Path length

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alladyn21
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Path length

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Hello

I wonder how to count my cnc work. I found on the internet that people count it from the number of meters of cut.

Where can I find a summary of the trajectory length in the program? It is not about time but the length of the cut

Thanks :)

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Go to the measure tool (last icon on the first row under Edit Objects). Select the middle option "Span/Contour Properties" and then click on a vector. The Perimeter value under the Vector heading will tell you the total length of the vector.

You'll need to repeat that for each vector in the job to get a total cut distance. As far as I'm aware there's no way to get the total cut distance from VCarve outside of writing a gadget.

Might be worth checking if your control software has the ability to give you that value.

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alladyn21 wrote:
Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:56 am
Hello

I wonder how to count my cnc work. I found on the internet that people count it from the number of meters of cut.

Where can I find a summary of the trajectory length in the program? It is not about time but the length of the cut

Thanks :)
I am curious, why is it not about time?
"If you see a good fight, get in it." Dr. Vernon Johns

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Re: Path length

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When I was doing this for a living we charged based on time rather than distance.
Might be worth checking if your control software has the ability to give you that value.
I know WinCNC gives me this. Does Mach3?
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alladyn21 wrote:
Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:56 am
Where can I find a summary of the trajectory length in the program?
Take the toolpath's time in seconds and multiply it by the feed rate in seconds?

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Re: Path length

Post by martin54 »

+1 to what Ted said :lol: :lol:

What is this actually for? Is it for work in a certain Industry where things are worked out differently? Not something I have come across before & not a question I have seen asked on the forum :lol: :lol:

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