Changing arc sizes as a group

[MetalMarvels]

I need to change several hundred .096 diameter arcs to .125 diameter arcs (full circles). I have been trying to locate a function similar to the one that allows you to create a point in a group of same sized arcs. If I could create the .125 diameter arcs on a group of points or in the center of a group of arcs - that would work since I can delete a group of same sized arcs (deleting the .096 arcs after creating the "replacement" .125 diameter arcs with same centers). I have not found a function that allows me to do this. Any ideas??

[Hardmill]

Here comes your answer

 

PEACE

[cadcam]

if you do not have points in the locations ,use this chook Drillpt.dll

 

Now remove all the old arecs and use this chook. Pts2Arcs.dll to make them size you want.

[MetalMarvels]

Hmmmmm... Pts2Arcs.dll appears to be my missing link - I have the Drillpt.dll but not the other. Is it available on the FTP site?

[Eric S.]

Hello

 

I have also had this problem in the past so I am trying your method Jay but I do not seem to have the Pts2Arcs.dll c-hook? Is this c-hoock sold separate?

 

Thank you

 

Eric

[MetalMarvels]

I may have answered my own question - I see that in the definitive list of Chooks it is supposed to be on the CD. My seat here at Honeywell was updated via the download - my personal seat at home was updated via the CD. Any bets on my having it on my seat at home??

 

[P_Scott]

MetalMarvels,

 

Try X-Form/Offset Contour and Window select all the arcs you have to change. You may have to click outside the group of arcs that you've just windowed to select them all. Once this is done, type in the distance in the Offset Contour dialog and click OK. This should give you the results if the original arcs were all drawn the same way. If they offset to the wrong side, simply Undo immediately and try it again, only change the side from "Left" to "Right", or vise versa, in the Offset Contour dialog. HTH

[robk]

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I need to change several hundred .096 diameter arcs to .125 diameter arcs (full circles).

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Editarcs.dll c-hook will do that for you.

 

Rob

[MetalMarvels]

I noticed that I forgot to mention that the arcs I want to change are scattered all over the landscape with two other sizes of arcs in irregular arrays. Even a non-rectangular selection box will be almost as painfull as individually selecting the arcs. I was going to explore moving things to different layers and going from there.

[MetalMarvels]

quote:

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Editarcs.dll c-hook will do that for you

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robk, I don't seem to be able to locate that chook at all..... even in the "definitive chooks list".

 

[cadcam]

Gary, I put the missing chook in the Chooks on the ftp.

[MetalMarvels]

Thanks much! This forum is the greatest!

 

[robk]

Gary,

 

Check your mailbox... It is one of Bryan's c-hooks.

 

Rob

[MetalMarvels]

Thanks, robk. I will check that as soon as I get home - Honeywell doesn't like me checking my email from here.....

 

[cadcam]

It is also on the chooks in the ftp now.

Rob is right that is faster and better..

I forgot about that one.

 

But both of the missing Chhoks are in the chook dir on the FTP as of now.

[Fig sign]

Editarcs is one of Bryan314 great C-hooks .

You can get them here

 

Iskander teh Bryan C-hooks constant user

[MetalMarvels]

cadcam, the Pts2Arcs.dll worked like a charm - even allowed me to pick certain colors of points!!! It did give me a "message 1" and "message 2" "not found" error but worked anyways.

 

Thanks.

 

Problem eliminated!

[robk]

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cadcam, the Pts2Arcs.dll worked like a charm - even allowed me to pick certain colors of points!!!

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Jay, I seem to be missing that c-hook... Is there anyway you could e-mail it to me. I don't have ftp access

 

Rob

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

This script searches on specific arcs but could be modified to search on pretty much anything using the EntityBits and EntityFlags combination.

 

code:

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'///////////////// My Constants /////////////////

Const DEF_CURRENT_ENTITY = -1

Const DEF_ARC_LOWER_BOUND = 0.001

Const DEF_ARC_UPPER_BOUND = 1.00

Const DEF_NEW_GROUP = " Arcs"

 

' -- Start Script

Call Main()

 

 

' ////////////////////

' Sub Declaration

' ////////////////////

Sub Main()

 

Dim CArc, CNewArc

Dim bRet, intCounter

Dim dblNewArcs, dblExistingArcs

 

' -- Initialize our counter

intCounter = 0

 

If askValue("Input arc diameter to find", DEF_ARC_LOWER_BOUND, DEF_ARC_UPPER_BOUND, dblExistingArcs) Then

' -- Prompt for new dia

If askValue("Input new arc diameter", DEF_ARC_LOWER_BOUND, DEF_ARC_UPPER_BOUND, dblNewArcs) Then

 

bRet = StartDBSearch(mc_alive, mc_arctype)

 

' -- Begin our loop through our database

Do While bRet

 

Set CArc = New McAr

 

' -- Get this entity

If GetArcData(DEF_CURRENT_ENTITY,CArc) Then

 

' -- Test

If (CArc.R * 2) = dblExistingArcs Then

 

Set CNewArc = New McAr

 

' -- Set our arcs properties from current arc entity

With CNewArc

.X = CArc.X

.Y = CArc.Y

.Z = CArc.Z

.R = (dblNewArcs / 2)

.SA = 0

.SW = 360

.View = mcVIEW_TOP

End With

 

' -- Create our new arc

If CreateArc(CNewArc, mcCOLOR_YELLOW, mcCONSTRUCTION_LEVEL_CURRENT) = mcENTITY_INVALID Then

ShowString "Could not create new arc"

Else

If Not AddCurrentEntToGroup(dblNewArcs & DEF_NEW_GROUP) Then ShowString "Problem adding new arc to group"

' -- Keep a running total

intCounter = intCounter + 1

End If

End If

End If

 

bRet = NextDBSearch

 

Loop

 

 

If intCounter = 0 Then

ShowString "No matching arcs found"

Else

ShowString intCounter & " " & dblNewArcs & " arcs created"

End If

 

End If

End If

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End Sub

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[Eric S.]

Thanks Guy's!

That little problem has been bugging me for a long time!

 

Eric

[robk]

Thanks Mick,

 

Works awesome... Just keep on adding them to my collection

 

Rob

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

One problem though - it creates a copy of the arc. FOr example - I created a number of .250 Arcs. I wanted it to change the .250 to .255. It created new .255 arcs.

 

Hmmmm.

 

James teh "puts on debug hat"

 

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

James,

 

Yes this creates new arcs in the same position as the existing arcs.

 

There is a delete entity function in the next mcamvb update (coming soon) that you can plug into the script to remove the existing arcs that will mimic a 'resize' option, currently we can not write to existing entity properties.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I was digging through help and surmised that it was not possible yet. This has application though. I create lots of counterbores and stuff like that and this will come in quite handy.

 

Thanks Mick - Keep up the great work.

 

[Thad]

[ 11-17-2003, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: Thad ]