MASTERCAM API'S (net-hooks using vb.net)

[AnMastercam]

 Sir,Thank you for correcting the error in my code 

[AnMastercam]

TO CHAIN 3D GEOMETRY

 

Public Class Mainview2
    Public geometrymask As GeometryMask

#CODE FOR SELECTING THE 3DGEOMETRY FOR  CREATING A BOUNDING BOX

Private Sub SelectGeometry_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles SelectGeometry.Click
        DialogManager.YesNo("Selecting geometry", "Please select the geometry")

        SelectionManager.SelectGeometryByMask(QuickMaskType.Solids)

    End Sub

#CODE FOR BOUNDING BOX

 Private Sub Boundingbox_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Boundingbox.Click


        geometrymask.Solids = True

        Dim geometrytobound As Geometry() = SearchManager.GetGeometry(geometrymask)





        SettingsManager.LineStyle = LineStyleType.Phantom


        Dim commondata As BoundingBoxCommonParams
        commondata.CreateLinesArcs = True
        Dim rectangledata As BoundingBoxRectangularParams
        rectangledata.ExpandXPlus = NumericUpDown1.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandXMinus = NumericUpDown2.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandYPlus = NumericUpDown3.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandYMinus = NumericUpDown4.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandZPlus = NumericUpDown5.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandZMinus = NumericUpDown6.Value



        GeometryCreationManager.RectangularBoundingBox(commondata, rectangledata, geometrytobound)

"Chain geometry code"

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

Chainmanager.getmultiplechains("Selectchains")

    End Sub


Sir, I need your help with  this:

When I run the chainmanager. A dialog box opens which asks the user to select 2D chains, but the 3D solid chain is disabled.
I perused through ("Mastercam.Database.Types"--- Enumeration---"solidtype") and found that it has all the requisite enums I needa
for the 3D chaining operation. 

But I don't know how to pass the "solidtype" enum inside a code. 

Sir, I have attached a screen shot,  Its the 3D chaining option I am having trouble with. Can you please help?

Thanks in advance

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

The NET-Hook API does not support Solid Chaining.

[AnMastercam]

Sir, Thanks  for your reply

[AnMastercam]

BOUNDING BOX USING API- MASTERCAM 2018

Sir, I need your help with the bounding box  problem. I didn't see it  until recently

Firstly , I selected all the geometry present in the part file and drew a bounding a box around it.

When I checked it manually , the dimensions of the entity were not displayed on the bounding  dialog box.

I did the facing operation manually   and the toolpath formed looked great, but when I simulated it  the facing operation went awry.

 

 

I've attached 3 screenshots for  your understanding

I need your help with this  Sir.

Thanks in advance

Bounding Box:




# Selecting all  entities in the current mastercam file 

  Private Sub SelectGeometry_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles SelectGeometry.Click
        DialogManager.YesNo("Selecting geometry", "Please select the geometry")

        SelectionManager.SelectGeometryByMask(QuickMaskType.Solids)

    End Sub



# Button for drawing the bounding box around the block



Private Sub Boundingbox_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Boundingbox.Click
        Dim view As Geometry()
        view = BB()

    End Sub




# Rectangular bounding box function
  Public Function BB() As Geometry()
        SettingsManager.LineStyle = LineStyleType.Phantom


        Dim commondata As BoundingBoxCommonParams
        commondata.CreateLinesArcs = True


        Dim rectangledata As BoundingBoxRectangularParams
        rectangledata.ExpandXPlus = NumericUpDown1.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandXMinus = NumericUpDown2.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandYPlus = NumericUpDown3.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandYMinus = NumericUpDown4.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandZPlus = NumericUpDown5.Value
        rectangledata.ExpandZMinus = NumericUpDown6.Value

        Dim geometrymask As GeometryMask
        geometrymask.Solids = True
        Dim Geometrytobound As Geometry() = SearchManager.GetGeometry(geometrymask)
        GeometryCreationManager.RectangularBoundingBox(commondata, rectangledata, Geometrytobound)


        Return Geometrytobound


    End Function

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

AnMastercam,

We're past the point for doing API support for this via the forum.

If you ZIP up your NET-Hook project and include  your sample part file.

Send this ZIP with your Company contact information to SDK<at>mastercam<dot>com, we can investigate further.

[piaofcu]

Hello 

I am new to mastercam API'S too.  I Write the code as below, but get an error.

code:

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Imports Mastercam

Imports Mastercam.BasicGeometry

Imports Mastercam.Database

 

        Sub Test()

            Dim point As New PointGeometry(10.0, 20.0, 0.0)
            point.Commit()
       
        End Sub

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Error 1 "Commit" has an unsupported return type or an unsupported parameter type.

 

The code "point.Commit()" Can't pass debugging， DId I miss something?  Can someone help?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

 What version of Mastercam are you running?

[piaofcu]

Roger,

 

I tried X9 and 20017 (VS 2015)  Is OK,  but when X6 ( VS2010 ) Get the error.   what can i do for X6?

 

 

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

The version of Visual Studio used to build a NET-Hook doesn’t really matter. It's the "Target Framework" setting in the project that you're working with that can matter for .NET
*This is not true for C-Hooks, which must be built using the exact same version (C++ compiler toolset in a specific version of VS) that was used to build the version of Mastercam it is to run in.
Of course you’ll need to set the Reference to the proper NET-Hook API DLL that is in X6.
You can try using VS-2017 this for X6 HET-Hook add-in. It may or may not help. 
But probably not because… If I recall correctly there was an issue in VB.NET itself back then.
If you build your NET-Hook using C#, it will probably work in X6.
This is a good VB to C# converter - http://converter.telerik.com/

Edited May 30, 2019 by Roger Martin from CNC Software