C-Hooks, Macor, VbScript

[MachineSMMC]

I need to make a simple c-hook, macro or VbScript program. What I need it to do is import our level csv file, then put all surfaces onto level 2.

 

Can anybody provide me a sample file that I can modify to get the desired results?

 

Thanks

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

I was able to detect and move surfaces to level 2 using our .NET API, I am not sure if I can with VBScript but I will take a look.

 

code:

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                //Check for any surfaces in the current drawing

if (Mastercam.Support.SearchManager.IsAnySurfaceGeometry())

{

//Set up a mask to only return surfaces

GeometryMask newMask = new GeometryMask(false, false, false, false, false, true, false);

 

//Apply the mask

Mastercam.Database.Geometry[] allSurfaces = SearchManager.GetGeometry(newMask);

 

//iterate the result

foreach (Mastercam.Database.Geometry surface in allSurfaces)

{

//Is this surface already on level 2?

if (surface.Level != 2)

{

//Set the new level number

surface.Level = 2;

//Commit the change to the databsse

surface.Commit();

}

}

 

}

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[MachineSMMC]

How about importing our levels?

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

I am not sure I understand exactly what you mean, could you elaborate a little.

[MachineSMMC]

We have exported are levels as a csv file and I would like to import the csv file so everybody uses the same levels.

 

Hope that makes sense.

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

You can right click on the levels dialog and select to open a saved levels file.

 

Are you looking for a toolbar button that you click and have the CSV file automatically read and the levels set with no file browsing or any other user interaction? If so where is the CSV file located assuming it is in a fixed location like a networked path?

[MachineSMMC]

You are correct, I want the toolbar button to read the csv file and move all surfaces to level 2.

 

Thanks

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

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