I cracked the code! VCarve Inlays with Autodesk Fusion 360 - A complete tutorial!

Hey CNC Woodworkers! I cracked the code on how to do vcarve inlays with Autodesk Fusion 360. Wood inlays with sharp VCarve engraved points, easy-to-fill epoxy inlays, and plain old regular engravings. All of these work very similar to how Vectric VCarve does it, but without the cost of buying VCarve Pro or Aspire. In addition, you can do curved inlays on non-flat surfaces! This is all done with a new Autodesk Fusion Plugin that I wrote to make it incredibly simple to do. It generates the inlay, and generates a Setup with toolpaths almost entirely ready to be machined. This is a full tutorial on how to use the plugin to create inlays and setup the toolpaths. I also jump into the shop and show how to do an inlay and find the perfect parameters that make it not have any gaps. In this first video, I create a 2D inlay, something similar to what you would do for a cutting board. I also highlight a test project to find the perfect inlay fit parameter for your particular bit, wood species, CNC machine, and grain orientation (all can vary the fit). Coming soon will be a video on how to do curved inlays with Fusion! Edit: I had to cut the part of the video that told how to install the plugin. Sorry! *UPDATE*: v4 is now released (Dec 2025), and uses 2D Toolpaths for a 2D/Flat inlay. The toolpaths generate MUCH faster for flat inlays, and the resulting toolpath looks a lot cleaner than what the 3D ones do. The 3D ones are still required for 3D curved inlays. Watch the new video for new details:    • VCarve Inlay Cutting Board TUTORIAL with A...   Part 2: Curved Inlays:    • OMG, curved inlays!!!  3D VCarve Inlays wi...   Part 3: Cutting Board Inlays:    • VCarve Inlay Cutting Board TUTORIAL with A...   Part 4: The Trout Cutting Board:    • A cutting board you don't want to cut on: ...   Download the VCarve Inlay Plugin: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com/shop/... The plugin is shareware! It has zero limitations, nags or restrictions. Try it out as long as you like, and if you feel like it is worth using buy a $5 license. I spent hundreds of hours developing it to save me 15 minutes of time! VCarve Inlay Plugin License: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com/shop/... Bits/Materials/References Inlay Fit Test File: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com/shop/... [Free Download] 15 Degree V-Bit: https://amzn.to/4oeJ1Zo 1/8" downcut bit: https://amzn.to/43nqiTe 3/8" downcut bit: https://amzn.to/4n7AZQQ My CNC Machine: https://www.avidcnc.com -- I have a Pro 4x8 with an ATC Deep Straight Inlays:    • Perfect Deep Wood Inlay - How to get perfe...   Corbin's CNC Woodworking Group on Facebook!   / corbincncwoodworking   Corbin's Workshop email list / newsletter: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com/newsl... Thanks everyone! Corbin Dunn https://www.corbinstreehouse.com // Blog & Website https://www.corbinsworkshop.com // CNC Files, Products, Woodworking Portfolio #cncwoodworking #cnc #cncrouter #autodeskfusion360 chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:02 A 2D Inlay 8:47 Plugin Results 12:15 Manufacture / CAM / Toolpaths 23:42 Finding the Perfect Fit 27:44 Making the Female Pocket 28:43 Making the Male Plug 34:10 Cleanup and Glue 34:51 Inlay Analysis 37:59 Conclusion ** Some links are Amazon Affiliate Links where I get a small commission when you use the link to make a purchase.