Fusion 360 - Show Spindle Direction

By Simon Taylor

A new feature which has been added to Fusion 360 Machining Workspace is the Show Spindle Direction when simulating toolpaths. This is used to ensure the cutting tool in the case of a milling operation or a chuck on a lathe is spinning in the right direction in relation to the tooling being used.

This is available here in the simulation dialog box:-

When this option is ticked it will show the spindle direction when Milling, see below:-

It can also display the direction the chuck on a Lathe is spinning, see below:-

To turn off the show spindle direction we just need to untick the box shown below:-