ManufacturingPattern (Object)

The Manufacturing Pattern is a specialized feature used to machine the same item several times at several positions.

Properties


Property ToolAxisStrategy() As
Returns or sets the Tool Axis Strategy of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Legal values: The parameter name can be
Fixed
Variable
NormalToPS
Examples:
The following example returns the Tool Axis Strategy ThisToolAxisStrategy of the manufacturing pattern CurrentMfgPattern 
 Dim ThisToolAxisStrategy As CATBSTR
 ThisToolAxisStrategy = CurrentMfgPattern.ToolAxisStrategy
The next example sets the Tool Axis Strategy of the manufacturing pattern CurrentMfgPattern 
 CurrentMfgPattern.ToolAxisStrategy = "Fixed"

Methods


Sub ActivatePoint( iPointNumber)
Activates a point of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPointNumber
The number of the point to activate.
Example:
The following example activates the point number 2 of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.ActivatePoint(2)
Sub AddPartSurface( iPartSurface, iProduct, iNotify)
Adds a Part Surface to the Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPartSurface
The part surface to be added.
iProduct
The product containing the part surface to add.
iNotify
The flag to specify if a refresh of the visualization is needed. Usually, this parameter is set to 1. In the case of a loop, it should be set to 1 only on the last call of the method.
Legal values: The parameter can be
0
no notification is sent
1
a notification is sent
Example:
The following example adds the part surface 'TopPlane' to the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.AddPartSurface(TopPlane,Product1,1)
Sub AddPosition( iPosition, iProduct, iNotify)
Adds a position to the Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPosition
The position to be added.
Legal values: The position can be a
Design Hole
the point is the origin point of the hole
Design Pattern
points are retrieved from the design pattern
Point
the point coordinates are retrieved from the added point
Circle
the point is the center of the circle
iProduct
The product containing the position to add.
iNotify
The flag to specify if a refresh of the visualization is needed. Usually, this parameter is set to 1. In the case of a loop, it should be set to 1 only on the last call of the method.
Legal values: The parameter can be
0
no notification is sent
1
a notification is sent
Example:
The following example adds the position 'DesignPattern1' to the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.AddPosition(DesignPattern1,Product1,1)
Sub DeactivatePoint( iPointNumber)
Deactivates a point of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPointNumber
The number of the point to deactivate.
Example:
The following example deactivates the point number 2 of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.DeactivatePoint(2)
Func GetAnAttribute( iAttribut) As
Retreive the attribute of Manufacturing Pattern from its name.
Parameters:
iAttribute
The identifier of the attribute to be read.
Legal values: The identifier can be
JumpDistance
the jump distance of the pattern
TopMode
the Top Mode of the pattern
Example:
The following example retrieves the attribute 'JumpDistance' of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.GetAnAttribute(JumpDistance,JumpParm)
Sub GetLocalToolAxis( iPointNumber, oX, oY, oZ)
Retrieve the local tool axis of a point of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPointNumber
The number of the point on which the tool axis is set.
oX
The first coordinate of the tool axis.
oY
The second coordinate of the tool axis.
oZ
The third coordinate of the tool axis.
Example:
The following example retrieves the tool axis of the point number 3 of manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.GetLocalToolAxis(3,oX,oY,oZ)
Sub GetNumbers( oNumbers)
Retrieve the number of the points of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
oNumbers
The numbers of the points of the pattern.
Example:
The following example retrieves the numbers of the points of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.GetNumbers(oNumbers)
Sub RemovePartSurfaces()
Remove the Part Surfaces of the Manufacturing Pattern.
Example:
The following example removes the part surfaces of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.RemovePartSurfaces()
Sub Reverse()
Reverses the numbering of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Example:
The following example reverses the numbering of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.Reverse()
Sub SetItemToCopy( iItem)
Sets the feature to be copied.
Parameters:
iItemToCopy
The feature to be copied. It may be a Design Hole or a Manufacturing Hole.
Legal values: The parameter name can be
Diameter
The hole diameter
oParameter
The value of the parameter
Example:
The following example sets the item to copy 'Hole1' to the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.SetItemToCopy(Hole1)
Sub SetLocalToolAxis( iPointNumber, iX, iY, iZ)
Sets a local tool axis to a point of a Manufacturing Pattern.
Parameters:
iPointNumber
The number of the point on which the tool axis is set .
iX
The first coordinate of the tool axis.
iY
The second coordinate of the tool axis.
iZ
The third coordinate of the tool axis.
Example:
The following example sets the Z axis as tool axis of the point number 3 of manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.SetLocalToolAxis(3,0,0,1)
Sub StartPoint( iPointNumber)
Sets a point of a Manufacturing Pattern as the start point.
Parameters:
iPointNumber
The number of the point to set as start point.
Example:
The following example sets the point number 2 as the start point of the manufacturing pattern mfgPattern: 
 call mfgPattern.StartPoint(2)