Open halr9000 opened 3 years ago
Hi @halr9000. Thank you for letting us know about the bugs, and we are more than grateful for your thoughtful input.
We are now working on updating the old documentation with regard to using Snapmaker to perform CNC cutting with files exported from Fusion 360. Hopefully we will upload the article by the end of this week.
Thank you again for your contribution. Should you find any other bugs with the documentation, please let us know (:D).
Best, Snapmaker
Below is pasted verbatim from my forum post. Sorry if double posting isn't useful but unsure which is a better feedback location. Here's the post:
https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/fusion-360-cnc-configuration/11191
And the issues:
I want to record a few things I've learned about setting up tool and post processor libraries in Fusion 360 that might save the next person some time.
Specific issues I've found so far this guide aims to correct:
Getting Started
Even though it has some issues, I do recommend reviewing the SM manual, CNC section before proceeding:
https://manual.snapmaker.com/cnc_carving/generate_g-code_using_fusion_360/42-generate-g-code-using-fusion-360.html
You will also need to download the Configuration Files & Tool Libraries from the SM Downloads page
Post Processor Installation
Mac or Windows -- do yourself a favor and ignore this article (only mentioned as it's higher in Google search results AND linked to from SM manual):
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-add-a-Post-Processor-to-your-Personal-Posts-in-Fusion-360.html
Instead, follow the instructions in this article to upload your .cps file (which you can download from Snapmaker here) to a Cloud post folder.
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-a-custom-post-processor-in-Fusion-360.html
Skip the Mac or Windows sections and follow the Cloud Installation steps which I'll paste in part below. Why? Because there is no reason in recent F360 versions to use a "local post processor". They force you to use their cloud service anyway, so you may as well benefit from it.
Cloud Installation
Tool Library Install
The steps are very similar to the previous section, but instead upload your .tools file to the "CAMTools" folder. You can find the longer version here:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-a-cloud-tool-library-in-Fusion-360.html
TODO