just to keep this thread alive ! any help is highly appreciated - thanks

Guys, I’m trying to set the “tplane” by API; the equivalent to the UI “common operation parameters T/C Plane and than the Tool Plane/Construction Plane dialog box” piece of code I’m using : ================================================= ent* op; short iNbView =2; operation_manager (&(op->u.op), OPMGR_INIT_ADD, &d_ptr, &succf); if (!succf) return; ………. op->u.op.tpln.on = TRUE; op->u.op.tpln.view_n = iNbView; op->u.op.cpln.on = TRUE; op->u.op.cpln.view_n = iNbView; …….. operation_manager (&(op->u.op), OPMGR_REWRITE, &d_ptr, &succf); if (!succf) return; ================================================= The result is not as expected. The Tplane and Cplane remain to the default TOP plane. MC 9.1 MR0105 Any idea? Thanks

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Pete, Thanks for help, it works fine with "view_to_world" The outstanding issue I have is the fact that "entity.u.ar.view" could have a value other than 1 t0 6; i.e. standard views TOP, FRONT, LEFT ...etc. I tested with a solidworks cube with a single hole in the FRONT view. "entity.u.ar.view" returns 10.

OK I see what do you mean . I'll check later and let you know

Chris, The values are exactly the same, just the Y and Z coordinates are reversed. i.e. Analyze command : X = 1, Y = 2 Z = 3 API function : X = 1, Y = 3 Z = 2 Pete, basically , what i'm doing i simply importing a parasolid model with holes. Of course it will be loaded in MC as one body and you can’t access features (holes) . This is why I’m using the “wire representation” of the solid and use get_ent to sort arcs (circles). The issue I can’t know in advance in which view these arcs are and so fart can’t use the world_to_view(). I would like simply to emulate the menu command : Analyze>Only>Arcs Thanks for help [ 09-01-2005, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: ksoufi ]

Hi Guys, I didn't post to this forum since ~ 2 years I was really missing this forum. I'm consulting other CAM/CAM forums . This is the BEST I'm developping a chook and wondering if someone can help with this issue. It could be a simple staff ! Using MC 9.1.MR0105 Mill/Router : looping the DB and seraching for arcs: db_ptr_type ptr, e_ptr; ent entity; get_ent (&ptr, &e_ptr, &entity,ON_SCR_BIT ,A_ID,&succf); if (!succf) break; When using the trace to mprintf the center's coordinates; i.e. "entity.u.ar.c[]" It doesn't give the same results as using the menu command : Analyze>Only>Arcs. I'm not changing the WCS. What would be the reason? Thanks for help

Markov, I had the same issue as yours with Groups one year ago. Unfortunatly MasterCAM API doesn't help so much on that. I soled my problem using the STL (Vector , Deque ...) Bryan, How are you doing ?

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Hi PDG Just to know, is't forbidden to buy a regular MC license directly from a client? Just to know, i'll not buy this item on ebay thanks

Hi to all I can help either in english or frensh but i don't have access to 9.1 yet , with (c/c++), it's easy to do this job. mario , je n'ai pas encore accès à la version 9.1, cependant je sais faire avec du (c/c++).

Hi Dave Unfortunatly, I don't know a commercial system that does translation between CAD/CAM systems and keeps the creation's tree. Actualy we use STEP, IGES, STL etc.. to translate models, in the same time we lose history's information.

Hi tmalinski I've programmed a c-hook (c/c++) that generates G-code from AutoCAD drawing; some hundreds of circles. I don't know if it's possible to get and recognize circles only by annotations (A1, A2 etc..).

Consulting this forum some time and programming with CAA- catia v5. In fact this forum lets me attached to CAM and manufacturing, it remembers me some experiences

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