Milling Monday: Mastering the Linking Tab in Fusion 360 Milling CAM

Welcome back to Milling Monday! Are your CNC milling toolpaths wasting time cutting air? Are you worried about crashes during rapid movements?

In this essential tutorial, we break down the Linking Tab in Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM. The Linking Tab controls all non-cutting movements, including entry, exit, retracts, and transitions between cutting regions. Mastering these settings is the fastest way to slash cycle times and ensure safe, collision-free operation on your CNC mill.

🎯 What You Will Learn in This Video:
Clearance and Retract Heights: Get a definitive explanation of the Clearance Height, Retract Height, and Feed Height and how to set them strategically for safety without wasting time.

Lead-in and Lead-out: Learn to use smooth, tangential entry and exit moves (like arc radii) to reduce tool shock, minimize wear, and eliminate sudden steps in the cut path.

Ramp and Helical Entry: Stop plunging! We'll show you how to use safe, efficient ramping and helical entries to plunge into solid material without overloading your tool.

Keep Tool Down (Minimum Retraction): The ultimate cycle time saver! Learn how to force Fusion 360 to keep the tool close to the stock when moving between cutting regions, minimizing wasted Z-axis travel.

High-Speed Transitions: Understand how transition movements (rapid vs. feed rate) are controlled and optimized in the Linking Tab.

Stop watching your expensive end mill spend half its time in the air! Take control of the Linking Tab and immediately make your milling programs safer and significantly faster.

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00:00 - Intro
31:30 - Drill Heights
37:00 - 4th and 5th Axis Heights