# Help an idiot :)

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**Created:** [January 9, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601 "2024-01-09T02:21:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Woodworking\_Pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Woodworking\_Pilot](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Woodworking_Pilot)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/21 "2024-01-09T16:41:40Z")

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Steve,

I don’t have my home laptop with me right now, but I am fairly certain I have F360 set up with the generic 3D machine. A 2D machine is only going to generate the commands for two axis rather than three.

> [@Fusion 360 - Machine Setup](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/fusion-360-machine-setup/1262):
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> Does someone know which machine to use when setting up fusion 360? I didn’t see the Onefinity Machine in the selection list…Do we just use the GRBL preset machine?

This forum thread discusses F360 set-up for the onefinity.

Erik

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**Author:** ![WaywardWoodworker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e79b87/32.png) [@WaywardWoodworker](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/WaywardWoodworker)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/22 "2024-01-09T17:01:29Z")

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> [@SMWGuitars](#):
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> fusion 360 system to use a “generic 2d”

FWIW your screenshot above shows you are using the Generic 3 axis mill.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/2/5/25e385a781d1efb13fa15304ebbe34cbaf741d71.png)

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/23 "2024-01-09T17:31:33Z")

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Ok I’ve messed up with the screenshots… heres the one that isn’t working. The one I sent last night was actually something that had not been attempted on the machine… but the NC code it generated did lack all Z commands.

 ![Screenshot 2024-01-09 at 9.30.47 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/7/4/743187a9dcd2a36d5ec60622374b7e1865194c4b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/24 "2024-01-09T17:32:03Z")

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Take your time everyone, Remember we’re helping a self described idiot here pretty new to CNCing

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/25 "2024-01-09T17:33:40Z")

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![Screenshot 2024-01-09 at 9.32.48 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/3/c/3c44232784949c9610675189214521027a22ac8f.jpeg)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-01-09 at 9.32.54 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/c/8/c807249cfc25e23ba870eab525187c66da87054d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/26 "2024-01-09T17:34:12Z")

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These are from the same guard but the second attempt. Very sorry for confusion.

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/27 "2024-01-09T17:36:05Z")

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That one actually seems to have a different issue… when doing Post Process this is all I get. ##########  
THIS POSTPROCESSOR IS A SAMPLE FOR MACHINE SIMULATION USAGE, IT DOES NOT OUTPUT ANY NC PROGRAM.

For more information on how to update your post processor with machine simulation support please visit:  
[https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/article/356406](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/article/356406)  
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**Author:** ![WaywardWoodworker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e79b87/32.png) [@WaywardWoodworker](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/WaywardWoodworker)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/28 "2024-01-09T17:42:44Z")

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Check out the link that @Woodworking_Pilot posted about how to update the machine settings to use the Onefinity post processor.

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**Author:** ![SMWGuitars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SMWGuitars](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SMWGuitars)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/29 "2024-01-10T02:16:09Z")

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Yes I spent some time messing around today and that solved it. But we did it guys. Or you did it. You helped an idiot 😃 Thank you all so much!

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**Author:** ![WaywardWoodworker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e79b87/32.png) [@WaywardWoodworker](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/WaywardWoodworker)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/30 "2024-01-10T02:57:26Z")

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Glad to see you got it figured out.

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**Author:** ![Overcaffinatedintrov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/overcaffinatedintrov/32/26390_2.png) [@Overcaffinatedintrov](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Overcaffinatedintrov)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-an-idiot/24601/31 "2024-01-10T12:25:10Z")

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Good job gents! Nice.

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