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How long does it take you to program?

Lukas Frey

Let’s say someone gives you a metal part with 150 dimensions. How long would it take you to study the print, figure out fixturing, create a setup sheet, and program it? You’ve never seen this part before and it’s somewhat complex. Assume the print makes complete sense to you after studying the print—so you don’t need to ask the designer any questions.

Also, would the program run perfectly the first time? If not, how long would “proving out” the program (making adjustments) take you?

I ask these questions because I get them a lot being the only programmer at a significantly large company with 3 machines. I’m curious what other people’s experiences are, and I’m open to any tips. I will state my answers to these questions in one week. Hopefully I get a lot of responses.

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    Let's say I'm in charge of this project
    1: Make sure that the drawing is the latest version;
    2: Request the latest version of 3D files;
    3: Confirm the product process and prepare the corresponding measurement program according to the "DFM" file provided by the project team;
    4: Design measurement fixtures for the corresponding measurement procedures (familiar with the operation of 3D design software, e.g. SW, NX, etc.);
    5: Prepare the measurement program offline; (please execute "collision detection" after the measurement program is completed).
    The above is the preparation work before the development of this project. Of course, after the "DFM" file is modified, the measurement program should be updated simultaneously.
    The project of 150 sizes can be completed in about 2 days, but this does not include the time for modifying the measurement program.

    Simple adjustments to the measurement program may take about 4 hours, depending on the extent of the process changes.

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    Let's say I'm in charge of this project
    1: Make sure that the drawing is the latest version;
    2: Request the latest version of 3D files;
    3: Confirm the product process and prepare the corresponding measurement program according to the "DFM" file provided by the project team;
    4: Design measurement fixtures for the corresponding measurement procedures (familiar with the operation of 3D design software, e.g. SW, NX, etc.);
    5: Prepare the measurement program offline; (please execute "collision detection" after the measurement program is completed).
    The above is the preparation work before the development of this project. Of course, after the "DFM" file is modified, the measurement program should be updated simultaneously.
    The project of 150 sizes can be completed in about 2 days, but this does not include the time for modifying the measurement program.

    Simple adjustments to the measurement program may take about 4 hours, depending on the extent of the process changes.

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