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Class TechnologistHelper

Helper methods for ICamApiTechnologist

Inheritance

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Namespace: CAMAPI.DotnetHelper

Assembly: CAMAPI.DotnetHelper.dll

Syntax

public static class TechnologistHelper

Methods

CalculateAllOperationsToolpath(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, bool)

Calculate toolpath of all operations of the project

Declaration

public static void CalculateAllOperationsToolpath(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, bool calcLinksBetweenOperations)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
bool	calcLinksBetweenOperations

CalculateToolpath(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, bool)

Calculate toolpath of the current operation

Declaration

public static void CalculateToolpath(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, bool calcLinksBetweenOperations)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
bool	calcLinksBetweenOperations

CopyOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string)

Copy the operation (with its sub-tree) inside the current technologist, inserting the copy right after the specified operation. It is the same copy-paste the user does in the operations tree. Pass an empty afterOperationId to insert the copy right after the source operation, or the identifier of the root operation to make the copy the first one

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> CopyOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string sourceOperationId, string afterOperationId = "")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	sourceOperationId
string	afterOperationId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

CreateOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string, string)

Create a new operation of the specified type in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> CreateOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string operationTypeId = "", string afterOperationId = "", string prototypeOperationId = "")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	operationTypeId
string	afterOperationId
string	prototypeOperationId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

CreateOperationFromUserTemplate(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string)

Create a new operation from a user template

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> CreateOperationFromUserTemplate(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string userOperationId, string afterOperationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	userOperationId
string	afterOperationId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

CreatePart(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int)

Create a new part item in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiPart> CreatePart(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int externalId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	externalId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiPart>

CreateSetupStage(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Create new setup stage in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiSetupStage> CreateSetupStage(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiSetupStage>

CurrentOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Current operation of the technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> CurrentOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

DeleteOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string)

Delete operation from the current technologist

Declaration

public static void DeleteOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string operationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	operationId

DeletePart(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int)

Delete part from all setup stages

Declaration

public static void DeletePart(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int partIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	partIndex

DeletePartStage(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int, int, bool)

Delete part from the specified setup stage

Declaration

public static void DeletePartStage(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int partIndex, int setupStageIndex, bool includingNextStages)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	partIndex
int	setupStageIndex
bool	includingNextStages

DeleteSetupStage(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int)

Delete setup stage from the current technologist. Can be deleted if there are no parts inside

Declaration

public static void DeleteSetupStage(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int setupStageIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	setupStageIndex

EnumerateOperationTypes(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Lists all tech operation types in a technologist

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationType>> EnumerateOperationTypes(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationType>>

EnumerateOperations(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, TCamApiReorderingMode)

Lists all tech operations in a technologist

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>> EnumerateOperations(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, TCamApiReorderingMode reorderingMode)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
TCamApiReorderingMode	reorderingMode

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>>

ExportOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string)

Save the operation (with its sub-tree) to an .eop file, so it can later be imported with ImportOperation

Declaration

public static void ExportOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string operationId, string filePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	operationId
string	filePath

GetActiveReorderingModeOfSimulation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Get active reordering mode when simulating technology

Declaration

public static TCamApiReorderingMode GetActiveReorderingModeOfSimulation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
TCamApiReorderingMode

GetActiveReorderingModeOfTechnology(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Get active reordering mode when designing technology

Declaration

public static TCamApiReorderingMode GetActiveReorderingModeOfTechnology(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
TCamApiReorderingMode

GetAvailableOperationTypeIds(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Get list of IDs for operation types available to be created in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<IListString> GetAvailableOperationTypeIds(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<IListString>

GetChannelOperations(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int)

Enumerate operations assigned to a specific simulator channel (matched by ChannelIndex). Yielded items follow the same auto-dispose discipline as AsEnumerable(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationIterator>).

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>> GetChannelOperations(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int channelIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	channelIndex

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>>

GetOperationById(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string)

Find operation by its unique identifier (GUID)

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> GetOperationById(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string operationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	operationId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

GetOperationByOrder(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int)

Operation at the given flat position in the designed-order operation tree (root = 0). Replayed macros bind a pre-existing operation by the ordinal captured at record time, because a recorded GUID does not survive into a fresh project. Falls back to the current operation when the ordinal is out of range.

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> GetOperationByOrder(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int order)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
int	order

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

GetOperations(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, TCamApiReorderingMode)

Get iterator for operations tree

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationIterator> GetOperations(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, TCamApiReorderingMode reorderingMode)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
TCamApiReorderingMode	reorderingMode

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationIterator>

GetPartStageOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, int, int)

Get the operation tree node (ICamApiTechOperation) for a part/stage combination by their indexes. The underlying COM object implements both ICamApiPartStage and ICamApiTechOperation, so QI is used. Returns a null wrapper if the combination does not exist.

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> GetPartStageOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, int partIndex, int setupStageIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom	Technologist
int	partIndex	Part index (from ICamApiPart.PartIndex)
int	setupStageIndex	Setup stage index (from ICamApiSetupStage.SetupStageIndex)

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

ImportOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string)

Import operations from an .eop file, inserting them right after the specified operation. Pass an empty afterOperationId to append them to the end of the technology tree. Returns the identifiers of the inserted operations

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<IListString> ImportOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string filePath, string afterOperationId = "")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	filePath
string	afterOperationId

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<IListString>

MoveOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, string, string)

Move the operation in the technology tree to the position right after the specified one. Pass the identifier of the root operation to make the operation the first one. To place the operation into a group, pass the identifier of the last operation inside that group

Declaration

public static void MoveOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, string operationId, string afterOperationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
string	operationId
string	afterOperationId

OperationCatalogList(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Operation catalogs of the "New operation" window

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiOperationCatalogList> OperationCatalogList(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiOperationCatalogList>

OperationTypes(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Get iterator for operation types available in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationTypeIterator> OperationTypes(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperationTypeIterator>

PartAndStageList(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Get parts and setup stages in the current technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiPartAndStageList> PartAndStageList(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiPartAndStageList>

ResetAllOperationsToolpath(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Reset toolpath of all operations

Declaration

public static void ResetAllOperationsToolpath(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

ResetToolpath(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Reset toolpath of the current operation

Declaration

public static void ResetToolpath(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

ResetToolpathLocked(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Toolpath reset lock. While set, an operation's toolpath body and its Calculated flag survive a reset; links and simulation are still dropped and the body is recomputed on the next Calc. A structural machine change and an explicit reset command override it. Application-wide, not per operation, and persisted between sessions.

Declaration

public static bool ResetToolpathLocked(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
bool

RootOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Root operation of the technologist

Declaration

public static ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> RootOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom

Returns

Type	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>

SetCurrentOperation(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>)

Current operation of the technologist

Declaration

public static void SetCurrentOperation(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation> value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechOperation>	value

SetResetToolpathLocked(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>, bool)

Sets the application-wide toolpath reset lock. Supersedes the obsolete per-operation ICamApiTechOperation.ResetToolpathLocked.

Declaration

public static void SetResetToolpathLocked(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom, bool value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom
bool	value

SwitchOperationEnability(ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>)

Switch Enabled property of the current operation to the opposite state

Declaration

public static void SwitchOperationEnability(this ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist> technologistCom)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ComWrapper<ICamApiTechnologist>	technologistCom