{"id":2367,"date":"2019-11-07T07:10:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2020-01-20T16:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T21:49:23","slug":"robot-machining-fusion-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/robot-machining-fusion-360\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Axis Robot Machining With the Fusion 360 Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does a project using the Fusion 360 plugin look like in practice? Here’s how one university fabrication lab Protolab used multiple external axes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We always love hearing from users of RoboDK, especially when they are using new features of the software. Often, the first we hear about these great case studies is when a user sends us a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Andrew Tarlinton from Protolab at the Swinburne University of Technology had a question about using robotic milling with the new Fusion 360 Plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew asked: How can I incorporate multiple external axes into my robotic milling project?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s have a look at that project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet\u2026 Protolab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protolab<\/a> is a fabrication laboratory at the Swinburne University of Technology<\/a> in Victoria, Australia. The lab provides training and fabrication services to students at the university and has an impressive collection of machines including 5-axis CNC machines, SLA 3D printers, and, of course, robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Tarlinton is the manager of technical services, design, and architecture for Protolab. He has a background in industrial design and scientific instrument making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab serves the university both by providing a space for students to learn about fabrication in a hands-on setting and by providing fabrication services for the university’s many technical projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Project: Multi-Axis Robot Milling Workstation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fabrication technology is always improving and Andrew is always on the lookout for new and better ways to run the Protolab workshop. He got in contact with us because he was setting up a new robot milling workstation using a KUKA robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The setup uses multiple external axes to allow for an extremely flexible robot milling station. At the moment, the team is primarily using this setup for architecture research, but Andrew expects that they will soon start using it for applications like furniture fabrication and possibly creating automotive models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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