job runtime ajust

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jacala
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job runtime ajust

Post by jacala »

Hello!

We are using Sheetcam more and more. We get requests how long a job is gonna take.

The estimate in the job report is always 30% (it varies) off. Of course that is because it is not setup for our machine speeds etc.

How can I adjust these settings so the report will be as accurate as possible.

I've searched this forum but probably are not using the right search terms.
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Les Newell
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Post by Les Newell »

You can set the rapid speed of the machine and the pierce time. The cutting time assumes the machine does not have to slow down for corners. I am a little surprised it makes that much difference though.
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Post by Vmax549 »

The main problem lies with most plasma machines as they cannot maintain a constant feedrate due to slow accelleration. With a very artsy detailed cut the machine spends a great deal of time at 30-50% of specified feedrates due to CV and settings. Therefor a larger margin of error on completion times.

(;-) TP
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Post by SeanP »

I have noticed the slowdowns in cut rules don't seem to be accounted for in the job report, but someone the other day pointed out to me in simulation mode the seconds timer that gives accurate run time, speeded up to 5000% or so it works great.
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Les Newell
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Post by Les Newell »

I never noticed that rules aren't taken into account. I'll look into fixing that.
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Post by SeanP »

Nice one if you can Les! I wasn't expecting that :lol:
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Post by Les Newell »

This is now fixed for the next development release.
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Post by SeanP »

Nice one I will try that,, cheers
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