Chook

[paulf]

I have only only just come across chooks when doing a tutorial - can somebody explain basically what they do - don't be afraid to dumb the answer down as low as you can go - thanks

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

A C-Hook is a type of Add-On.

NET-Hooks are another type.

 

The are an add-on program that someone has created to interact with Mastercam, to do "what ever", usually to automate some multi-step process, etc.

 

A C-Hook is written in C++ (with MFC) and require the proper version of Microsoft Visual Studio ($$$ Pro version or higher ) and an additional SDK available from Mastercam.

 

A NET-Hook is written using a Microsoft .NET language( C#, VB, F#) and the version of Visual Studio is not nearly as strict.

You can use VS-2010, 2012, or 2013 (which can "target" the of the .NET Framework v4) and it can even be the free "Express" version of Visual Studio.

NO additional SDK (Software Development Kit) is needed for NET-Hooks, as the .NET API (NETHook3_0.DLL) is part of the Mastercam product install.

[paulf]

Thanks