Interface ICLDTranslator

CLDTranslator is a base working object of the postprocessing system. It opens CAM's project and starts translation of CLData files and commands placed inside this project. It also opens the exact postprocessor and sends all the CLData commands to the corresponding command handlers of the postprocessor.

Namespace: DotnetPostprocessing.SDK

Assembly: DotnetPostprocessing.SDK.dll

Syntax

public interface ICLDTranslator

Properties

CurrentCmd

Contains the reference to the CLData command currently being translated.

Declaration

ICLDCommand CurrentCmd { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ICLDCommand

CurrentFile

Contains the reference to the CLData file currently being translated.

Declaration

ICLDFile CurrentFile { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ICLDFile

CurrentOperation

Contains the reference to the technological operation currently being translated.

Declaration

ICLDTechOperation CurrentOperation { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ICLDTechOperation

CurrentProject

The current project with the CLData of CAM that is opened for translation.

Declaration

ICLDProject CurrentProject { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ICLDProject

IsBreakedTranslation

This flag is "True" only if the translation was terminated early. The translation can be interrupted by the user, the system, or the postprocessor developer by directly calling the BreakTranslation method. You can check this flag inside long subroutines and loops to be able to terminate normally as soon as possible.

Declaration

bool IsBreakedTranslation { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

Methods

BreakTranslation()

Early interrupts translation of the all following CLData commands. It does not interrupt the execution of the current procedure. The operators break and return can be used for this. This can be used, for example, when detecting any unexpected things or incorrect data during the postprocessing operations, for the fastest completion of postprocessing. You can use methods of the Log object (for example Log.Error("reason") or Log.Warning("reason")) to explain the reason of termination for the user.

Declaration

void BreakTranslation()

Cross()

Determines how two consecutive segments (current and next) connected

Declaration

int Cross()

Returns

Type	Description
int	0 - the two segments connect smoothly 1 - the two segments intersect -1 - cannot determine connectedness

FlagIn()

Determines the type of angle between two consecutive moves - current and next

Declaration

int FlagIn()

Returns

Type	Description
int	1 - inner corner 0 - outer corner -1 - the type of angle cannot be determined, for example, a tangent case

NextToolNum(bool)

Returns the next tool number. if getFirstToolAtFinish is "true" then it will return the first tool number, otherwise "-1"

Declaration

int NextToolNum(bool getFirstToolAtFinish)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	getFirstToolAtFinish	Determines behaviour for the last tool should it or not to return the first tool number.

Returns

Type	Description
int	Returns the number of the tool that should be next in the programm.

ToolChange()

Indicates the status of a tool change

Declaration

int ToolChange()

Returns

Type	Description
int	1 - there were no tool change but there will be tool change in the following commands 0 - there were a tool change -1 - the current tool change is the last one in the CLData commands list

TranslateCLDFile(int)

Starts translation of the CLData file with the given index. Usually it is used by the postprocessing system internally to start translation of a CLD subroutine. You don't need to call this method yourself unless you know exactly what you want to do.

Declaration

void TranslateCLDFile(int FileIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	FileIndex	The index of the CLData file to translate.