Doesn't Inventor have Hsm Express? I was using it in Solidworks before I started with Fusion 360.
Great article !
I did a write-up of one of my workflows making small parts out of PVC plastic.
Its a small plastic end cap used to hold Christmas lights on a driveway marker.
You can see the full write-up here:
https://www.kronosrobotics.com/string-light-cap/
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Doesn't Inventor have Hsm Express? I was using it in Solidworks before I started with Fusion 360.
Great article !
I have an old version of Inventor (2015) HSM is not supported.
Inventor is crazy expensive so at $2000 per year, my old version does me just fine.
That said, for small simple parts, I will oftain just fire up Corel Draw and create my basic shape. I then export for Vcarve to make my tool paths. The whole process of idea to ready to machine can be as quick at a couple minutes. Much of what I machine is done this way.
I have also used Fusion 360 but for simple things, I come back to Corel Draw and Vcarve. I am not a big fan of Fusion 360, as I have had issues with large complicated projects.
Author of: The CNC Construction Set Books, the KRMx01, KRMx02, KRmc01, and KRmf70 CNC Books, the HANS Electric gear clock book. All available at www.kronosrobotics.com.
To each his own.
I had problems too with big assemblies in Fusion. For this kind of project I'm using the SolidWorks license I have at work.
For CAM I prefer Fusion especially for the price. Lol
Author of: The CNC Construction Set Books, the KRMx01, KRMx02, KRmc01, and KRmf70 CNC Books, the HANS Electric gear clock book. All available at www.kronosrobotics.com.