Kevin Schneider

Passion for travel, making, engineering and all things design. 10 years working as a design engineer & 18 at Autodesk working on design software. Opinions and content are my own.

Tormach Upgrades - Part 1

Sep 1, 2018 2 min read CAM

Over the last year, I have been banging parts on the Tormach 440 [https://www.tormach.com/product-pcnc-440.html]. I have proven I can get great parts off the machine and have paid

Marking menu gestures

Mar 11, 2018 3 min read

Using the right click menu in Fusion 360 brings up a context menu. This menu is divided into two sections. At the bottom is a classic context menu. At the top is a

Rounding Model Variables to Fractions

Nov 4, 2017 2 min read Modeling

Sometimes you need to round model variables to a specific fraction. For example cut stock may come in 1/8 or 1/4 or any other inch increment. I recently had a case

5th Axis 5-6 Deuce Vise on my Tormach 440

Apr 5, 2017 3 min read CAM

I was happy but never quite satisfied with the stock 4in vise [https://www.tormach.com/store/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=35285-SET&portrelay=1] . I work with some smart folks

Fusion 360 Design Types

Jul 1, 2016 4 min read Modeling

Timeline or Parametric Designs Fusion 360 offers designers multiple ways to model. Think of this like there are multiple ways to carve a statue. You can chisel and hammer it out of stone,