Visual Basic Scripting

[Greg Williams]

I have heard that Mastercam version 9.1 will come with a visual basic scripting feature, So out of interest do any of you guys expect to use this feature, and if so what for? and do you have any examples of how it can be used for by the uneducated in this field?

[Bullines]

VBS in Mastercam is a wrapper for the C-Hook functionality. In short, anything (more VBS equivalents will be continuously added) that can be accomplished via C-Hooks can be done with VBS.

[Rekd™]

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So out of interest do any of you guys expect to use this feature,

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Prolly not. Mastercam is just using this as a ploy to try and become the single most powerful CAM package in the world. Then they will dominate everyone and force them to use THEIR way of making parts! (oops, wrong thread)

 

'Rekd teh Confused

[bryan314]

I only got a brief chance to play with the vscripting in beta so I'm not totally sure if/how I'll use it but... There are supposed to be quite a few example files included in v9.1. I'm hoping they contain something interesting.

 

Also their are a lot of smart people here on the forum so I'm sure in time we'll see a few interesting applications. (Lets just hope they share )

 

Myself I hoping to use them for some rapid prototyping of chooks. Get the basic function tested in vbscript then convert over to a chook for speed.

 

Another idea I had is our engineers have a lot of standardized parts. Many are just variations on a theme, longer, bigger, wider, etc... I was hoping to encode a few of these in some vbscripts. Then all they would have to do is answer a few questions and pick a point to create it. This would give greater control than 'insert pattern'. Think inserting or creating on two different levels or colors. If in the future if the pattern need fixing or changed, it can be easily changed right in the file. And finally get rid of all those extra pattern files.

 

Bryan

 

[ 03-23-2003, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: bryan314 ]

[ksoufi]

Hi to all

In general with other CAD/CAM systems (CATIA v5, Solidworks, AutoCAD etc..), we use Vbscripts for automation, i.e. if we have many repetitive tasks, it will be better to do them via a an add-in.

Chook are written whith C/C++ that it's more difficult than Vbscripts, but more efficient and gives a large application's field.

HTH

[ProductDevelopmentGuy]

I agree with KSoufi. The intent of delivering the VBScript tools is to open up programming to a wider audience.

And I'll disagree (politely) with Bullines. That is indeed how it works, but not ALL of the C-Hook functionality has been "wrapped". Right now it's pretty robust in the 2D and 2.5D worlds. We will be releasing new (expanded) versions of the VB Script toolkit post-V9.1.

 

PDG

[Bullines]

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And I'll disagree (politely) with Bullines. That is indeed how it works, but not ALL of the C-Hook functionality has been "wrapped".

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Was I close with this:

 

"(more VBS equivalents will be continuously added)"

 

[CAM-mando]

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Mastercam is just using this as a ploy to try and become the single most powerful CAM package in the world. Then they will dominate everyone and force them to use THEIR way of making parts! (oops, wrong thread)

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LMAO

 

Sorry I had to.

 

Dave teh wet pants

[ProductDevelopmentGuy]

Bullines,

 

Right on the mark.

 

PDG