Geometry group managment with Net-HOOK?

[LMVUICHARD]

Hello,
I have a question about geometry groups:
With Net-Hook, is it possible and what is the way  to create a geometry group, add and remove  entitys on it, name it or rename it?
I need to manipulate many entitys, (points, lines arcs splines, surfaces, solids, meshes...) and it would be easier to group them through a group.
These entitys can be selected by the user or come from the result group.

In fact, i need to do with Net-HOOK, what the geometry group manager does (New, name a new group, and add some entitys on it).
In the on line documentation, i have found many information about toolpath an tool groups, but nearly  nothing about geometry group... And nothing too in the on-line examples...

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Right now, you cannot using the NET-Hook API.
There is this item in our backlog about this functionality -
[S-41011] : NET-Hook API - Add support for creating/manipulating Geometry Groups

Are you familiar with C++ programming?
Could create a C++/CLI "worker" DLL that your NET-Hook project references and calls to do this work.
What version of Mastercam are you running?
 

[LMVUICHARD]

Thanks for your answer!

I work on Mcam2020.
Never had try to code in C++ and neither used the SDK package. i only try to code on vb.net with Net-HOOK, unfortunately...
Do you think it would be easy to create a C++ dll called by a vb.net program to do that?
Do you think that would be possible for a beginner like me?
C++ is it a part of Visual Studio or another standalone software (sorry, I don't have made any search, it's only to know if it's easy to make some tests)?
is existing some programming examples arround geometry manipulation and groups in C++?

 

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, LMVUICHARD said:

C++ is it a part of Visual Studio or another standalone software (sorry, I don't have made any search, it's only to know if it's easy to make some tests)?

Yes from your installer you need to install desktop development with c++  with mfc/atl support and c++/cli if you are using visual studio 2019 you will need to download vs2017 platform toolset

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Not to discourage you, as Peter will tell you, a C++\CLI  Add-In is a very flexible and powerful way to go.

But, I would not consider this a C++ beginner project.

If you email me  SDK[at]mastercam[dot]com]

Company contact info and details of what you're trying to have your add-in do, I can take a look .

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2020 by Roger Martin from CNC Software

[Guest]

On 1/10/2020 at 10:39 AM, LMVUICHARD said:

Do you think it would be easy to create a C++ dll called by a vb.net program to do that?

If you are going to use c++/cli,you could use it for everything, It can do anything vb.net can do. I created an example project of a c++/cli add in that acts like a nethook but can access the chook sdk. You can download it here . However it may take you some time to learn.