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Macro to change selected tool path model location

evo80 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:09:08 GMT

Good Day,

I'm working on this macro to change the model location of selected toolpaths, but I'm sort of stumped.

Any help would save the remaining hair on top of my head.

IF $powermill.Status.MultipleSelection.First OR $powermill.Status.MultipleSelection.Total == 0 {

STRING $Message = "Choose New Machine Tool Model Location"
STRING LIST Selected_WORKPLANES = INPUT ENTITY MULTIPLE WORKPLANE $Message

DIALOGS MESSAGE OFF
DIALOGS ERROR OFF
GRAPHICS LOCK

FOREACH $tp IN explorer_selected_entities() {
ACTIVATE TOOLPATH $tp.name
FOREACH $ref IN folder ('WORKPLANE') {
EDIT PAR 'ModelLocation' $ref
}
EDIT TOOLPATH $tp REAPPLYFROMGUI
YES
}
MESSAGE INFO "All Selected Toolpath Machine Tool Model Locations Have Been Updated "
TEXTINFO ACCEPT

DIALOGS MESSAGE ON
DIALOGS ERROR ON
GRAPHICS UNLOCK

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icse — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:46:45 GMT

maby this can help you:

if size(explorer_selected_entities()) <= 0 or explorer_selected_entities()[0].RootType != 'toolpath' { return } entity $newWorkplane = INPUT ENTITY WORKPLANE "Choose New Machine Tool Model Location" DEACTIVATE Toolpath EDIT PAR 'ModelLocation' ${newWorkplane.Name} EDIT PAR SELECTED ModelLocation

but it will invalidate the toolpaths

you also could change the last line tho this:

EDIT PAR SELECTED ModelLocation accept

so no querry apears.

Re: Macro to change selected tool path model location

evo80 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:25:40 GMT

Thanks for the help,

I didn't have any luck with the code,

Here are the command window results.

Process Command : [entity $newWorkplane = INPUT ENTITY WORKPLANE "Choose New Machine Tool Model Location"\n]

Process Command : [\n]

Process Command : [DEACTIVATE Toolpath\n]

Process Command : [EDIT PAR 'ModelLocation' ${newWorkplane.Name}\n]

Error: Cannot evaluate expression:
newWorkplane.Name
Error: DMG_Attach_Op3

Process Command : [EDIT PAR SELECTED ModelLocation\n]

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icse — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:10:36 GMT

Thats odd... yesterday i wasnt able to reproduce the error today i got same error

this should work:

if size(explorer_selected_entities()) <= 0 or explorer_selected_entities()[0].RootType != 'toolpath' { return } entity $newWorkplane = INPUT ENTITY WORKPLANE "Choose New Machine Tool Model Location" deactivate toolpath string $cmd = 'EDIT PAR "ModelLocation" "' + $newWorkplane.Name + '"' docommand $cmd EDIT PAR SELECTED 'ModelLocation'

Re: Macro to change selected tool path model location

evo80 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:46:52 GMT

@icse

Thankyou very much that works famously for a single selected tool path!

So I edited the code to allow multiple tool path selection, which works fine, the only thing this code doesn't do is have the invalidation message pop up, don't suppose you know how I can include this message?

Not a big deal really, I can live without it, just a fail safe would be nice.

Regards Jon Keeler

Re: Macro to change selected tool path model location

evo80 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:51:20 GMT

IF $powermill.Status.MultipleSelection.First OR $powermill.Status.MultipleSelection.Total == 0 { DIALOGS MESSAGE OFF DIALOGS ERROR OFF GRAPHICS LOCK if size(explorer_selected_entities()) <= 0 or explorer_selected_entities()[0].RootType != 'toolpath' { return } entity $newWorkplane = INPUT ENTITY WORKPLANE "Choose New Machine Tool Model Location" string $cmd = 'EDIT PAR "ModelLocation" "' + $newWorkplane.Name + '"' FOREACH $tp IN explorer_selected_entities() { docommand $cmd EDIT PAR SELECTED 'ModelLocation' } DIALOGS MESSAGE ON DIALOGS ERROR ON GRAPHICS UNLOCK

Re: Macro to change selected tool path model location

icse — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:13:20 GMT

it actually should work with multi selection since the line:

EDIT PAR SELECTED 'ModelLocation'

should change the parameter Modelllocation for every selected entity

also to show the popup message you should turn em on not off

DIALOGS MESSAGE ON

not

DIALOGS MESSAGE OFF

Re: Macro to change selected tool path model location

evo80 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:31:28 GMT

Sorry, Your code does indeed change selected tool paths, my mistake.

Thanks for your help, this was something that was taking up a lot of my time, so now being able to select all toolpaths

and changing the model location for different ops has helped tremendously!

Regards