{"id":8915,"date":"2017-12-13T08:46:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=8915"},"modified":"2017-12-13T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T18:59:59","slug":"quick-tip-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK TIP: Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s QUICK TIP, I have a triple whammy: one part update, one part tip, and one part teaser. The update is that Flow is now available in Fusion 360 CAM! Flow is a great toolpath that uses surface vectors to create really smooth passes that finish 3D geometry really well. But that&#8217;s not all &#8211; Flow is also a full multi-axis toolpath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I break it down in the video below, but the gist of it is that you will select a surface and a vector based on that surface, and Flow will do the rest. Everything about Flow is silky smooth &#8211; from the way it follows ISO curves to the way passes evenly distribute themselves across selected surfaces. Multi-axis is controlled with several tilt parameters, which I cover below. Use it to reach undercuts or improve cutting conditions by tilting the ball end mill off the tip. But, make sure to run a stock simulation before you take the code to the machine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QUICK TIP: Flow Toolpath\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t564YSiGWT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now on to the teaser! Stay tuned for another Flow video next week. 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