is3D

[GREGROAN1221]

Can someone please tell me why the " if (is3D())" is in the post? It is causing me problems, but I want to make sure it is not necessary before removing it. It is just retrieving the tool information for the comments at the beginning of the program. If the first tool is an end mill it works great but if the first tool is a drill it skips the loop.

  // dump tool information

  if (properties.writeTools) {

    var zRanges = {};

    if (is3D()) {

      var numberOfSections = getNumberOfSections();

      for (var i = 0; i < numberOfSections; ++i) {

        var section = getSection(i);

        var zRange = section.getGlobalZRange();

        var tool = section.getTool();

        if (zRanges[tool.number]) {

          zRanges[tool.number].expandToRange(zRange);

        } else {

          zRanges[tool.number] = zRange;

        }

      }

    }

[GREGROAN1221]

I was doing more testing, and it is not related to tool type. But if the part has multiple tool orientations seems to create the problem. If I comment out it works fine.

[GREGROAN1221]

Never mind I found the answer over on a Fusion forum.

[AdamKunzo · Accepted solution]

is3D() returns true if tool axis points along Z-axis (i.e. 3X operation).

In case above post won't output zRanges for tools that are other than 3D (3+2/multiaxis).