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6. ParaLOL Finishing - Surface Design: Cam Simulation

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The process of setting up parallel finishing on Fusion 360 for the tile design CNC cutting.  The set up! Two computers are better than one. I referenced the CNC guide Bryan uploaded on the object.digital site.  Step 1: uploading and moving my model around took me wayyyyy longer to figure out than I anticipated. The first issue was that my Fusion360 account expired so I had to start a new account to upload this file.  Moving tools in this program for some reason took me ages to figure out.  Step 2: I built a bounding box to the new specifications of 305x305x48mm. Scaling my object took a while to figure out as well, I left it overhanging the material slightly so the edge would be live and not a contained border.  Step 3: Setting up the cutting tool path  Step 4: Fusion is confusing. This issue kept happening until I realize my axis/orientation was wrong.  Step 5: Knowing this is in wood, I tried to set up a roughing pass but thi...