mastercam X5 &vb.net 2008

[Lee1]

How can i configtion mastercam X5 and vb.net 2008 to devolp c-hook .thks

[Mick George]

Lee,

 

You can't create C-Hooks in VB.NET only with C++ and the C-Hook SDK. You create NET-Hooks with VB.NET if that is what you are looking todo?

[Lee1]

Yes, I want used vb.net2008 creat net c-hook for mastercam X5,But where can i find or download net c-hook sdk or vb.net 2008 template for mastercam X5.
 I find mastercam net c-hook template in microsoft website, but the vb.net version too higher.

[Mick George]

On ‎5‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 8:13 PM, Lee1 said:

Yes, I want used vb.net2008 creat net c-hook for mastercam X5,But where can i find or download net c-hook sdk or vb.net 2008 template for mastercam X5.
 I find mastercam net c-hook template in microsoft website, but the vb.net version too higher.

There is no SDK install required for .NET NET-Hooks, just add a reference to the NETHook DLL located in your Mastercam install folder. As for templates, I never created one for VS2008.

 

I would install the free VS 2017 Community Edition which is essentially a Professional Edition and will be more than adequate for NET-Hooks. If you do and when you create a new Vb.NET NET-Hook project just remove the existing NET-Hook DLL reference from the project and add a new reference pointing to your Mastercam X5 location.

Edited May 16, 2017 by Mick George

[Lee1]

On 2017/5/16 at 8:23 AM, Mick George said:

There is no SDK install required for .NET NET-Hooks, just add a reference to the NETHook DLL located in your Mastercam install folder. As for templates, I never created one for VS2008.

 

I would install the free VS 2017 Community Edition which is essentially a Professional Edition and will be more than adequate for NET-Hooks. If you do and when you create a new Vb.NET NET-Hook project just remove the existing NET-Hook DLL reference from the project and add a new reference pointing to your Mastercam X5 location.

vb.net 2008

rename select operation  nci name by tool number , i can count select operation number, but rename nci name fail, how can i do it rename operation nci name buy tool number.

 below is my .net code

     Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

  Dim intCount As Integer
        intCount = 0

        For Each op As Mastercam.Database.Operation In SearchManager.GetOperations(True)
            intCount = intCount + 1
            op.NCIName = Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(op.OperationTool.Number)

        Next

DialogManager.OK("Count Select Operation Number：" & CStr(intCount) , "Information")

End Sub

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

You have changed the something in the .NET "Operation" object.

You have to tell it if you wish to "commit" the change(s) made to the Operation into Mastercam's database.

For Each op As Mastercam.Database.Operation In SearchManager.GetOperations(True)
  intCount = intCount + 1
  op.NCIName = Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(op.OperationTool.Number)
  op.Commit(False) ' commit the change
 Next

 

Note that the NET-Hook API does not recognize every type of tool operation in Mastercam.

Do not attempt to .Commit "unknown" Operation types.