Select X and Y axes - Select a face or an edge to define the X axis and another face or edge to define the Y axis. Both the Z and Y axes can be flipped 180 degrees. Select Z axis/plane and Y axis - Select a face or an edge to define the Z axis and another face or edge to define the Y axis. Both the Z and X axes can be flipped 180 degrees. Select Z axis/plane and X axis - Select a face or an edge to define the Z axis and another face or edge to define the X axis. Extended descriptions for each option are listed below. Hovering the mouse over one of the options will display an extended description of the different UCS orientation options. In the Work Coordinate System (WCS) section of the dialog you will see five options for orientating the WCS. Also, only two of the three axes are shown on the layout grid. For instance, the Layout Grid in Fusion 360 does not name the axes, but they are color coded. Often there is also a red, green, and blue triad that is labeled with the respective axis name, but this isn't always the case. The X axis is red, the Y axis is green, and the Z axis is blue. X,Y, Z = R, G, B - This simple rhyme is a way to help us remember the color coding scheme used in CAD programs for the X, Y, and Z axes. Most of what will be presented here is intended for use in Fusion 360, however, much of what is shown will also work the same way for the Inventor HSM family of products. We'll also look at the steps required to create a CAM setup. Let's look at some of the view orientation options that are available in Fusion 360. The CAM setup defines the stock that the part will be cut from, as well as where the origin of the program will be located.

Before toolpaths can be added to the design, a CAM setup needs to be created.

Not only is Fusion 360 a great 3D design tool, it also has amazing built in fabrication tools like CAM.

Fusion 360 milling