With your CAD geometry created, tools paths can be defined and added which define the what the shapes will be cut out by the CNC machine. Then it needs to be processed in the CAM software.
Adding Tool Paths
add tool paths.
Choosing a POST Processor Program
Post processor programs are usually small, lightweight bits of code that most CNC programmers never have to open or change. These are programs that the CAM program uses as an instruction list for creating the G-Code and each Post Processor program (also known as a Post) is written for the specific CNC machine the g-code is being outputted for.
- AutoDesk Fusion 360 – Free license if you make less than $100,000 per year using the software (CAD & CAM)
- FreeCAD – Open-source software that is free (CAD & CAM)
Tutorials in this blog will utilize AutoCAD 2007 and a paid subscription version of Fusion 360.
