post Library dialog.
02:14
There, in the left panel, you could choose your post from the Cloud,
02:19
from your Local drive, from a Linked folder, or from the Fusion 360 library.
02:26
From the Fusion library, the HAAS (pre-NGC) / haas post has already been chosen.
02:35
Close the dialog.
02:39
Back in the Settings tab, under Post properties, notice some of the options that you can turn on or turn off.
02:47
For example, if you had a side-load tool changer where you could have the tool preloaded,
02:54
you would select the checkbox next to Preload
02:58
tool to turn that option ON.
02:60
Click the Operations tab to choose what it is you want to post out.
03:05
In the left panel, in the tree view, select the checkbox for the Front Station
03:11
and the Rear Station to post both stations at the same time as an individual program.
03:19
In the right panel, you can see a column with a list of the Tools,
03:23
a column for the different instances where each tool is used,
03:27
and another column for Work Offsets.
03:30
In this example, Tool #1 is being used for Work Offset 1,
03:36
but also, the same Tool #1 is being used for Work Offset 2.
03:43
If you were to leave the settings like this, it would run the first part complete,
03:48
and then switch to the second part, and then do a tool change again.
03:54
In this configuration, you can save some time by re-ordering the tools
03:60
so that the tools on both the front and the rear stations are used at the same time.
04:07
In the right panel, select the checkbox next to Reorder to Minimize Tool Changes.
04:14
The list is rearranged in order from numbers 1 through 5.
04:19
Click Post.
04:22
A warning appears that you have posted a program with multiple work coordinate systems offsets,
04:28
G54 and G55,
04:32
and that you must make sure that the post is set up to be able to handle that.
04:38
Since you know that this post is set up correctly, click OK.
04:42
A message appears in the canvas indicating that the NC code was successfully posted and displaying its file location.
04:51
The G-Code has now been written, and, if you wanted to see it,
04:56
you could open Microsoft Visual Studio Code and it would display there.
05:01
Save the F3D file.
05:04
This is how you use the NC programs to post two programs at the same time.
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