The DLLs have access to all of the STEP-NC data, and provide
high-level API calls for a variety of tasks. Additional functionality
can be added as part of an ST-Machine
project. The DLLs currently include:
For adding CAD geometry to workplans and managing multiple projects
Cutter Compensation Create Commands
For creating cutter compensation tool paths.
Find Commands
For searching the STEP-NC file and traversing workingsteps, tools,
toolpath curves, and process parameters.
Probing Commands
For creating probing workingsteps and processing probe results.
Feature Create Commands
For defining manufacturing features like holes, pockets, and slots,
defining their key parameters, and associating them with faces and
workingsteps.
Feature Query Commands
For searching the STEP-NC file and traversing the manufacturing features and returning the parameter values. Feature can be found via a workingstep or using two traversal functions (first_feature and next_feature) that will find both the features currently used in a workingstep and those that are not.
Process Commands
For adding additional information to the machining workplans that
describe the strategies and process parameters used by CAM systems to
generate toolpaths.
Delete Commands
These commands can be used by a system to delete unwanted data from a file.
