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Creating a hole featureset based on depth type

iamcdn79 — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:24:41 GMT

I have this macro that I created that is supposed to create a separate hole feature set if a depth type of blind exists called EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES BLIND in a hole featureset called EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES.

I know it exists but all it does is loop through the featureset but doesn't select the blind hole and create a new feature set.

// Check if the EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES feature set exists IF entity_exists('featureset','EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES') { // Activate the feature set ACTIVATE FEATURESET "EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES" // Select blind holes EDIT FEATURESET ; DESELECT ALL EDIT SELECTION CLEAR EDIT SELECTION FILTER DEPTHTYPE "Blind" EDIT SELECTION APPLY // Check if any features were selected IF SIZE(components($entity('featureset','EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES'))) > SIZE(components($entity('featureset',''))) { // Copy selected features to a new feature set COPY FEATURESET ; SELECTED RENAME FEATURESET # "EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES BLIND" } }

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icse — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:12:49 GMT

So you whant to Copy only the 'Blind' Holes from the active featureset in a new one?

Whats your end goal?

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iamcdn79 — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:54:43 GMT

My goal is to create a separate drilling toolpath for that type of diameter.

Currently, a .625 diameter is used for a 3/8 SHCS where the counterbore is 5/8 diameter, and also for a 5/8 dowel, I want to separate them to create an individual toolpath not the same toolpath with both of those holes in them.

That is the only way I can think of separating them.

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icse — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:58:26 GMT

does this come close?

// Check if the EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES feature set exists if not entity_exists('featureset','EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES') { return } ACTIVATE FEATURESET "EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES" //keep track if the form was open we need to raise the form to get the position of 'blind' in the list //im not 100% sure if its always on position 0... bool $isVisible = widget('FeatureSelect').Visible if not $isVisible { FORM FEATURESELECT } //clear the selection EDIT SELECTION CLEAR EDIT SELECTION TYPE DEPTHTYPE //get the number of elements in the list int $n = list_num_rows('FeatureSelect.List') //loop over each element store the index and exit the loop if we found 'Blind' int $index = 0 while $index < $n { if list_cell_value('FeatureSelect.List',$index,0) == 'Blind' { break } $index = $index + 1 } //the if the form was closed to begin with we close the form if not $isVisible { FEATURESELECT CANCEL } //if we looped trouhg the whole loop then there was no element with the name 'Blind' if $index >= $n { return } // Select blind holes EDIT FEATURESET ; DESELECT ALL EDIT SELECTION CLEAR EDIT SELECTION TYPE DEPTHTYPE EDIT SELECTION STORE ${index} NEW EDIT SELECTION ADD EDIT SELECTION APPLY // Check if any features were selected >>> we do not need this becose we already found 'Blind' in the form before //just to show you how to check if theres a selected feature if number_selected($entity('featureset','')) > 0 { // Copy selected features to a new feature set COPY FEATURESET ; SELECTED //give the new feature a new name if the original is already taken so the macro does not break string $name = "EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES BLIND" if entity_exists('featureset', $name) { $name = new_entity_name('featureset', $name) } RENAME FEATURESET # ${name} }

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iamcdn79 — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:08:28 GMT

Sort of, it copied all the holes from from the EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES featureset to a new featureset set called

EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES BLIND instead of just copying the blind type holes

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icse — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:10:51 GMT

You can use those boxes... change bot to 1 and it should compute only the top element

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icse — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:21:23 GMT

oh my bad i ususally dont work with compound holes...

you need to split em first with this command:

EDIT FEATURESET ; HOLES EXPLODE

its also in the contexmenue if you rightklick the featureset => edit => separate compound holes

Also the you should rewrite the macro:

copy the original featureset completely
split compound holes of the copy
select all 'Blind' holes
invert the selection
delete the selection
then rename or delete it if its empty

so you dont destroy the original featureset

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iamcdn79 — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:19:24 GMT

It puts all those holes as one toolpath which I don't want, I still have to separate those toolpaths between a reamed toopath and a SHCS toolpath

That's why I am trying to separate those holes in a featureset and create a toolpath, one for blind, one for through

Re: Creating a hole featureset based on depth type

iamcdn79 — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:45:52 GMT

I replaced this line

IF SIZE(components($entity('featureset','EXCLUDED .625 DIA. HOLES'))) > SIZE(components($entity('featureset',''))) {

with

if number_selected($entity('featureset','')) > 0 {

and it worked. Thanks to @icse for that tip.