I have created my GCode via Fusion 360 and have homed/zeroed my CNC correctly, but every time I run the program, the bit stays about a quarter inch above the stock. I’m sure I’ve done something wrong in Fusion, but I don’t know where else to ask.
How do I get the bit to come down and actually cut the wood?
I would upload the NC file, but I’m still a new user 
Some Things to check in f360
Dan, I am having a similar issue, although I don’t use F360; but would like to know why the router bit doesn’t make contact with the stock.
Slightly off topic, maybe upload your gcode into a simulator to get a visual; this is what I use g-code simulator
Spooky. But difiicult to resolve remotely.
An issue i had once was selecting sketch lines rather than model lines but if your f360 silmulation is as you expect it then the z height home in the cnc might be incorrect.
You have the same software as everyone else f360 and controller. So must setup; i guess.
Im ruuning out if ideas; f360 perfect simulation, controller perfectly probed to the correct z position; top of stock?. Z must be wired correctly else it wouldnt probe…
Hi Dan,
Not sure if this will be helpful or not, but I think I may have seen in another one of your posts that your CNC was acting pretty erratic in the Z axis. I was having a similar issue and it turned out to be a connection issue. The support team at Onefinity helped figure it out (they’re great!). The way I confirmed the problem was to use the joystick to jog the router up and down and, at the same time, jiggle the Z connection on the X rail … shown here:
Hope that image came thru.
If the router starts acting erratic, you’ve got a connection issue with that plug. Check the pins - one could be pushed in.
Hope that helps.
Hi Dan - where is your origin for the setup? Also, are you sure the machine is zeroed properly?
-Tom
