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Transcript
00:08
Using the Turning Single Groove option,
00:12
you can precisely place single groove toolpaths on a part.
00:17
For this video, open the file Turning Grooving.f3d.
00:23
Here, a setup has already been created, and some facing, roughing, and finishing toolpaths have been added.
00:33
On the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Turning panel,
00:41
expand the Turning drop-down and select Turning Single Groove.
00:48
A dialog opens for Single Groove1.
00:52
Under Tool, click the Tool selection prompt.
00:56
The Select Tool browser opens to a document folder called “Turning Grooving”.
01:03
In the left panel, scroll down to the Fusion 360 Library, and select Turning – Sample Tools.
01:11
The Sample Tools library displays in the right panel.
01:16
Click OD Grooving, 0.8 mm.
01:21
Click Select.
01:24
Back in the dialog, select the Geometry tab.
01:28
In the canvas, pan and zoom the part to find the edge that you want to groove.
01:34
For this example, click the back edge, and, in the dialog, the selection tool changes to Edge.
01:42
You can see that the Groove Side Alignment is set to Middle.
01:48
If you were to click OK now,
01:50
then the center of the grooving tool would come down on the center of this edge.
01:56
Expand the drop-down and select Front.
02:00
Open the Radii tab.
02:03
Under Outer Radius, expand the From drop-down and select Model OD.
02:10
Under Inner Radius, expand the From drop-down and click Selection.
02:17
The Inner Radius Reference selection tool displays below the drop-down.
02:23
This enables you to select, from the part, the depth to which you want the grooving tool to cut.
02:29
In the canvas, click on the part at the point where you want to place the inner radius reference.
02:36
Click OK.
02:38
Now, it is time to simulate the toolpath.
02:42
From the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
02:47
From the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
02:51
On the Simulation Player, slow the simulation down and click Play.
02:58
When the simulation reaches the grooving toolpath,
03:01
notice that the tool comes down and grooves out exactly on the edge of the groove,
03:06
which is the desired result.
03:09
If you were to choose a different edge to reference,
03:12
then you need to change the position of the Groove Side Alignment.
03:17
To see this, in the Browser, right-click the Single Groove toolpath,
03:22
and, from the shortcut menu, select Edit .
03:26
A dialog for Single Groove1 displays.
03:30
Open the Geometry tab.
03:33
Under Geometry, next to the Groove Positions selection tool,
03:38
click the X to reset the selection tool to Nothing.
03:43
In the canvas, select the front edge of the groove.
03:47
The selection tool changes to say Edge.
03:51
Expand the Groove Side Alignment drop-down and select Back,
03:56
since, in this case, you need to use the back of the tool.
04:00
Click OK.
04:03
From the Toolbar, simulate the grooving toolpath again.
04:07
Notice that the tool grooves out exactly the same place as in the first simulation.
04:15
In the Simulate dialog, next to Stock,
04:19
select and deselect the checkbox to view the finished groove with and without the stock.
04:27
Click Close.
04:29
Another way to create a groove is aligning it to the middle of an edge that is represented by a sketch.
04:37
Pan and zoom the part.
04:39
From the Toolbar, expand the Turning drop-down and select Turning Single Groove again.
04:47
A dialog displays for Single Groove2.
04:52
Open the Geometry tab and in the canvas, on the part, click the sketch segment that represents the edge where you want to groove.
05:02
Back in the dialog, the selection tool changes to Sketch Segment.
05:08
Open the Radii tab.
05:11
Under Outer Radius, expand the From drop-down and click Selection.
05:18
The Outer Radius Reference selection tool displays below the drop-down.
05:23
In the canvas, on the part, click the outer radius as the reference.
05:29
Under Inner Radius, in the Offset field, type “-.25” to offset for the depth of the groove.
05:39
Click OK.
05:41
In the Browser, click the setup, and, from the Toolbar, simulate the setup once more.
05:48
Start the simulation from the grooving toolpath.
05:52
You can see that the tool comes down exactly centered on the edge that you selected.
05:59
The groove that you were looking for has been created
06:01
without having to create the modeled groove geometry.
Video transcript
00:08
Using the Turning Single Groove option,
00:12
you can precisely place single groove toolpaths on a part.
00:17
For this video, open the file Turning Grooving.f3d.
00:23
Here, a setup has already been created, and some facing, roughing, and finishing toolpaths have been added.
00:33
On the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Turning panel,
00:41
expand the Turning drop-down and select Turning Single Groove.
00:48
A dialog opens for Single Groove1.
00:52
Under Tool, click the Tool selection prompt.
00:56
The Select Tool browser opens to a document folder called “Turning Grooving”.
01:03
In the left panel, scroll down to the Fusion 360 Library, and select Turning – Sample Tools.
01:11
The Sample Tools library displays in the right panel.
01:16
Click OD Grooving, 0.8 mm.
01:21
Click Select.
01:24
Back in the dialog, select the Geometry tab.
01:28
In the canvas, pan and zoom the part to find the edge that you want to groove.
01:34
For this example, click the back edge, and, in the dialog, the selection tool changes to Edge.
01:42
You can see that the Groove Side Alignment is set to Middle.
01:48
If you were to click OK now,
01:50
then the center of the grooving tool would come down on the center of this edge.
01:56
Expand the drop-down and select Front.
02:00
Open the Radii tab.
02:03
Under Outer Radius, expand the From drop-down and select Model OD.
02:10
Under Inner Radius, expand the From drop-down and click Selection.
02:17
The Inner Radius Reference selection tool displays below the drop-down.
02:23
This enables you to select, from the part, the depth to which you want the grooving tool to cut.
02:29
In the canvas, click on the part at the point where you want to place the inner radius reference.
02:36
Click OK.
02:38
Now, it is time to simulate the toolpath.
02:42
From the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
02:47
From the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Turning tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
02:51
On the Simulation Player, slow the simulation down and click Play.
02:58
When the simulation reaches the grooving toolpath,
03:01
notice that the tool comes down and grooves out exactly on the edge of the groove,
03:06
which is the desired result.
03:09
If you were to choose a different edge to reference,
03:12
then you need to change the position of the Groove Side Alignment.
03:17
To see this, in the Browser, right-click the Single Groove toolpath,
03:22
and, from the shortcut menu, select Edit .
03:26
A dialog for Single Groove1 displays.
03:30
Open the Geometry tab.
03:33
Under Geometry, next to the Groove Positions selection tool,
03:38
click the X to reset the selection tool to Nothing.
03:43
In the canvas, select the front edge of the groove.
03:47
The selection tool changes to say Edge.
03:51
Expand the Groove Side Alignment drop-down and select Back,
03:56
since, in this case, you need to use the back of the tool.
04:00
Click OK.
04:03
From the Toolbar, simulate the grooving toolpath again.
04:07
Notice that the tool grooves out exactly the same place as in the first simulation.
04:15
In the Simulate dialog, next to Stock,
04:19
select and deselect the checkbox to view the finished groove with and without the stock.
04:27
Click Close.
04:29
Another way to create a groove is aligning it to the middle of an edge that is represented by a sketch.
04:37
Pan and zoom the part.
04:39
From the Toolbar, expand the Turning drop-down and select Turning Single Groove again.
04:47
A dialog displays for Single Groove2.
04:52
Open the Geometry tab and in the canvas, on the part, click the sketch segment that represents the edge where you want to groove.
05:02
Back in the dialog, the selection tool changes to Sketch Segment.
05:08
Open the Radii tab.
05:11
Under Outer Radius, expand the From drop-down and click Selection.
05:18
The Outer Radius Reference selection tool displays below the drop-down.
05:23
In the canvas, on the part, click the outer radius as the reference.
05:29
Under Inner Radius, in the Offset field, type “-.25” to offset for the depth of the groove.
05:39
Click OK.
05:41
In the Browser, click the setup, and, from the Toolbar, simulate the setup once more.
05:48
Start the simulation from the grooving toolpath.
05:52
You can see that the tool comes down exactly centered on the edge that you selected.
05:59
The groove that you were looking for has been created
06:01
without having to create the modeled groove geometry.
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