topic ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed

bluearccnc — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:14:16 GMT

I am using ImportSplineCvs script to read in a number of points that was scanned with a Microscribe. The number format has three places after the decimal. It would seem that when the numbers are imported that the decimal place is moved one along to make the number contain only two digits after the decimal. This means that all the numbers grow by one decimal place.

How do I change the resolution to contain three decimal places?

my number :- X = 96.139 Y = -79.501

number in fusion :- X = 961.39 Y = -795.01

Re: ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed

BrianEkins — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:32:32 GMT

I didn't look at the source for the program but my guess is that it's expecting the values in the spreadsheet to be in internal units, which is always centimeters.

Re: ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed

bluearccnc — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:51:20 GMT

Ah ok that makes sense although it was not obvious from the code that
this is the case. Can one change the internal units to mm?

Re: ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed

BrianEkins — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:40:49 GMT

The internal length units for Fusion are ALWAYS centimeters. Fusion saves data and works in centimeters. The only time it needs to care about other units is when it's getting input from the user or displaying values to the user. This falls into the first case where it's getting values from the user through a CSV file. You'll either need to modify the program to convert them or change the values in the CSV file.

Re: ImportSplineCvs error - number format changed

bluearccnc — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 04:47:54 GMT

Hi Brian

Thanks for the reply. I did go look everywhere I could but realized that I cannot change it so I modified the script by just dividing all the numbers by 10. Problem solved I think. Thanks for the help.