I have found that "best surface finish" option takes 3 times longer to
build. Is that your experience?
Thanks,
Jim
James P. Harrison
Director Of Operations
3Dimensional Engineering
2991 North Powerline Road
Pompano Beach, FL. 33069
Phone: 954-972-9906
Fax: 954-972-8903
www.3de.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Brand Allen-EAB009 <Allen.Brand@motorola.com>
To: Ross Nicholls <RossN@mnl.co.uk>; 'Luper, Harold'
<HLuper@SOLIDIFORM.com>; RPML (E-mail) <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:25 AM
Subject: RE: Long build times, LY 1.1 & BS 5.1
> I have determined that the build estimator in 5.1 is still as accurate as
> the previous buildstation 5.0 software except when "Best Surface Finish"
is
> selected under the "Set-up/Customize" pull down menu's. However, our
average
> parts range 35-50mm in Z, taller parts may result in more of an inaccuracy
> than I have determined.
>
> Allen W. Brand, Sr.
> Motorola Energy Systems Group
> Phone: 770-338-3088
> Pager: 404-866-3675
> E-mail: Allen.Brand@motorola.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Nicholls [mailto:RossN@mnl.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:01 AM
> To: 'Luper, Harold'; RPML (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Long build times, LY 1.1 & BS 5.1
>
>
> Having switched to BS 5.1 only a couple of weeks ago, we too have noticed
> that builds are taking significantly longer to build than that being
> estimated by the build time estimator.
> We have until now, put this down to a slow processor (Pentium 100Mhz)
> processing the increased quantity of data from the fine point supports. We
> can watch the laser return to its rest position many times during each
layer
> ( as many as ten times ).
> We shall continue to monitor this with interest !
>
> We are building models using Somos 9100 on a 500.
>
>
> Ross Nicholls
>
> Technical Manager
> Malcolm Nicholls Limited
> Waterloo Ind. Est.
> Bidford-on-Avon
> Warwickshire
> B50 4JH
>
> T 01789 490382
> F 01789 490130
> E ross@mnl.co.uk
> W www.mnl.co.uk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luper, Harold [mailto:HLuper@SOLIDIFORM.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 1:55 PM
> To: RPML (E-mail)
> Subject: Long build times, LY 1.1 & BS 5.1
>
>
> We have been using 3D Systems' new software since we first participated in
> the beta testing program to build parts on our SLA 5000 using SL5195
resin.
> We have both versions of the software installed on the workstation and SLA
> machine. I have prepared and built many benchmark QuickCast test parts
using
> both versions of the software because I have noticed a significant
increase
> in build times on "same part" builds when I use BS (Buildstation) 5.1. I
> have proven that this increase in build time is not due to fine point
> supports, differences in build parameters, nor differences in settings in
> the BS software. I can even build the same bff prepared in LY (Lightyear)
> 1.0 using both versions of BS, have both versions of BS estimate the build
> time within a minute of each other, and yet the builds using BS 5.1 always
> take longer, in the range of 3% to 12% longer for all tests thus far.
>
> In the duration of the time that we used solely LY 1.0 & BS 5.0, QuickCast
> builds completed in less time than the estimated build time 95% of the
> builds. Using the new software, QuickCast builds are completing in more
time
> than the estimated build time about 70% of the builds. This has made it
more
> difficult to predict build completion times to have personnel here on time
> to clean up parts and cycle the machine to start next builds.
>
> Has anyone out there experienced similar results using the new software?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harold Luper
> Prototyping Specialist
> Solidiform Incorporated
> Phone: (817)-831-2626
> Fax: (817)-831-8258
> email: hluper@solidiform.com
>
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