Every STD library function in powermill.

MitchPflederer — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:28:43 GMT

## COMPLETE FUNCTION REFERENCE (Organized by Category)

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## **MATHEMATICAL & TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS** (16 functions)

abs - Absolute (positive value).
acos - Trigonometric arccosine.
angle - Get unsigned angle between two vectors.
apparent_angle - Given a reference vector, get signed angle between two vectors.
asin - Trigonometric arcsine.
atan - Trigonometric arctangent.
atan2 - Trigonometric arctangent with quadrant determination.
azimuth - Get Azimuth from vector
compare - Compare the equality of two values to a tolerance.
distance - distance(pt1, pt2) : distance between two points.
elevation - Get Elevation from vector
equiv - equiv(val1, val2, tolerance) : Compare the equality of two values to a tolerance.
ln - Natural (base e) logarithm.
log - Base 10 logarithm.
normal - Get normal vector from three points.
parallel - parallel(vec1, vec2, tolerance) : Returns true if vectors are parallel.
round - Round to nearest integer.
sin - Trigonometric sine.
sqrt - Square root.
tan - Trigonometric tangent.

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## **STRING MANIPULATION FUNCTIONS** (15 functions)

basename - Strip directory from filepath strings.
contains_string - contains_string(str, sub) : Determines if 'str' contains the substring 'sub'.
dirname - Extract directory from filepath strings.
float_format - float_format(val, precision) : Format a floating point number.
format_number - format_number(val, digits, grouping) : Format a number.
format_time - format_time(seconds, precision) : Format time.
join - join(list, separator) : Join list elements into a single string.
lcase - lcase(str) : Convert string to lower case.
ltrim - ltrim(str) : Remove whitespace from start of string.
replace - replace(str, old, new) : Replace substrings.
rtrim - rtrim(str) : Remove whitespace from end of string.
str_replace - str_replace(str, old, new) : Replace substrings.
time_string - time_string(seconds) : Convert seconds to time string.
time_to_string - time_to_string(seconds) : Convert seconds to time string.
tokens - tokens(str) : Returns a list of delimited tokens str.
trim - trim(str) : Remove whitespace from both ends of string.
ucase - ucase(str) : Convert string to upper case.

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## **LIST & COLLECTION OPERATIONS** (24 functions)

add_first - add_first(list, item) : Add item into start of list.
add_last - add_last(list, item) : Add item onto end of list.
apply - apply(list, expression) : Returns a list of results obtained by applying expression to each element in the i
list
concatenate - concatenate(list1, list2) : Add list2 onto the end of list1.
contains - contains(container, item) : Returns true if item is present in the container.
extract - extract(list, expression) : Extract data from a list.
filter - filter(list, condition) : Filter data from a list.
flatten - flatten(list) : Return a flattened version of the list.
intersection - intersection(list1, list2) : Returns a list containing values that are in both lists.
is_empty - is_empty(list) : Returns true if the list is empty.
key_first - key_first(map) : get the first key from the map
max - max(list) : Return maximum value from list.
mean - mean(list) : Return mean value from list.
member - member(list, item) : Returns true if item is a member of the list.
min - min(list) : Return minimum value from list.
remove - remove(list, item) : Remove item from list.
remove_duplicates - remove_duplicates(list) : Remove duplicate entries from list.
remove_first - remove_first(list) : Remove and return first item from list.
remove_last - remove_last(list) : Remove and return last item from list.
reverse - reverse(list) : Reverse a list.
size - size(list) : Get the number of items in the list.
slice - slice(list, start, end) : Get a slice of a list.
sort - sort(list) : Sort a list.
sum - sum(list) : Return sum of values in list.

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## **TYPE CONVERSION FUNCTIONS** (8 functions)

bool - Convert to boolean value.
dec_to_bin - Convert from decimal to binary representation.
dec_to_hex - Convert from decimal to hexadecimal representation.
hex_to_dec - Convert from hexadecimal to decimal representation.
int - Convert to integer value.
real - Convert to real value.
str - Convert to string value.
type - type(obj) : Get type of object.

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## **ENTITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS** (35 functions)

activate_entity - Make an entity the active one of its type
add_entity - Add an entity to a group or setup
calculate_entity - Calculate entity given a type-name and <name>
clone_entity - Clone a toolpath or boundary
count_entity_type - Count of entities of given entity type
create_boundary_level_from_string - Create boundary level. You specify the level by name
create_line_entity - Create a line entity from two points
create_ncprogram - Create a nc program in the project
create_ncsetup - Create a nc setup in the project
create_point_entity - Create point entity from coordinates
create_polygon_entity - Create a polygon entity from a list of points
create_sequence - Create a new sequence of existing entities
create_toolaxis_level_from_string - Create toolaxis level. You specify the level by name
create_toolpath - Create a toolpath
delete_entity - Delete an entity
delete_ncprogram - Delete NC program by name
delete_ncsetup - Delete NC setup by name
delete_sequence - Delete sequence by name
downcast - downcast(entity) : downcast an entity to its implementation type
ensure_entity_calculated - Ensure that an entity is calculated. Return 1 if successful, 0 otherwise.
entitiy_from_name - Find entity with specified name, of specified type.
entities_equivalent - Check whether two entities are equivalent.
entity_dependency_changed - Entity Dependency Changed
entity_exists - entity_exists(entity) : Returns true if the specified entity exists.
entity_modified - entity_modified(entity, recursive) : Returns true if the entity has been modified since last
calculated.
entity_tooltip - Return the tooltip string for entity
entity_tree_node - Get tree node for entity
entity_tree_nodes - Get tree nodes for entity type
entity_visible - entity_visible(entity) : Returns true if the specified entity is currently visible.
export_entity - Export Entity
find_entity - Find an entity in the project
frozen - frozen(entity) : Returns true if the specified entity is frozen.
invalidate_entity - Mark an entity as requiring calculation
length - length(entity) : Length of an entity.
locked - locked(entity) : Returns true if the specified entity is locked.
lockers - lockers(entity) : Return list of entities locking this entity
new_entity_name - Generate a new entity name
next_in_sequence - Get next entity in sequence
pathname - pathname(entity) : Return full pathname of entity.
position - position(entity) : Get position vector of entity.
rename_entity - Rename an entity
search_entity - Search for entity by name
select_entity - Select an entity
sequenced_entity - Get sequenced entity
sequenced_entities - Get all sequenced entities
set_entity_position_in_folder - Set the position of an entity in its folder
trunk - trunk(entity) : Trunk this entity
unique_entity_type - Get unique entity type for entity
valid_entity - valid_entity(entity) : Returns true if the specified entity is valid.

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## **TOOLPATH ANALYSIS & MANIPULATION** (45 functions)

boundary_entirely_contains_toolpath - Find whether a closed boundary entirely contains the toolpath, when looking do
given view.
boundary_segment_count - Get the number of segments in a boundary
check_multiaxis - Returns true if given toolpath is multiaxis
check_normals - Returns true if given toolpath has normals
check_order - Checks segment closest to point (x1,y1,z1) is in a segment ordered before segment closest to point (x2
z2).
check_rest_finishing_toolpath - Test the reliability of the rest finishing toolpath
check_tool_axis - Check tool axis
check_tool_orientation - Check tool axis
check_toolpath_start_point_block - Check the toolpath start point against the block.
closest_point_in_layer - Returns a map describing the toolpath point within the specified layer that is closest to t
specified point
closest_point_on_toolpath - Find the point on the toolpath which is closest to the given one.
component_get_colliding_section - Retrieve information about a colliding section of a toolpath component
component_get_length - Get the length of a toolpath component
component_has_point_parameter - Return value indicates whether the named point parameter is present on at least one
point of the specified toolpath component.
component_list_distance_along - Get the list of distances along a toolpath component at which the named point parame
changes value
component_parameters_names - Get the list of named point parameters associated with the toolpath component.
component_remove_point_parameter - Remove named point parameter from all points of the toolpath component.
component_segment_midpoint - Find the point at the centre of the given segment of the given component.
components - components(entity) : get a list of the components for a toolpath or area clearance stock.
current_region - The name of the currently selected curve/region for the active toolpath
first_segment_feed_rate - Get the feed rate of the first segment of a toolpath
get_toolpath_block_extents - Get the extents of the toolpath as clipped by the block
get_toolpath_extents - Get the extents of the toolpath
group_toolpaths_by_workplanes - Return map from workplane names to lists of toolpaths in those workplanes.
is_toolpath_empty - is_toolpath_empty(entity) : Returns true if the specified toolpath is empty
num_toolpath_segments_inside_boundary - Get the number of toolpath segments that are inside the boundary
num_toolpath_segments_outside_boundary - Get the number of toolpath segments that are outside the boundary
num_tp_segments_inside_2d_box - Get the number of toolpath segments inside a 2d bounding box
num_tp_segments_inside_box - Get the number of toolpath segments inside a bounding box
num_tp_segments_outside_2d_box - Get the number of toolpath segments outside a 2d bounding box
number_toolpath_components - Get the number of components for the toolpath
point_add_parameter - Add named point parameter to toolpath component point.
point_parameters - Get the list of named point parameters associated with the toolpath component point.
point_remove_parameter - Remove named point parameter from toolpath component point.
point_remove_parameters - Remove all named point parameters from toolpath component point.
segment_get_length - Get the length of a toolpath segment
segment_has_leadin - Checks whether the specified segment is preceded by a lead in
segment_has_leadout - Checks whether the specified segment is followed by a lead out
segments - segments(entity) : get the number of segments for a toolpath.
segments_inside_boundary - Get toolpath segments that are inside the boundary
segments_outside_boundary - Get toolpath segments that are outside the boundary
toolpath_components_inside_boundary - Get toolpath components that are inside the boundary
toolpath_components_outside_boundary - Get toolpath components that are outside the boundary
toolpath_extents - toolpath_extents(entity) : Get the extents of the toolpath.
toolpath_parameters - Get toolpath parameters
toolpath_rapid_feed_rate - Get rapid feed rate of toolpath
toolpaths_in_workplane - toolpaths_in_workplane(workplane) : Return list of toolpaths in given workplane.
toolpaths_workplane - toolpaths_workplane(toolpath) : Return workplane of toolpath.
tp_has_check_multiaxis - Check if toolpath has check multiaxis enabled
tp_has_check_normals - Check if toolpath has check normals enabled
tp_has_check_tool_axis - Check if toolpath has check tool axis enabled
tp_has_check_tool_orientation - Check if toolpath has check tool orientation enabled
valid_toolpath_start_point_block - Validate toolpath start point against block.

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## **COLLISION DETECTION & SAFETY** (15 functions)

collisions_between - Collisions between
collisions_involving - Collisions involving
detect_holder_collisions - Detect holder collisions for the active toolpath.
detect_holder_near_misses - Detect holder near misses for the active toolpath.
detect_leadinout_collisions - Detect leadinout collisions for the active toolpath.
detect_leadinout_near_misses - Detect leadinout near misses for the active toolpath.
detect_shank_collisions - Detect shank collisions for the active toolpath.
detect_shank_near_misses - Detect shank near misses for the active toolpath.
detect_tool_collisions - Detect tool collisions for the active toolpath.
detect_tool_near_misses - Detect tool near misses for the active toolpath.
reset_holder_safety_status - Reset holder safety status for the active toolpath.
reset_safe_areas - Reset safe areas
reset_toolpath_safety_status - Reset toolpath safety status for the active toolpath.
user_wants_fast_compute - Check if user wants fast compute
wait_entity_calculation_finished - Wait for entity calculation to finish

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## **MACHINE & COORDINATE OPERATIONS** (12 functions)

machine - machine(entity) : Get a map of the current machine coordinates for a given point.
machine_axis - machine_axis(name) : get the machine axis
machine_head_coordinates - Get the machine head coordinates
machine_table_coordinates - Get the machine table coordinates
point_to_work - point_to_work(point) : Transform a point from world coordinates to workplane coordinates.
point_to_world - point_to_world(point) : Transform a point from workplane coordinates to world coordinates.
robot_has_posture - Test if robot has posture
robot_linear_axis_position - Get robot linear axis position
robot_linear_axis_position_check - Check robot linear axis position
robot_rotary_axis_position - Get robot rotary axis position
robot_rotary_axis_position_check - Check robot rotary axis position
same_workplane - same_workplane(entity1, entity2) : Check if entities are on same workplane.

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## **TIME & PERFORMANCE MONITORING** (12 functions)

cycle_time - Time taken to compute the active toolpath
get_machining_time - Get the estimated machining time for the specified entity.
get_rapid_time - Get rapid time
get_segmentation_time - Get segmentation time
get_verification_time - Get verification time
local_time - Get local time
max_cutting_toolaxis_elevation_change_degrees - Maximum cutting toolaxis elevation change in degrees
max_cutting_toolaxis_elevation_degrees - Maximum cutting toolaxis elevation in degrees
min_cutting_toolaxis_elevation_degrees - Minimum cutting toolaxis elevation in degrees
orientation_vector_direction - Get orientation vector direction
tkfactor - Get current tkfactor
wait - wait(seconds) : Wait for specified time.

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## **PROJECT & WORKSPACE MANAGEMENT** (20 functions)

active_folder - Get the active folder for an entity type.
default_file_path - Gets the default file path.
folder - folder(entity_type) : returns a list of entities of the given type
folder_path - Get folder path for entity
has_setup - Check if the entity has a setup
macro_path - macro_path(level) : Returns the path of the calling macro.
nc_setup - Get nc setup for entity
parent - parent(entity) : Return the parent of an entity
parent_setup - Get parent setup for entity
path_join - path_join(path, ...) : Join path elements.
path_safe_to_resolve - path_safe_to_resolve(path) : Returns true if resolving path is safe.
project_locked - project_locked() : Returns true if the project is locked.
project_modified - project_modified() : Returns true if the project is modified.
project_pathname - project_pathname(level) : Get project path.
project_readonly - project_readonly() : Returns true if the project is read only.
pwd - pwd() : Get current working directory.
read_session - read_session(filename) : Read session data from a file.
setup_exists - Check if setup exists
workplane_rel_limits - workplane_rel_limits(entity) : Get workplane-relative limits of entity.
limits_workplane_rel - limits_workplane_rel(entity) : Get workplane-relative limits of entity.

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## **FILE & SYSTEM OPERATIONS** (14 functions)

dir_exists - dir_exists(dirname) : Returns true if the specified directory exists.
empty_directory - empty_directory(dirname) : Returns true if the specified directory is empty.
file_exists - file_exists(filename) : Returns true if the specified file exists.
list_files - Get list of files
recent_files - Get list of recent files
unzip - unzip(zipfile, destination) : Unzip a file.
zip - zip(file1, file2) : Create zip file.
zip_files - zip_files(filelist, destination) : Create zip file from list of files.
download_from_cloud - Download data from autodesk drive and return as string.
upload_to_cloud - Upload data to autodesk drive.
memory_state - Get memory state
is_debug_build - Test if this is a debug build
is_release_build - Test if this is a release build
on_mac - Test if running on a mac

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## **USER INTERFACE & INTERACTION** (12 functions)

checked_list_rows - Get an array containing the checked status of each row in a list widget
list_cell_value - Get the value from the specified row and column of a list widget
list_num_rows - Get the number of rows in a list widget
number_selected - Get number of selected entities of given type
ribbon_active_tab - Get the name of the active ribbon tab
unchecked_list_rows - Get an array containing the unchecked row indices in a list widget
block_drawn - Is the block currently drawn?
help - help() : Get textual description of the help.
if - if(condition, then_value, else_value) : Conditional expression.
issecurity - Check security status
reset_all_preview - Reset all entity preview to none
string_test - Perform string test

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## **TOOL & COMPONENT MANAGEMENT** (15 functions)

add_holder_component - Add holder component to tool
add_shank_component - Add shank component to tool
count_nctoolpaths - Get count of NC toolpaths in setup
get_default_tool_overhang - Get the tool overhang value
list_nctools - Get list of NC tools for setup
nctoolpath_fixtureoffset - Get fixture offset for nc toolpath
number_nctoolpaths - Get number of NC toolpaths in setup
number_nctools - Get number of NC tools for setup
cut_value - Cut percentage value
port_machining - Returns whether port machining is enabled
subnc_name - Get subnc name
subnc_workplanes - Get subnc workplanes
add_line_to_pattern - Create a line pattern from two points
make_sequence - Make a sequence
map_key - map_key(name, ...) : Build a hierarchical key string.

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## **GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT** (18 functions)

add_all_surfaces_to_level - Add all surfaces to level
add_all_walls_to_level - Add all surfaces to level
add_level_to_thickness_slot - Add the components in the level/set to a thickness slot
add_surface_to_level - Add named surface to level
clamp_level - Set or unset a clamp level
copy_thickness_sets - Update the thickness slot parameters
delete_level_from_thickness_slot - Remove the thickness slot with the specified name
extract_thickness_from_string - Extract the distance value from the thickness string
get_thickness_distance - Get the distance value from the thickness string
get_thickness_thicknessset - Get the thickness set name from the thickness string
level_entity - Return 1 if the type of the level is 'level'
limits - limits(entity) : Get world limits of entity.
model_components_thicknessset - Get the components for the thickness set
number_of_components_in_layer - Get the number of components for the layer
thickness_slots - Get thickness slots
update_thickness_slot_for_toolpath - Update the thickness slot
update_toolpath_level_for_model - Update the toolpath level for the model
model_tree_node - Get tree node for model
model_tree_nodes - Get tree nodes for model

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## **ADVANCED FEATURES & TESTING** (20 functions)

active - Returns true if the parameter is active.
available_preview_levels - Get a list of the available preview levels.
check_degouging_filter - Test that the degouging filter is working as expected
check_perimeter_calculation - Test surface perimeter calculation is working as expected
clear_area_clearance_cache - Clear the cache used by area clearance
clear_breaks - Remove all progress break simulation points set by set_break().
clear_inclined_flats_cache - Clear the cache used by inclined flats
desc - desc(obj) : Get textual description of the object.
edit_undo - Performs an edit undo
get_break_point - Get the point on which the break was set during simulation.
get_param - Get parameter value
installed_plugins - Get list of installed plugins
issues_of_type - Issues of type
key_remainder - key_remainder(key) : Returns the remainder part of a key
pmill_version - Get PowerMill version
reset_block - Reset the block
reset_debug_toolpaths - Reset debug toolpath list
set_param - Set parameter value
set_status - Set status
suppressing_prerelease_preview_levels - Create a job instruction and return its data.
value_list - Get value list
version - Get version

Re: Every STD library function in powermill.

icse — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:10:47 GMT

some functions are missing eg:

string substring(string input, int startindex, int length) and its overload substring(string input, int startindex) etc

also how do those work?:

dec_to_bin - Convert from decimal to binary representation.
dec_to_hex - Convert from decimal to hexadecimal representation.
hex_to_dec - Convert from hexadecimal to decimal representation.

i cant get them to work also never saw em 😛

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