(API) Robot API performance

[jokiller70]

I am writning a program in VB2013-64bit to convert my autocad blocks drawing into robot.

It works very well, but with complex structures the transfer takes very long time. Maximum usage of the processor during conversion is 13-14% I hav 2 ssd drives in stripe that transfers over 1Gb/s so i don´t think that is the bottleneck.

Any advise of what to do?

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Your sample code needed.

Try to work on interactive "off" robot.

If you are creating nodes and bars use Cache ; for panels use BeginMultiOperation as described here:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis/api-use-of-beginmultioperation-method/m-p/39...

[jokiller70]

Thanks! Interactive and BeginMultiOperation() helps, but creating bars with cache? How do i do that?

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Hint:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis/api-cache/m-p/4931324/highlight/true#M22370

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

Sample of Cache

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

Dim RobApp as RobotApplication
Set RobApp = New RobotApplication

Dim RC As RobotStructureCache

Set RC = RobApp.Project.Structure.CreateCache

For I = 1 To 1001
    RC.AddNode I, I * 10, 0, 0
Next I

For I = 1 To 1000
    RC.AddBar I, I, I + 1, "IPE 100", "STEEL"
Next I

RobApp.Project.Structure.ApplyCache RC
RobApp.Project.ViewMngr.Refresh

Set RobApp = Nothing
End Sub

[jokiller70]

Nice! Is there any way to add my releases?

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Try

RC.SetBarLabel I, I_LT_BAR_RELEASE , "my_release"