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MCAD Pick error

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 12:23:24 GMT

Hi,

I use the following code in Mechanical Desktop
5:

size=2>'===============================================

    Dim mapp As
McadApplication
    Dim util As
McadUtility
    Set mapp =
ThisDrawing.Application.GetInterfaceObject("Mcad.Application")

Set util = mapp.ActiveDocument.Utility


    Dim Pick As McadPick
    Set Pick =
util.Pick("Select feature", mcFeature)

size=2>'================================================

On the the last line I get the following error
msg.

Generic failure to execute operation with provided
arguments.

The references are set to the appropriate Mcad
objects and on whatever machine I try this it give me the same
message.

Does anybody know what the problem is?

Wouter

Re: MCAD Pick error

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 12:42:39 GMT

Wouter

Are you sure you are referencing the right libraries. it should be the 2.0
version of them. Your code below runs without error on my machine.

"Wouter van Eck" wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I use the following code in Mechanical Desktop 5:
> '===============================================
> Dim mapp As McadApplication
> Dim util As McadUtility
> Set mapp =
ThisDrawing.Application.GetInterfaceObject("Mcad.Application")
> Set util = mapp.ActiveDocument.Utility
>
> Dim Pick As McadPick
> Set Pick = util.Pick("Select feature", mcFeature)
> '================================================
>
> On the the last line I get the following error msg.
> Generic failure to execute operation with provided arguments.
>
> The references are set to the appropriate Mcad objects and on whatever
machine I try this it give me the same message.
>
> Does anybody know what the problem is?
>
> Wouter
>
>
>
>
>

Re: MCAD Pick error

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 12:57:35 GMT

Works for me as well.

Gary

Re:

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 12:58:16 GMT

I have a reference to:

- Autodesk BrepAuto 2.0 Type Library

- Autodesk GeAuto 2.0 Type Library

- Autodesk McadAuto 2.0 Type Library

- Autodesk SymBBAuto 2.0 Type Library

Should be enough I would say :-)... nothing is
missing...and I get the objects alright but no luck in getting it to
work..

Any ideas?

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> Wouter
>

> Are you sure you are referencing the right libraries. it should
be the 2.0
> version of them.   Your code below runs without
error on my machine.
>
> "Wouter van Eck" <
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I use the
following code in Mechanical Desktop 5:
> >
'===============================================
>
>     Dim mapp As McadApplication
>
>     Dim util As McadUtility
>
>     Set mapp =
>
ThisDrawing.Application.GetInterfaceObject("Mcad.Application")
>
>     Set util = mapp.ActiveDocument.Utility
>
>
> >     Dim Pick As McadPick
>
>     Set Pick = util.Pick("Select feature",
mcFeature)
> >
'================================================
> >
> > On
the the last line I get the following error msg.
>
>
Generic failure to execute operation with provided arguments.
>
>
> > The references are set to the appropriate Mcad objects and on
whatever
> machine I try this it give me the same message.
>
>
> > Does anybody know what the problem is?
> >
>
> Wouter
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re:

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:21:37 GMT

Wouter

Have you tried isolating just the code you showed in a new module with
nothing else loaded and see if it works? Only other thing I can think of is
I am running SP2 for MDT5.

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> I have a reference to:

Re:

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 14:00:15 GMT

I did that too... it's running in a new drawing, with a new empty module....
with SP2 aswell... both machines give the same problem...

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> Wouter
>
> Have you tried isolating just the code you showed in a new module with
> nothing else loaded and see if it works? Only other thing I can think of
is
> I am running SP2 for MDT5.
>
> "Wouter van Eck" wrote in message
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> > I have a reference to:
>

Re: MCAD Pick error

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:46:55 GMT

First of all your code sinppet runs fine on my
machine.

You may try the initialization with

Set mapp =
ThisDrawing.Application.GetInterfaceObject("Mcad.Application.2")

That should make sure that you get the right
interface for MDT5.

Try to run mcadautoreg.exe, which is in the MDT
directory. This should do the registry entries again. Maybe something went
wrong. Do you have admin writes on your machine ?

Hope ths helps.

Regards,

Christian

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Hi,

I use the following code in Mechanical Desktop
5:

size=2>'===============================================

    Dim mapp As
McadApplication
    Dim util As
McadUtility
    Set mapp =
ThisDrawing.Application.GetInterfaceObject("Mcad.Application")

Set util = mapp.ActiveDocument.Utility


    Dim Pick As McadPick
    Set Pick =
util.Pick("Select feature", mcFeature)

size=2>'================================================

On the the last line I get the following error
msg.


    Generic failure to execute operation with provided
arguments.

The references are set to the appropriate Mcad
objects and on whatever machine I try this it give me the same
message.

Does anybody know what the problem
is?

Wouter

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 04:34:24 GMT

Christian

Thanks for the tips. I've been having some sort of conflict between newer
and older programs using the two different models. I'll bet your suggestions
are the answer to the problem.

Gary

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:48:14 GMT

I just found out that when I start 'Autocad Mechanical 2000i Power Pack'
then it doesn't work and a lot of other functions don't either.

It works fine with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop...

Wouter

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> Christian
>
> Thanks for the tips. I've been having some sort of conflict between newer
> and older programs using the two different models. I'll bet your
suggestions
> are the answer to the problem.
>
> Gary
>

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:27:07 GMT

That's another good point. I didn't have power pack with MDT4 and have never
tried MDT5 without it.

None of my VBA stuff will run in MDT4 anymore since installing MDT5, but it
still runs fine in MDT5.

Gary

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:00:26 GMT

That's because AutoCAD Mechanical and Mechanical Desktop are two
entirely separate products.

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"Wouter van Eck" wrote in message
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> I just found out that when I start 'Autocad Mechanical 2000i Power
Pack'
> then it doesn't work and a lot of other functions don't either.
>
> It works fine with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop...
>
> Wouter

Re:

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:18:13 GMT

The MDT4 code is untouched and still referencing the McadAuto 1.0 and the
other 1.0 models. It runs on any MDT4 machine until MDT5 is installed. It
continues running in MDT5 even though still referencing the MDT4 model. Just
seems a little strange.

Gary