im using the VMD software and can't find out how long a job is projected to take. Can anyone give me a clue Thanks Marc
The run time displayed is real time, not projected. You would need to do a dry run to get an estimated completion time.
If the VMD software is the same as it's predecessor, the projected run time that is displayed is essentially 'plasma ON' time. It doesn't take into account travel, plate sensing time etc etc. An estimated run time of 4:00 can take 15 minutes to complete.
The VMD does not "scan" the gcode and estimate a time prior to running. You would have to do a dry run to get an accurate time.
