Accurate time in sheetcam job report?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:42 pm
I'm trying to figure out how to get an accurate cut time from the sheetcam job report. I typically only use the sq inches/cut inches/pierces aspect. However, I've had a couple of customer-supplied-material jobs, which were a straight hourly rate. I used the sheetcam job report to estimate job times and it was WAAAY off. The jobs took ~40% longer than sheetcam estimated.
I played with pierce times in the job reports but it didn't seem to change the results. I thought it would take (Pierce time x # of pierces) + (rapid distance x rapid rate) + (cut distance x cut ipm), but it doesn't seem to be calculating correctly.
Will changing cut speeds in cut rules affect the calculation? When cutting a layer (say, holes) at 60% tool speed, is that reduction/slowdown figured in?
Has anyone found a way to get accurate times from the job report?
I played with pierce times in the job reports but it didn't seem to change the results. I thought it would take (Pierce time x # of pierces) + (rapid distance x rapid rate) + (cut distance x cut ipm), but it doesn't seem to be calculating correctly.
Will changing cut speeds in cut rules affect the calculation? When cutting a layer (say, holes) at 60% tool speed, is that reduction/slowdown figured in?
Has anyone found a way to get accurate times from the job report?