Step 1

You have now had a chance to practise setting up toolpaths from a 2D design. In this next unit, we will guide you through creating a 3D design suitable for CNC milling with organic features that couldn’t be produced from a 2D design. Fusion 360 is a great tool for this and in this lesson, you will learn to use the Sculpt Workspace to create more organic shapes.

Find the Fusion 360 icon on your desktop and open a new document. In your left-hand menu, switch on the lightbulb next to Origin to make it visible.



Select Offset Plane in the Construct menu.



Select your bottom horizontal plane and raise it by 10mm.

Step 2

You have now had a chance to practise setting up toolpaths from a 2D design. In this next unit, we will guide you through creating a 3D design suitable for CNC milling with organic features that couldn’t be produced from a 2D design. Fusion 360 is a great tool for this and in this lesson, you will learn to use the Sculpt Workspace to create more organic shapes.

Find the Fusion 360 icon on your desktop and open a new document. In your left-hand menu, switch on the lightbulb next to Origin to make it visible.



Select Offset Plane in the Construct menu.



Select your bottom horizontal plane and raise it by 10mm.

Step 3

Select Edit Form in the Modify menu.


Select the top left Edge and move it 30mm towards the centre line of the form.



Repeat the same operation with the top right Edge (to -30mm).



Select Finish Form in the top menu to complete your shape and return to the Model Workspace.