


With these cutting tools in mind, we can determine a cutting tool path for them to follow, to get the best detail possible. After we have the site model, we have to consider what are the best end mills to use to cut away our material, to reveal our model. For this course, we're going to use Fusion 360 to create this digital model from a civil site map import.

You need to start with a digital model of your site. There are a few general steps we follow to transform our digital model into a physical scale model. CNC stands for computer numeric code, and it's the directions that we create to tell the computer how to move a router to strategically cut away material to create an object. So, what is CNC milling, also known as CNC routing? CNC milling combines the precision of a computer with the power of a handheld router. Here, we're going to hyper-focus on its many uses creating high quality, cost-effective, topographic site models. If you're watching this course, you may have some basic idea of what CNC routing is and its many applications.
