Custom_Grafx
New Member
So, the laser machine has a feature which I am sure can be applied to a vinyl cutting machine, ie, my roland vs.
You send a job to the laser, push a button to simulate job time, and in 20 seconds, it tells you how long the job will take. I was a little careful with this, thinking it may not be so accurate, as I use the info for quoting.
It is VERY accurate.
Now... I'm thinking why this type of feature isn't in VW... and should it be?
The next question which comes to mind is, is there another RIP out there which does already do this?
I don't see what's so difficult about it. The RIP already knows what speed it's travelling at. It also has the ability to communicate with the machine to grab feed travel rates etc to make the calculation, AND it knows what sequence it will be cutting in. What more info does VW need in order to make this calculation, is beyond me.
Can anyone shed any light on this matter? I am more than certain that it has been discussed/considered by manufacturers, I am just curious to know why it has never been implemented (on VW anyway).
You send a job to the laser, push a button to simulate job time, and in 20 seconds, it tells you how long the job will take. I was a little careful with this, thinking it may not be so accurate, as I use the info for quoting.
It is VERY accurate.
Now... I'm thinking why this type of feature isn't in VW... and should it be?
The next question which comes to mind is, is there another RIP out there which does already do this?
I don't see what's so difficult about it. The RIP already knows what speed it's travelling at. It also has the ability to communicate with the machine to grab feed travel rates etc to make the calculation, AND it knows what sequence it will be cutting in. What more info does VW need in order to make this calculation, is beyond me.
Can anyone shed any light on this matter? I am more than certain that it has been discussed/considered by manufacturers, I am just curious to know why it has never been implemented (on VW anyway).
