Hello all,

I'm new to cnc programming and would like to know more from you experienced programmers.

I have a part that I would like to have programmed to be manufactured. Let's say, this part is going into a 5-axis mill and will probably have a couple of operations. How long would it take for a part like this to be programmed? Let's assume that there is a post and you have all of your tooling and fixturing figured out. I want to have a baseline so that I can better understand what kind of lead time is expected on an item like this. I am currently using Esprit for my CAM software.

Thanks in advance!