Re: Build Time Estimator

From: Robert Gologranc (Pexpress.Staff.vet.eng.rmit@Etc.et.rmit.edu.au)
Date: Thu Oct 31 1996 - 06:50:03 EET


> I am a Graduate Research Assisstant at the Georgia Tech Rapid Prototyping
> Lab. Recently I completed a beta version of a build time estimator for
> use over the world wide web. It works very well in our lab for our SLA
> 250. Most of the time it is within 2-3% accurate. I am trying to get
> other people to use my estimator to see if it as accurate for other
> machines, and if not, how to correct these discrepencies. This program
> requires that the .STL file be sliced first as it takes the .v and .r
> files as input. To use the build time estimator just connect to our web
> page at: http://rpmi.marc.gatech.edu and then click on the Build Time
> Estimator link on the home page. Instructions should be fairly clear. If
> web access is not possible I have compiled versions that run on Sun
> Solaris 2.5, IRIX 5.4 for SGI, and Linux for PC. These are available on
> our ftp site at ftp rpmi.marc.gatech.edu/pub/OUTGOING/estimator/ Any and
> all feedback is welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Joel McClurkin
> gt2506a@prism.gatech.edu
> (404) 894-9158
>
Joel,
I have run your build time estimator today on a small job which we
built today on our SLA250/40 .
 Your estimated time for the run was 5:36
 Actual run time was 5:34
Error less than one percent.

Nice work

Robert Gologranc | Tel: 61 3 9660 4485
Technical Manager | Fax: 61 3 9660 4831
RMIT - Product Express | E-Mail: pexpress@rmit.edu.au
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Carlton VIC 3053 |
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