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Marti Deans

Marti graduated from University of California, Berkeley where she earned her B.S. Mechanical Engineering and explored manual and CNC manufacturing processes in the Berkeley Student Machine Shop using MasterCAM, HSMWorks, and InventorHSM. Using this experience, she has been working at Autodesk for over 2 years, first developing training and adoption strategies for Fusion 360 users with a focus in manufacturing and now driving awareness for Fusion 360 and its manufacturing capabilities.

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Work Smart & Safe In Your Machine Shop

Learn how to stay safe in a CNC machine shop with these guidelines for operating CNC machinery including general awareness, machine setup, PPE, and more.

QUICK TIP: Sheet Metal Contour Flanges

Create sheet metal flanges using sketch contours, and see how Fusion 360 can automatically miter flanges and add material to heal disconnected sketches.

10 Milling Toolpaths for Your First 2D CNC Machining Project

Learn about the 10 milling toolpaths to use for your first 2D CNC machining process including facing, contouring, cutter diameter compensation), and more.

QUICK TIP: Unselectable Sketch Profiles

Unselectable sketch profiles got you down? Learn a trick to help troubleshoot those unruly sketches, and see how Show Profile affects sketch function.

Top 8 Milling Tools for New CNC Machinists

Learn about the top 8 milling tools that every CNC Machinist needs to know about including end mills, face mills, fly cutters, center spot drills, and more.

G-Code: The CNC Programming Language

Learn about the fundamentals of CNC programming and G-code including blocks, modals, address codes, canned cycles, and popular G&M codes.

To Probe or Not to Probe: Ending the Probing Debate

Learn how we ended the great machine tool probe debate by considering CAM priorities like cycle time, touch time, feature size, and more.

What is Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)?

Learn about what Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is and how it uses toolpaths, G-code, and CNC machines to turn 3D CAD models into physical products.

QUICK TIP: Sketch Tangent Dimensions

Applying tangent sketch dimensions can be a pain. This sketch QUICK TIP shows you how to quickly and easily apply tangent dimensions to circles and arcs.

QUICK TIP: CAM Contour Selection

The Selection Manager is a powerful tool for anyone using CAM in Fusion 360. Watch this QUICK TIP to learn how to dial in your contour selections.

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