determine job run time?

[fjbart70]

Can master cam determine the legnth of time it will take to complete a process or a job?

I would think by knowing feed rates and tool paths it could determine this but I can't find this function.

[TheBigJW]

Originally Posted by fjbart70 Can master cam determine the legnth of time it will take to complete a process or a job? I would think by knowing feed rates and tool paths it could determine this but I can't find this function.

In the older versions it was displayed at the end of back plot. I am sure it's somewhere in there.

John

[fjbart70]

I found it. It is in the setup sheet.

[forrey45]

Do not trust that time to base pricing on.
I have compared with run time from the machine and found wide a discrepancy both in the plus and minus.
Forrey.

[emonje]

Originally Posted by forrey45 Do not trust that time to base pricing on. I have compared with run time from the machine and found wide a discrepancy both in the plus and minus. Forrey.

That's strange, I usually find decent match between real machining time and time shown on setup page, if I don't manually change the code that is.

You can always recheck with third party tools like Metacut or HSMWorks edit if you have them.

[Rstewart]

there's a few toolpaths that are Way Off in the the backplot info time. Some of the others, close enough.....
Btw: you must set it up correctly in the machine def for it to be anywhere close to the machine your running.

[polaris600cc]

Select all operations, click backplot. At the top of the window there is a button with 2 down facing arrows. Click that then at the bottom click info. It will show cycle time.

[jdtoolmaker]

I've found machining 5-15 hrs dies, (thermoforming moulds) my setup sheet time is very close to real time. mastercam x3. i always quote a little extra time to allow for error.

[John_B]

Originally Posted by Rstewart Btw: you must set it up correctly in the machine def for it to be anywhere close to the machine your running.

I think that will be the key for you... I didn't get times that were close until I got the machine definition file corrected. Now the times are pretty close, close enough I will quote from them except for deep holes. Especially any 3d die work, the times are almost spot on.

Also I will consider which machine I will run a job on because my old Fadal takes days longer to change a tool than my Hardinge, so I'll add time depending on aspects like that.