Batch Setup Time
For machining processes other than milling and turning processes, time to set up a production batch is generally based on the machine property Setup Time.
For milling and turning processes, time to set up a production batch is based, by default, on a number of factors, including the following:
• Time to install workholder (0 by default, but see the PSO
Install Workholder in
Machining Process-level Options)
• Cleanup time (0 by default, but see the PSO
Cleanup Time in
Machining Process-level Options)
• Number of tools used by all operations in the current process (see
Tool Selection for Machining)
• Cycle time (see
Process Cycle Time)
Note Batch setup time is assumed to include time to mill or turn one pallet’s worth of parts (there is one part per pallet by default, but see the PSO
Parts in Pallet in
Machining Process-level Options). This is intended to guard against the risk of scrapping the first pieces production run. It is why cycle time is listed above as a factor affecting batch setup time.
You can override this calculation, and specify batch setup time explicitly with the PSO
Batch Setup Time—see
Machining Process-level Options.