Cycle Time for Rapid Moves and Tool Changes V9.1.1012 Turn

[jmullett]

Thought I'd cross post here as well. The traffic on yahoo groups does not seem to be any more current than this forum.

Could someone tell me if there is a parameter somwhere to define the speed of the rapid moves or the time for the turret to change tools so that the estimated cycle time is calculated more accurately? When I look at the table presented in View->Cycle Time Data it appears that the rapid distance is presented correctly however the time estimate is 0 seconds. It also appears tool changes are generically assigned a time of 1 second.

I suppose that an acceleration rate should also be defined for each axis as well, however the algorithm is probably not that sophisticated for an estimate.

[mmmilligan]

In response to recent interest I will post an example of
a Post Processor which produces an estimated cycle time,
explanatory notes will be included.

Regards

Michael
Dolphin CAD CAM Ltd