Creating a VB Script

[Matthew]

I've been wondering if it would be possible to create a vb script to complete a repetitive task that I perform with Mastercam.

 

Here are the steps I'm looking to perform upon executing the script:

 

1. open file "template.mcx"

2. open an "import" window to select a SLDPRT file to import

3. Import the SLDPRT File

4. Save the imported SLDPRT file as an MCX file with the same name as the file that was imported.

5. Change the machine group name and the first toolpath group name to match the name of the file

 

Is it possible to do this with a VBScript? If so could someone point me to some resources to read up on these, and possibly hint at some of the commands I might use for these steps?

 

Thanks,

 

Matt.

 

 

(I posted this in the developer's forum but there haven't been any responses so I thought I'd post here also!).

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

Matthew, This would be very easy to do. You could put most of the pieces together yourself just from the examples that are included with mastercam. Look in the VB directory of whatever version you have installed. If you have any specific questions I'm sure that they will be answered here or you can e-mail me at my profile address.

Have fun with the vb side.

Karl

[jonahelisio]

Hello Matthew,

 

I do geometry creation and toolpathing with VB script, and it works awesome.

Along with the examples in the vb folder, my best resource is the VBScript.html

in the help folder. (or the VBSCRIPT.DOC)

 

Example functions prototypes from the VBScript.html that might help you:

 

// open a Mastercam file

 

Bool OpenMC(

 

String (Input: the path and name of the Mastercam file name)

 

)

 

 

// Import ANY file type (IGES, STEP, DWG, DXF, Pro/E, Inventor, etc)

 

// into the current Mastercam session

 

Bool ImportFile(

 

String (Input: the file name)

 

)

 

// save the current Mastercam file

 

Bool SaveMC(

 

Bool (Input: save the current screen image inside the file?)

 

)

 

// Create a group from the name

 

BOOL CreateGroupFromName( BSTR name);

 

Best of luck,

Joe

[Matthew]

Thanks, I'll check out those resources and probably be back with some questions!

 

Matt.