Kevin Schneider

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

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

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

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

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

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,