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The following step-by-step instructions are illustrated in the YouTube video How to Use Generate Avoidance Geometry.
This tutorial guides through the steps required to use the Generate Avoidance Geometry add-on.
For the purpose of illustration, the tutorial uses CloudNC’s part ‘Demo 4’.
Step-by-step instructions
Within the Fusion ‘Manufacture’ workspace:
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Within Generate Avoidance Geometry:
Select the ‘Setup(s)’ - check the required ‘setup' box for any of the setups associated with the part.
Click Generate
Avoidance geometry is generated for each checked ‘Setup'.
The add-on is closed and focus switches back to Fusion.
The avoidance geometry is now available in the Fusion Browser (see the following screenshot).
Using the generated Avoidance geometry in CAM Assist
Once you've created the Avoidance geometry, you may:
Keep the part open and use CAM assist to compute a toolpath strategy .
Save the part and its Avoidance geometry then open it later (using Fusion's save and open features) and use CAM Assist to compute a toolpath strategy (see CAM Assist panel)
Notice that, within CAM Assist, the button next to ‘Avoidance Geometry’ (shown highlighted in the following screenshot) contains ‘Body (1)’.
This is populated automatically when the ‘Generate’ button, within the 'Generate Avoidance Geometry' add-on (as detailed above), is clicked.
