Draw a Line

[nevio64]

Hi

I use Mastercam X6, Het-hook, Vb.net

 

I will draw a line, i write this code:

 

MsgBox("Draw a line")

Dim MathLine As Mastercam.Math.Line3D = New Mastercam.Math.Line3D(New Mastercam.Math.Point3D(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), New Mastercam.Math.Point3D(100.0, 0.0, 0.0))

Dim Line1 = New Mastercam.Curves.LineGeometry(MathLine)

Line1.Validate()

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Mastercam.IO.GraphicsManager.Repaint(True)

 

 

But the system don't draw a line.

It's an error in my code, o it's a problem in Net-hook?

 

Thanks for the answer

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Did you check the return value of this -> Line1.Validate()

If not, it is not doing you much good.

Validates whether or not the current entity object is a valid Mastercam database entry yet.

True if the entity is already in the Mastercam database and false if not.

I bet that it will be false, as you have not committed the line entity to the Mastercam database.

For any "object" you create, if you want it to be in Mastercam must be "committed".

 

Line1.Commit()

[nevio64]

Thanks Roger, but when i insert Line1.Commit() the program says that "Commit" is not supported ...

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

What is the exact error you are getting?

What is in the Error Log when you build your Project?

I assume you running Visual Studio 2010

 

I just ran this C# code with X6 and it works (the line shows up on-screen) just fine -

     private bool CreateLine()
       {
           bool result = false;

           Mastercam.Math.Point3D pt1 = new Mastercam.Math.Point3D(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
           Mastercam.Math.Point3D pt2 = new Mastercam.Math.Point3D(100.0, 0.0, 0.0);
           Mastercam.Curves.LineGeometry Line1 = new Mastercam.Curves.LineGeometry(pt1, pt2);
           result = Line1.Commit();
           result = Line1.Validate(); // Not really needed here, if Commit was successful - we're good!
           //Mastercam.IO.GraphicsManager.Repaint(True)

           return result;
       }

[nevio64]

Hello Roger, thanks for the answer.

 

I use visual studio 2010.

In C# works fine.

In Vb.net this is the error(look the attachment)

Is there any problem in vb.net --> nethook2?

[helio.b.teixeira]

Hi nevio64,

 

I had the same problem as you do. And had it solved this way:

 

In your case, where you have:

"

Dim Line1 As New Mastercam.Curves.LineGeometry(pt1,pt2)

result=Line1.Commit()

"

you replace by:

 

"

Dim Line1Param As Line3D = New Line3D(pt1,pt2)

Dim Line1 As Geometry = New LineGeometry(Line1Param)

 

result=Line1.Commit()

"