# Fusion 360 Setup

**URL:** <https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378>\
**Category:** Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378 "2023-03-13T17:12:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![adamfenn28](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/adamfenn28/32/22878_2.png) [@adamfenn28](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/adamfenn28)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/1 "2023-03-13T17:12:51Z")

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I’d love to see a video or document on setting up Fusion 360 for using the Elite.

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**Author:** ![TMToronto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@TMToronto](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/TMToronto)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/2 "2023-03-13T19:04:47Z")

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This may be of interest as a starting point - [Create a Custom Machine Configuration in Fusion 360 for Hobbyist CNC | Shapeoko, X-Carve, LongMill - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFb7F6GRojc)

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**Author:** ![adamfenn28](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/adamfenn28/32/22878_2.png) [@adamfenn28](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/adamfenn28)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/3 "2023-03-13T19:27:38Z")

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Thanks! That was the first video I watched on the topic. Kevin’s videos are excellent.

I’m not sure if or how the dual Y axis steppers affect the configuration. I wonder if more configuration is required than selecting a 3 axis machine to modify like in this video.

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**Author:** ![TMToronto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@TMToronto](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/TMToronto)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/4 "2023-03-13T19:32:10Z")

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What is your main goal for wanting to configure the machine?  
I initially set up my Woodworker, but to be honest I never select it in my F360 CAM.

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**Author:** ![adamfenn28](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/adamfenn28/32/22878_2.png) [@adamfenn28](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/adamfenn28)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/5 "2023-03-13T19:47:09Z")

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Great question! I haven’t actually used any G-code produced by Fusion’s CAM yet. I’m not sure what adding the machine and selecting it actually gets me other than a visual of the machine footprint. My main goal is to have Fusion 360 produce G-code that will work on the Elite. I do have a rotary that I’m planning to attach as well. I’d assumed that Fusion would need to know about the machine’s configuration in order to properly generate G-code for it. Maybe that’s a bad assumption?

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**Author:** ![TMToronto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@TMToronto](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/TMToronto)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/6 "2023-03-13T23:47:17Z")

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For me I was more concerned about the tool information being accurate, and also appropriate for my machine - the 2.2Kw spindle is not terribly powerful, and the Woodworker has a fair amount of flex compared to other ‘mill like’ machines - so filling in feeds and speeds for the tools/tool paths are important. I also made/modeled my ISO tool holders (I couldn’t find them available in a F360 database), and added these to my tools, so collisions could be detected should I make an error in my CAM. I plan to make smaller items, so having the machine boundaries known by F360 is less important to me as well.

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**Author:** ![ConvenientWoodwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/convenientwoodwork/32/22558_2.png) [@ConvenientWoodwork](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/ConvenientWoodwork)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/7 "2023-03-14T00:12:24Z")

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You don’t need a machine in Fusion at all. The G-Code compiler you select is the crux of the matter insofar as code configuration is concerned.

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**Author:** ![adamfenn28](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/adamfenn28/32/22878_2.png) [@adamfenn28](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/adamfenn28)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/8 "2023-03-14T01:00:50Z")

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Ok. I have configured the Masso post processor. However, I’m not sure I have it all set correctly. Is there documentation for how to set that up with the Elite?

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**Author:** ![cymro99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cymro99](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/cymro99)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/9 "2023-04-12T21:55:47Z")

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Care to share the Masso settings you found most impactful? Thanks

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**Author:** ![omarzengi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/omarzengi/32/31152_2.png) [@omarzengi](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/omarzengi)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-setup/19378/10 "2025-08-17T02:17:33Z")

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Did you find any documentation? or did you figure out what to use for machine and post in fusion 360? Please share your experience. Thanks.
