Here’s one for a keep track of time folk/s out there. On a level playing field, same file, anyone here say for certain that Vectric crosses the finish line first on an Advanced V-Carve file? I’m learning Vectric on the side and very interested in time savings.
I would be happy if CC and CM agreed. CM always quotes 10-15% higher times for me. Maybe it knows I will not change the bits fast enough 
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I did a side by side comparision, matching SVG size, wood type (hardwood), and feeds and Speeds.
Retract height is .2 for both.
The only thing I can’t adjust is the Rapids rate in CC.
CC shows faster by a few minutes.
I prefer to do my CAD in Vectric and import the SVG into CC and do the CAM in CC.
So I’m seeing one tool change for Create, V bit the whole file in Vectric and Vectric on this file is 4 mins longer? Am I seeing that correct?
I can’t imagine a cut like that taking that long.
Is it huge?
What are you cut settings?
I’d imagine that optimization of toolpath settings would be the best time saver.
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No matter what you do, you’re comparing apples to oranges. Work with what gets your job done.
The “Clear 1” toolpath is for a .25 EM.
I only posted this to compare VCarve to CC.
The Stepover and DOC is way too low.
V Bit:
EM
Super Conservative!!!
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I have admittedly not written one line of code in either piece of software. But I am pretty sure those who did created time estimates to quickly tell what’s wrong in the file rather than schedule the machinists day. In the Vectric software that I use, I can scale the time up or down to better match my actual times. But I don’t use it for that. I only look at the times to alert me to situations where I am using the wrong tool, depth of cut, stepover, etc. This feature, along with how long it takes to simulate a preview, tells me a lot about how I constructed the file. Beyond that I do not rely on it.
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