Export SVG in Fusion 360?

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I just spent four or five hours of my life processing a DXF in fusion 360, and now I would like to export the SVG to create the G code on Easel, seems like Fusion does not oblige itself to expeort SVG files, what am I missing? IF I start with Fusion 360, doI have to finish? Going through all of the processing and such including skipping maslow ground control? Any help would be appreciated, I need to convert my Fusion 360 sketch to an SVG in order to generate g code. EASEL only takes SVG files.

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with fusion 360, you shouldn’t export to svg, you should generate teh g-code
inside fusion360.

svg and dxf are 2d formats, fusion 360 is a 3d CAD software, you can’t easily
convert from 3D to 2d. But fusion 360 has CAM functionality, so it can generate
the g-code directly. There’s even a maslow specific target available (but the
grbl target should also work)

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Ok so i gotta learn the fusion 360 cad function and export the g-code because i did not see that as an output option. Bu the time that i get that one figured, i MAY be ready for retirement. Why do i feel controlled by our friends at autodesk now?

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You should be able to export the dwg or dxf format and load it into onshape. Onshape has the ability to export to svg.

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I tried onshape at the outset of this project and it seems to not want to process the file pretty much at all. I am going to see if I can CAM it native in Fusion 360. What is there an add-on that allows for Maslow G code execution?

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CAM in Fusion 360 is pretty straight forward. This video tutorial does a good job of running you through the basics:

It’s specifically about milling aluminum, but the ideas are similar.

For the Maslow, you either want to use the GRBL post-processor or install the Maslow-specific one

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Great video here on how to use Fusion 360 CAM to output to gcode for the Maslow.

I’ve followed this method and it worked.

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onshape cannot export a 3d model to svg, it can output a sketch to dxf/dwg, but
if he could do that, he would be able to import it into inkscape, etc

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if you have it in fusion 360, it should be a pull-down menu option to do the CAM
step.

there are a lot of youtube videos on the subject