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Toolpath length Milling


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Hello Community,

I'm new to using software to estimate the milling time of a part specially using Mastercam.

I was curious to understand how the total length of milling is calculated.

can someone please explain to me how it is calculated in Mastercam considering a tool depth of 8mm for example?

thank you all for your help in advance.

 

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Problem is the equation your are trying to solve is not closed. You have an open ended equation in the way you have asked the question.

Tool Depth of 8mm? If we are cutting 1,000,000 kilometers of distance then 1,000,000 kilometers of distance would be calculated. If were are cutting .2mm of distance then .2mm would be calculated. Now the time that distance is calculated is determine by many factors given to the software. The software gives the programmer ways to define the tool to help it provide calculated run time of a cut. With that then the software will then show that estimated time in the backplot and verify. Garbage in results in garbage out and to many times people don't use correct speeds and feeds and then wonder why they get bad information.  The other aspect of what Mastercam provides is not based on machine acceleration and deceleration capabilities.  Each machines mass and movements of the different axes along with it size has a huge impact on what we should get and what we do get in the real world. All CAM systems are just a cartoon they are not real world. It is up to each programmer to determine the method and process to make what to do and come up with reality.

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