topic Re: Machining times within patterns are inconsistent in Fusion Manufacture Forum

Machining times within patterns are inconsistent

FrodoLoggins — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:54:20 GMT

I always and only ever use duplication patterns with the below settings:

If I select all operations within a pattern like so:

Sometimes (like in this instance) the machining time in the lower right hand corner tells me how long those toolpaths take per each instance of the pattern. In this case 23 seconds per part. Other times it tells me how long the total pattern will take. So if that pattern has 4 parts sometimes it will tell me it takes 1.5 minutes (or technically just over a minute as I'm saving time with tool changes)

Right now today if I want to see how long everything in that pattern will take I can't select all operations. That would just give me the time per part (23 seconds). I need to select the pattern in the tree like (or the setup obviously) in the image below. That's how I'd like it to be and I can only assume that's how it's supposed to be. But sometimes selecting all operations (not the pattern item in the tree itself) gives me the total time.

EDIT: That might be a bit confusing. So Sometimes if I select all operations within a pattern like so:

I get the same exact machining time as if I selected the pattern like so:

Other times I get two different machining times.

Re: Machining times within patterns are inconsistent

seth.madore — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:05:26 GMT

Hmm. On PC I'm getting different times if I select the Pattern, or if I select the toolpaths themselves. Do you sense any rhyme or reason to when it displays identical values or different ones?

Re: Machining times within patterns are inconsistent

FrodoLoggins — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:14:13 GMT

I am not able to sense any rhyme or reason as to when it displays identical values or different ones.

Re: Machining times within patterns are inconsistent

FrodoLoggins — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:18:04 GMT

Now I'm not getting any time when selecting all operations within that same setup:

It looks like sometimes when unselecting toolpaths that have fully generated and I'm not able to get a time in the lower right hand corner; unselecting them then reselecting them brings up the time. Sometimes.

Re: Machining times within patterns are inconsistent

FrodoLoggins — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:22:57 GMT

Like here: Selected toolpath after it's been generated for an hour or two. No time displayed. I open up QuickTime, select the Fusion window still no time. Unselect it, reselect it, now the time is displayed: