"Entity Not Flat" Warning

[rocheey1]

MasterCam MX5.1, Windows 7, VB.net Express 2008

 

I get a strange series of warnings on SOME drawings, when I call "SearchManager.GetOperations()"

While my routine is waiting for this call to complete, I will get a series of MsgBoxes from ~somewhere~

Saying "Entity Not Flat", and a window caption of "Warning". This is NOT coming from My code.

 

On the drawings that do it, it is always the same amount of times it pops up, from 2 in some drawings,

to 20, in others. Also, in the drawings where this behaviour appears, it does NOT happen if I use

"SearchManager.GetOperations(True)". Anyone else seen this ?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

I found (3) places in X5 code where the message of "Entity is not flat." can be generated and they all pertain to checking if Splines "are flat".

[rocheey1]

Is there a possibility this could be addressed in the release ver of X7? .... yeah, its still there

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

What "type" of toolpath operation(s) are you searching when you get this message?

[rocheey1]

Welcome back, Roger. While I hope you went someplace warm, you still look pretty white in your photo

 

The type of Toolpath that I KNOW it shows up in, is a 3D contour operation. Something as simple as engraving text (wrapped on a cylinder) that would generate splines.

There is no 4th axis involved.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

I am not having any luck re-producing this message.

Can you supply a sample file?

Please send to SDK<at>mastercam<dot>com

[rocheey1]

FWIW, while you were on vacaction, I sent copies of simplified drawings, simplified code, and sample compiled nethooks to '[email protected]' per

this post: http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=71958&st=100

 

The version 5 samples have a simplified version 5 drawing, NetHook 2.0 source,(vb2008) and a compiled .dll

The version 7 samples have a simplified version 7 drawing, NetHook 3.0 source,(vb2012) and a compiled .dll

 

I will forward these to you, as well.