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Duration

25 hours

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Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Advanced

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Introduction to CAD, CAM, and Practical CNC Machining
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Highlights

  • This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
  • Shareable Certificates.
  • Graded Programming Assignments.
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Introduction to CAD, CAM, and Practical CNC Machining
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  • This course introduces you to the foundational knowledge in computer-aided design, manufacture, and the practical use of CNC machines. In this course we begin with the basics in Autodesk® Fusion 360? CAD by learning how to properly sketch and model 3D parts. Before we program any toolpaths, we?ll explore CNC machining basics to ensure we have the ground level foundational knowledge needed to effectively define toolpaths. Finally, we explore the basics of setting up a CAM program and defining toolpaths to cut simple geometry. This is the same basic process that gets repeated for the design and manufacture of any part and is a critical step in learning and understanding the process.
  • Want to take your learning to the next level? Complete the Autodesk CAD/CAM for Manufacturing Specialization, and you?ll unlock an additional Autodesk Credential as further recognition of your success! The Autodesk Credential comes with a digital badge and certificate, which you can add to your resume and share on social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Sharing your Autodesk Credential can signal to hiring managers that you?ve got the right skills for the job and you?re up on the latest industry trends like generative design.
  • Enroll in the Specialization here: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/autodesk-cad-cam-manufacturing
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Curriculum

Autodesk Fusion 360 Foundational Design concepts

Course overview

Get the software

Week 1 overview

The Fusion 360 User Interface

What is a workspace

Fusion 360 on the web

How to create a sketch

Editing a sketch

Sketch parameters

Toggling the visibility of sketches and their dimensions

Extruding a sketch into 3D

Spinning a sketch to make a solid

Exploring surface creation

Understanding modification and direct editing tools

Using draft and shell features

Creating bodies and components

Creating a simple detailed drawing

How to add symbols and notes

Drawings for Assemblies

Customizing a drawing

Practice exercise 1 video instructions

Practice exercise 1 solution

Practice exercise 2 video instructions

Practice exercise 2 solution

Practice exercise 3 video instructions

Practice exercise 3 solution

Fusion 360 Foundational Design Concepts resources

About the discussion forum

Online learning communities and social media

Practice exercise 1 instructions

Practice exercise 2 instructions

Practice exercise 3 instructions

Week 1 challenge exercise

Pre-course quiz

Week 1 quiz

CNC and machining basics

Week 2 overview

Common materials

Using T slots and clamps

Basics of Vises

Vise squareness

CNC Machine Safety

How typical CNC mills move

How typical CNC lathes move

Types of milling tools

Types of lathe tools

Practice exercise 1 video instructions

Practice exercise 1 solution

Practice exercise 2 video instructions

Practice exercise 2 solution

Practice exercise 3 video instructions

Practice exercise 3 solution

CNC and Machining Basics resources

Practice exercise 1 instructions

Practice exercise 2 instructions

Practice exercise 3 instructions

Week 2 challenge exercise

Week 2 quiz

Setting up CAM programs

Week 3 overview

Setting up stock

Locating and orienting a coordinate system

General setup parameters

Creating a custom tool

Utilizing a tool library

Create a machine configuration

Practice exercise 1 video instructions

Practice exercise 1 solution

Practice exercise 2 video instructions

Practice exercise 2 solution

Practice exercise 3 video instructions

Practice exercise 3 solution

Setting up CAM programs resources

Practice exercise 1 instructions

Practice exercise 2 instructions

Practice exercise 3 instructions

Week 3 challenge exercise

Week 3 quiz

Creating our first CNC program

Week 4 overview

Creating a CAM setup for waterjet

Filtering the sample tool library

Selecting edges and faces for an operation

Simulating a toolpath

Reviewing a CAM setup for a CNC mill

Creating a facing toolpath

Creating an external contour

Modifying a Machine configuration

Identifying types of pockets

Roughing a closed pocket

Roughing an open pocket

Rest machining pockets

Spot drilling holes

Creating a peck drilling toolpath

Posting G code for a basic CNC program

Practice exercise 1 video instructions

Practice exercise 1 solution

Practice exercise 2 video instructions

Practice exercise 2 solution

Practice exercise 3 video instructions

Practice exercise 3 solution

Creating our first CNC program resources

Practice exercise 1 instructions

Practice exercise 2 instructions

Practice exercise 3 instructions

Week 4 challenge exercise

Week 4 quiz

Course assessment

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