# $Mind = 'blown' ;

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577>\
**Category:** Fusion 360\
**Created:** [September 13, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577 "2020-09-13T20:58:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SteveFossey](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/stevefossey/32/978_2.png) [@SteveFossey](https://forum.sienci.com/u/SteveFossey)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577/1 "2020-09-13T20:58:53Z")

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okaaaay… so Sunday’s a good learning day… years ago I learned Alibre CAD (later GeoMagic, later Alibre again, or something) so I decided to try to do the Fusion360 tutorials.

I have managed a CNC fab shop but never actually got intimate with the software.

I know for most of you this is nothing, but after about 2 hours (okay, 4) I figured out toolpath simulation and I’m just blown away at how cool this is.

 ![16000306913365412777688532921097](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/1X/6dca6be7d7e44aae11f17ab196b8f86a4628e83d.jpeg)

Can’t wait…

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**Author:** ![boeingb13](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@boeingb13](https://forum.sienci.com/u/boeingb13)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577/2 "2020-09-15T16:46:44Z")

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What software is this in the picture?

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**Author:** ![SteveFossey](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/stevefossey/32/978_2.png) [@SteveFossey](https://forum.sienci.com/u/SteveFossey)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577/3 "2020-09-15T18:10:29Z")

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Fusion360 doing a CAM simulation. Unfortunately I can’t upload a video to this forum, but it’s really neat. Took a while to figure out cutters and toolpaths (I only got as far as a facing cut) but seems pretty powerful.

That said, there’s a point of diminished returns too - The elegance and simplicity of of Camlab will probably do for 99% of longmill work. But if you wanted to machine complex waxes for investment casting you could, for example.

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**Author:** ![boeingb13](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@boeingb13](https://forum.sienci.com/u/boeingb13)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mind-blown/1577/4 "2020-09-15T18:34:35Z")

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I didn’t know F360 could do that. Just started learning it 1.5 weeks ago