Learn the Basics of CNC & CAM Course Published

Our Course, Learn the Basics of CNC & CAM is fully published!

The course is laid out to teach you the concepts of how CNC machines work giving practical real-world examples. At the end of the course, we walk-through putting all of it together in CAM using Fusion 360 and VCarve Pro.

You'll go from zero to being able to post your own G-code!

Take this course anywhere

Go at your pace

This online course is designed to be easy to pick up where you left off on any internet-capable device. The course player tracks your progress so you can focus on learning.

Just a smartphone or laptop is all you need!

A Few of the Perks of Signing up:

• Learn to Setup CAM in Fusion 360 & VCarve

• NO ADS – Premium Experience

• Know when to use different types of tooling

• How to Output G-Code to run a CNC

• 50+ Lessons in 8 Chapters

• Discuss lessons with other students (optional)

• All Lessons Closed-Captioned in English

• Exclusive Discounts on CNC's & Tools

• Take Course anywhere with any internet-capable device

• Work at your own pace – get a full year of access

• Receive a Certificate upon Completion

This course does a fabulous job of breaking down all of the aspects of using a CNC into small, yet very understandable segments.

Lisa, Happy Student

TOPICS WE’LL COVER:

✔︎ What is CNC?

• Definitions, industry overview, and machine types

• Getting going on “G-Code”

• Putting G-Code to work and “Controllers”

• and a “shop basics” tour!

✔︎ CAM Basics

• The world of Computer-Aided Machining, “What is CAM?”

• Breaking into the software: Fusion 360 and Vectric (VCarve)

• G-Code Basics

• Software for CAM

• Using G-Code

✔︎ CNC Tools

• Types of Tooling and When to Use

• Sourcing and Quality of Tooling

• Portland CNC

• Tooling Vendor List

• Feeds & Speeds

✔︎ Toolholders

• What is Toolholding?

• What's important in toolholding?

• Setup a CNC Toolholder

• Other Considerations in Toolholding

✔︎ Workholding

• What is Workholding?

• Types of Workholding

• Secondary Operations

✔︎ Setting up your first project in Fusion 360

• Intro to Fusion 360

• Getting Started in Fusion 360

• Create a CAM Setup in Fusion 360

• Fusion 360 Tool Library

• CAM Operations in Fusion 360

• Post and Run G-Code from Fusion 360

✔︎ Setting up your first project in VCarve Pro

• Benefits of VCarve Pro

• Download & Install VCarve Pro

• Getting Started in VCarve Pro

• Setup a VCarve Pro Project

• VCarve Pro Tool Library

• Create Toolpaths in VCarve Pro

• Post and Run G-Code from VCarve Pro

• Create Toolpaths by Layer in VCarve Pro

• Nesting in VCarve Pro