Missing and outdated F360 info

[halr9000]

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:

• File locations are wrong for MacOS (on the Autodesk site itself!)
• SM nor some Autodesk articles do not mention F360 Cloud library features which are super helpful if you run Fusion from multiple computers.
• SM includes a "tool library" file in the download page, yet does not document how to use that file.

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

1. Launch Fusion 360.
2. Go to your Profile Name in the top right corner -> "Preferences".
3. Go to the "General" -> "Manufacture" settings.
4. Make sure that "Enable Cloud Libraries" is activated.
5. Save the Preferences.
6. Navigate to "Assets" in the Data Panel.
7. Double click the "Assets" > "CAMPosts" folder to enter it.
8. Use the Upload button to upload the desired post processor from the local machine to the "Assets" > "CAMPosts" folder.

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

• notify the SM team about the doc bugs
• see if this machine library feature in F360 will be useful and perhaps create a SM machine for it.

[The-rambunctious-S]

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