Turn a cutting job or a weld into real hours and dollars — cutting time from feeds and speeds, welding time from deposition rate, plus the non-cutting reality of handling, tool changes, and setup that makes a quote honest. The bottom line drops straight into a proposal.
Total distance the tool travels while cutting (sum all passes' paths, or use passes below).
Cutting time. The bedrock relation is time = length ÷ feed rate. Spindle speed from cutting speed: N = 1000·Vc/(π·D) rpm. Turning/drilling feed rate is fr·N (mm/min); milling is fz·z·N (feed per tooth × teeth × rpm). Cutting time is toolpath (plus approach/overtravel) ÷ feed rate, times passes.
The non-cutting reality. Pure cutting time is always optimistic. Rapids, air moves, tool changes, probing, and load/unload inflate it — the industry rule of thumb adds 30–50%. This tool makes that explicit as a non-cut allowance plus separate tool-change and handling terms, because an estimate that ignores them loses money on every job.
Batch math. Per-part cycle = (cutting + non-cut + tool changes + handling). Setup is a one-time cost spread across the lot: batch = setup + cycle·qty. The bigger the quantity, the more setup amortizes — which is why unit price drops with volume, and this shows it.
Cost. Hours × your shop rate. The shop rate should already bundle machine, labor, and overhead — keep it consistent with the rate you use in the Quote Bench so numbers reconcile.
Planning estimate from nominal feeds and speeds. Real cycle time depends on the actual toolpath, material, tool wear, and machine dynamics — confirm against a first-article cycle for tight quotes.