Geometry Error

[JKLINE]

Nethooks are easy because of the Nethook API documentation. How do you find the terms/names of items in C++?

-- Using Visual Studio 2022 and Mastercam 2022 by the way.

[JKLINE]

23 minutes ago, x4g said:

There is a new Mastercam Project Template that will create a chook-InteropDll and c# project like what you are used to, this will make it easier to manage your c++ code

How new is this? And where is it?

It looks like I have lost access to the SDK Downloads, C-Hook downloads, and NetHook downloads 

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54 minutes ago, JKLINE said:

How new is this? And where is it?

It looks like I have lost access to the SDK Downloads, C-Hook downloads, and NetHook downloads 

Mastercam C++/CLI New Project Template VS 2022 - Visual Studio Marketplace

It's in the Vs Marketplace,

you need to first login before accessing sdk content

[JKLINE]

55 minutes ago, x4g said:

It's in the Vs Marketplace

I do have that.

 

55 minutes ago, x4g said:

you need to first login before accessing sdk content

I'm logged in and still have access to NET-Script downloads  idk, I emailed their sales department.

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4 minutes ago, JKLINE said:

I do have that.

 

I'm logged in and still have access to NET-Script downloads  idk, I emailed their sales department.

Do you have the sdk for 2022?

That's all you need

 

[JKLINE]

1 minute ago, x4g said:

Do you have the sdk for 2022?

That's all you need

 

Does this match?

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Yes

If you double click on it, it will install

[JKLINE]

Mastercam::CHookAPI::Database::

This was the key to finding the options/tools/methods ect ect. 

I'm still not seeing any 'surface' commands though. Enlighten me?

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9 minutes ago, JKLINE said:

Mastercam::CHookAPI::Database::

This was the key to finding the options/tools/methods ect ect. 

I'm still not seeing any 'surface' commands though. Enlighten me?

Ask the Api Team for the relevant chook example to create a ruled/lofted surface, that interface is not exposed to the API

or you can pickup up the definition using the dumplib utility, (see pdf on dumplib in the sdk installer folder)

[JKLINE]

2 minutes ago, x4g said:

or you can pickup up the definition using the dumplib utility, (see pdf on dumplib in the sdk installer folder)

This is literal gold. Thank you.

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Just now, JKLINE said:

This is literal gold. Thank you.

yw!

PS. You can open the folder of files in visual studio by right clicking in the folder and select "Open with Visual Studio"

You can search through the hold thing

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

JKLINE,

You are looking to create a Draft surface with a NET-Hook add-in?

 

[JKLINE]

11 minutes ago, Roger Martin from CNC Software said:

JKLINE,

You are looking to create a Draft surface with a NET-Hook add-in?

 

Yes.

Take customer geometry
ChainOffsetContour(you've already helped me with this)
DraftSurface(from the Result of ChainOffsetContour) at a negative depth (user specified) and angle (user specified).
All ChainOffsetContour results are closed chains, and climb (Clockwise I think) direction is a positive angle.

On 12/14/2022 at 8:06 AM, JKLINE said:

That's a negative. It's angled at either 10, 15, 20, or 30 degrees at a negative depth.

This here is an example of an end result. White line is the supplied geometry. We offset the green geometry. And then draft a surface down.

 

White line is customer supplied geometry.

Green is the offsetContour in both directions.

Surface is a draft surface at a negative value.

[JKLINE]

4 hours ago, Roger Martin from CNC Software said:

JKLINE,

You are looking to create a Draft surface with a NET-Hook add-in?

 

Using the code below, I'm getting a result, but some things seem strange.

1. It doesn't send the surface to a different level.

2. The angle I type in doesn't seem to matter. 15.0 results in -0.2618 degrees.

3. It follows the chains, but not the arcs.

Did I code it wrong?

            void offsetCutchain(){
                SelectionManager.UnselectAllGeometry();
                LevelsManager.RefreshLevelsManager();
                GraphicsManager.Repaint(true);
                var selectedCutChain = ChainManager.GetMultipleChains("Select Geometry");
                int mainGeo = 10;
                  int roughSurf = 138;
                   SurfaceDraftParams roughSurfaceDraftParams = new SurfaceDraftParams {
                    draftMethod=SurfaceDraftParams.DraftMethod.Length,
                    geometryType=SurfaceDraftParams.GeometryType.Surface,   
                    length=-0.100,
                    angle=15.0,
                    draftDirection=SurfaceDraftParams.DraftDirection.Defined
                    } ;
                foreach (var chain in selectedCutChain){
                    var mainGeoSide1 = chain.OffsetChain2D(OffsetSideType.Right, .002, OffsetRollCornerType.All, .5, false, .005, false);
                    var mainGeoResult = SearchManager.GetResultGeometry();
                    foreach (var entity in mainGeoResult){
                        entity.Color = mainGeo;
                        entity.Level = mainGeo;  
                        entity.Selected = true;
                        entity.Commit();
                    }
                    var thisChain10 = ChainManager.ChainAllSelected();
                    foreach (var draftChain10 in thisChain10) {
                        var draftSurface10 = SurfaceDraftInterop.CreateDrafts(draftChain10, roughSurfaceDraftParams, false, 1);
                        foreach (var surface10 in draftSurface10){
                            if (Geometry.RetrieveEntity(surface10) is DraftSurface roughDraftSurface10) {
                                roughDraftSurface10.Level = roughSurf;
                                roughDraftSurface10.Commit();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    GraphicsManager.ClearColors(new GroupSelectionMask(true));
                }
            }
            offsetCutchain();
            GraphicsManager.Repaint(true);

 

 

[JKLINE]

angle = Mastercam.Math.VectorManager.RadiansToDegrees(15)

Fixed the angle issue

This also fixed the 'not following arcs' issue.

[JKLINE]

                            if (Geometry.RetrieveEntity(surface10) is Geometry roughDraftSurface10)
                            {
                                roughDraftSurface10.Level = roughSurf;
                                roughDraftSurface10.Commit();
                            }

Changing from 'DraftSurface' to 'Geometry' fixed the level issue.

It works great! Thank you Roger

[JKLINE]

On 12/13/2022 at 10:39 AM, Roger Martin from CNC Software said:

 

Don’t know “why” at this point, but it makes a difference.

In -> offsetCutChain80() 

Original:

GraphicsManager.Repaint(true);
int createdUpperLevel = 500;
int createdLowerLevel = 501;
 

Altered:
GraphicsManager.Repaint(false); // or remove this call 
int createdUpperLevel = 500;
int createdLowerLevel = 501;

Result ->

Yes, you can share the ChainDataInterop project.

This has become a large issue for me.

I've taken all the 'repaint(true)' out of the program that I can. Some of the areas require it to be there, or they do not work.

That being said, if I run two of my NetHooks, no matter the order, geometry gets moved

I've tried added this code before and after each VOID but it's not helping.

            void deSelect()
            {
                var selectedGeo = SearchManager.GetGeometry();
                foreach (var entity in selectedGeo)
                {
                    entity.Retrieve();
                    entity.Selected = false;
                    entity.Commit();
                }
            }

https://github.com/UberGamz/RP-GEN-CREASES
https://github.com/UberGamz/RP-GEN-CUT

They work fine SOLO, but when ran together during one Mastercam session, they mix up geometry.

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You could avoid this issue entirely by simply not using selection

 

                    foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                    {
                        upperCreaseID.Add(entity.GetEntityID());
                        entity.Color = 10;
                        entity.Level = createdUpperCrease;
                        entity.Commit();
                    }
                    //Moves result geometry

 

instead of 

                    foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                    {
                        upperCreaseID.Add(entity.GetEntityID());
                        entity.Color = 10;
                        entity.Selected = true;
                        entity.Commit();
                    }
                    //Moves result geometry
                    GeometryManipulationManager.MoveSelectedGeometryToLevel(createdUpperCrease, true);

 

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        var creaseResultGeometryNew = SearchManager.GetSelectedGeometry();
                        foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                        {
                            entity.Color = 11;
                            entity.Selected = true;
                            entity.Commit();
                        }

Here you are getting selected geometry, trying to select it again and calling commit()

 

That looks like a mistake, no need to select it again, you selected it already

 

 

[JKLINE]

23 minutes ago, techbytesoftware.com said:

You could avoid this issue entirely by simply not using selection

 

                    foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                    {
                        upperCreaseID.Add(entity.GetEntityID());
                        entity.Color = 10;
                        entity.Level = createdUpperCrease;
                        entity.Commit();
                    }
                    //Moves result geometry

 

instead of 

                    foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                    {
                        upperCreaseID.Add(entity.GetEntityID());
                        entity.Color = 10;
                        entity.Selected = true;
                        entity.Commit();
                    }
                    //Moves result geometry
                    GeometryManipulationManager.MoveSelectedGeometryToLevel(createdUpperCrease, true);

 

I'm so glad when I write new code, I don't do this anymore 

Works like a champ now.

14 minutes ago, techbytesoftware.com said:

        var creaseResultGeometryNew = SearchManager.GetSelectedGeometry();
                        foreach (var entity in creaseResultGeometryNew)
                        {
                            entity.Color = 11;
                            entity.Selected = true;
                            entity.Commit();
                        }

Here you are getting selected geometry, trying to select it again and calling commit()

 

That looks like a mistake, no need to select it again, you selected it already

 

 

How did you find that so fast?

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2 minutes ago, JKLINE said:

I'm so glad when I write new code, I don't do this anymore 

Works like a champ now.

How did you find that so fast?

I just looked at where selection one being used and it jumped out at me,

[JKLINE]

I greatly appreciate the assist. Only a form left to create and it'll be ready to demo and debug 

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2 minutes ago, JKLINE said:

I greatly appreciate the assist. Only a form left to create and it'll be ready to demo and debug 

Glad I could be of some help, good luck with the demo!

[JKLINE]

The intent is to compete with other software. Instead of importing customer geometry into other software, we'd like to import it directly into Mastercam.

Two rotary dies that never touch.

https://www.ardensoftware.com/products/impact-die-making-cad-cam-software/

Sheer cut instead of crush cut, making the metal last significantly longer.