Public Methods
 AddBundleInstance | Adds a bundle instance into the bundle alignment linked list for the specified station index. Returns false if the station number doesn't exist or the instance already exists |
| Compute | Performs mathematical evaluation of the command |
| CreateBundleFeatures | Creates bundled features. Returns false if the command is not a bundle alignment |
| Dialog | Opens the PC-DMIS dialog box for the corresponding command. |
| Dialog2 | Opens the PC-DMIS dialog box for the corresponding command. |
| EXECUTE | Executes the command if the command is immediately executable. |
| GetBundleInstance | Gets the bundle instance of the command for the specified station index.A NULL pointer is returned if there is no instance at that index |
| GetExpression | Gets the expression of the indicated field of the command. |
| GetExpressionEx | Gets the expression of the indicated field of the command [Extended DType] |
| GetNext | This method returns a new instance of the command that follows the current command in the Commands object. Unlike Next, this method does not change the current command but instead returns a new Command object. |
| GetPrev | This method returns a new instance of the command that precedes the current command in the Commands object. Unlike Next, this method does not change the current command but instead returns a new Command object. |
| GetText | Gets the text of the indicated field of the command. |
| GetTextEx | Returns the text used to represent a data item of the object [Extended DType] |
| GetToggleString | Returns the string of text of a toggle field. |
| GetToggleStringEx | Returns the toggle text delimited by the | symbol if the field is a toggle field, otherwise returns an empty string [Extended DType] |
| GetToolkitData | Returns the value of the Toolkit data object |
| GetUniqueID | This command retrieves the low and high parts of the 64-bit unique id of the command. |
| IsBundledCommand | Checks if command is a bundled command |
| IsExpressionValid | Determines whether or not an expression is valid. |
| Item | Returns the execute instance of the object if the object has been executed more than once |
| Mark | Marks the current object and all objects that depend on it. Optionally the features of the current alignment are also marked. |
| Next | Accesses the next command in the parent Commands list. |
| OptimizedSetExpression | Like Set Expression, but optimized for speed (less accurate) |
| OptimizedSetExpressionEx | Like Set Expression, but optimized for speed (less accurate) [Extended DType] |
| OptimizedSolveExpression | Like Solve Expression, but optimized for speed (less accurate) |
| Prev | Accesses the previous command in the parent Commands list. |
| PutText | Puts text into the indicated field of the command. |
| PutTextEx | Puts the specified text into the object data item [Extended DType] |
| PutToolkitData | Sets to value of the Toolkit data object |
| ReDraw | This method requests that the object be redrawn in the Edit window. |
| Remove | Removes a command from the Commands list. |
| RemoveBundleInstance | Removes the bundle instance of the command for the specified station index. Returns false if the station does not exist or there is no instance |
| RemoveExpression | Removes the expression from the indicated field of the command. |
| RemoveExpressionEx | Removes any existing expression from the indicated field of the command [Extended DType] |
| SetBothArms | Sets command to be executed by Both Arms, returns false if command is a two state command |
| SetExpression | Use this command to set expressions for different fields in a command. |
| SetExpressionEx | Sets the expression for the indicated field of the command [Extended DType] |
| SetMasterArm | Sets command to be executed by Master only. |
| SetSlaveArm | Sets command to be executed by Slave only, r eturns false if command cannot be slave owned |
| SetToggleString | This method lets you set a toggle field in a numerical, language-independent way. |
| SetToggleStringEx | Sets a toggle field to a numbered value in the toggle field list [Extended DType] |
| SolveExpression | SolveExpression evaluates the expression based on the objects above the command on which SolveExpression gets called. |
| ToggleCommandType | Toggles the command type. A new toggled command is returned |
| UpdateDimensionNominals | Updates the nominals of related dimensions. |
Public Properties
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| ActiveTipCommand | Returns an ActiveTip object if Command is of Type SET_ACTIVE_TIP. Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| AlignmentCommand | Returns this Command object as an AlignCmnd object if it can, Nothing otherwise. |
| Application | Represents the read-only PC-DMIS application. The Application object includes properties and methods that return top-level objects. For example, the ActivePartProgram property returns a PartProgram object. |
| ArrayIndexCommand | Returns an ArrayIndex object if Command is of Type ARRAY_INDEX. Returns Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| AttachCommand | Returns an Attach object if Command is of Type ATTACH_PROGRAM. Returns Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| BasicScanCommand | Returns this Command object as a BasicScan object if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. Only Command objects of type BASIC_SCAN_OBJECT can become BasicScan objects. |
| BothArms | Read Only: Property indicating whether the command belongs to the both arms |
| CalibrationCommand | Returns a Calibration object if Command is of Type CALIB_SPHERE. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| CommandGUIDString | Each command in PC-DMIS has a unique idenification. This is the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier). This returns the identification as a string value. |
| CommentCommand | Returns a Comment object if Command is of Type SET_COMMENT. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| CopyMeasToNom | Property used to indicate/set whether the object should execute in MASTER mode. After executing in MASTER mode, the object copies the measured vector, centroid, and other nominal information to the nominals and turns off MASTER mode. This copies the same information that gets calculated using the CalculateNominals method. |
| Count | Represents the number of copies of this Command which are available. If the measurement routine is currently being executed, it is the number of times it has been executed so far in the current execution cycle. If the measurement routine is not currently being executed, it is the number of times it was executed during the previous execution cycle. If Command has never been executed, Count has the value one. |
| DataTypes | Read Only: Returns the data type information collection for this command |
| DimensionCommand | Returns this Command object as a DimensionCommand object if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| DimensionEndCommand | Read Only: Returns the dimension end command object interface for the current command if it is a dimension end object |
| DimFormatCommand | Returns a DimFormat object if Command is of Type DIMENSION_FORMAT. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| DimInfoCommand | Returns a DimInfo object if Command is of Type DIMENSION_INFORMATION. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| DisplayID | Read/Only: Current DisplayID of the command |
| DisplayMetaFileCommand | Returns a DispMetaFile object if Command is of Type DISPLAY_METAFILE. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| ExpectsMiss | Read/Write: Indicates whether script should plan for a miss error for this command |
| ExternalCommand | Returns an ExternalCommand object if Command is of Type EXTERNAL_COMMAND. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| FCFCommand | DEPRECATED: Read Only: Returns the FCF internal Profile Dimension if any |
| Feature | Represents the kind of feature that this Command object is. |
| FeatureCommand | Returns this Command object as a FeatCmd object if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| FileIOCommand | Returns a FileIO object if Command is of Type FILE_IO_OBJECT. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| FlowControlCommand | Returns this Command object as an FlowControlCmnd object if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. The Commands that have the following Type can become FlowControlCmnd objects are as follows: LOOP_START |
| GetDataTypeCount | Returns the number of instances of the supplied data type in command |
| GetDataTypeCountEx | Returns the number of instances of the supplied data type in command [Extended DType] |
| GetDataTypeCountUniqueIndex | Returns the number of instances of the supplied data type in command at the specified type index |
| GetDataTypeCountUniqueIndexEx | Returns the number of instances of the supplied data type in command at the specified type index [Extended DType] |
| GetFieldValue | This read-only property returns the value of a field from a command. If you try to access a field that isn't supported by the command, PC-DMIS returns FALSE. This property takes two parameters, the first parameter defines the field item. You can select this item from an enumerated list or use the associated constant number. The second parameter specifies the TypeIndex. |
| GetFieldValueEx | Returns the value of the indicated field of the command [Extended DType] |
| GetToggleValue | This read-only property checks a command's field and returns 0 if it isn't a toggle field. It also returns 0 if the field doesn't exist. Otherwise, it returns a the current toggle index value, with 1 as the base index value. It takes two parameters. The first is an enumerated field type value to determine what field to check in a command, and the second is the TypeIndex. |
| GetToggleValueEx | Returns 0 if the field is not a toggle otherwise returns the toggle index [Extended DType] |
| HasBreakpoint | Determines whether or not the current PC-DMIS command has a breakpoint. |
| HasField | Checks is the the command has the indicated field. |
| HasFieldEx | Checks is the the command has the indicated field [Extended DType] |
| ID | Represents the ID of the command. |
| IsActiveTip | Determines whether or not the command is an ActiveTip command. |
| IsAlignment | Determines whether or not the command is an alignment command type. |
| IsArrayIndex | Determines whether or not the command is an ArrayIndex command. |
| IsAttach | Determines whether or not the command is an Attach command. |
| IsBasicScan | Determines whether or not the command is a basic scan command. |
| IsCalibration | Determines whether or not the command is a Calibration command. |
| IsComment | Determines whether or not the command is a Comment command. |
| IsConstructedFeature | Determines whether or not the command is a constructed feature. |
| IsDCCFeature | Determines whether or not the command is a DCC (Auto) Feature. |
| IsDimension | Determines whether or not the command is a Dimension command type. |
| IsDimFormat | Determines whether or not the command is a DimFormat command. |
| IsDimInfo | Determines whether or not the command is a DimInfo command. |
| IsDisplayMetaFile | Determines whether or not the command is a DispMetaFileCommand. |
| IsExternalCommand | Determines whether or not the command is an ExternalCommand. |
| IsFCFCommand | DEPRECATED: Read Only: Indicates whether the command is a FCF Command |
| IsFeature | Determines whether or not the command is a feature command type. |
| IsFileIOCommand | Determines whether or not the command is a FileIO command. |
| IsFlowControl | Determines whether or not the command is a flow control command type. |
| IsHit | Determines whether or not the command is one of the hit command types. |
| IsLeapfrog | Determines whether or not the command is a Leapfrog command. |
| IsLoadMachine | Determines whether or not the command is a LoadMachine command. |
| IsLoadProbe | Determines whether or not the command is a LoadProbe command. |
| IsMeasuredFeature | Determines whether or not the command is a Measured Feature command. |
| IsModal | Determines whether or not the command is a modal command type. |
| IsMove | Determines whether or not the command is a Move command. |
| IsOptionProbe | Determines whether or not the command is an option probe command. |
| IsOptMotion | Determines whether or not the command is an OptMotion command. |
| IsScan | Determines whether or not the command is a Scan command. |
| IsStatistic | Determines whether or not the command is a Statistics command. |
| IsTempComp | Determines whether or not the command is a TempComp command. |
| IsToolkitCommand | Read Only: Indicates whether the command is a toolkit command |
| IsTraceField | Determines whether or not the command is a TraceField command. |
| ItemIndex | Returns the execute instance index if the object has been executed more than once otherwise returns 0 |
| LeapfrogCommand | Returns a LeapFrog object if the Command is of Type LEAPFROG. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| LoadMachineCommand | Returns a LoadMachine object if Command is of Type GET_MACHINE_DATA. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| LoadProbeCommand | Returns a LoadProbe object if Command is of Type GET_PROBE_DATA. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| Marked | Property used to indicate/set whether command is marked in the edit window. |
| MasterArm | Read Only: Property indicating whether the command belongs to the master arm only |
| MissedHit | This property checks whether or not a missed hit occurred on the last executed instance of the specified command. |
| ModalCommand | Returns a ModalCommand object for the Command if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| MoveCommand | Returns this Command object as a ModalCommand object if it can, Nothing otherwise. Read-only. |
| OptionProbeCommand | Returns an OptProbe object if Command is of Type OPTIONPROBE. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| OptMotionCommand | Returns an OptMotion object if Command is of Type OPTIONMOTION. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| Parent | Returns the parent Commands collection object. Read-only. |
| RecalculateINOUT | Read/Write: Flag that determines if the INNER/OUTER flag is recalculated after execution |
| ScanCommand | Returns a Scan object if Command is of Type DCCSCAN_OBJECT or Type MANSCAN_OBJECT. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| ShowIDOnCad | Property used to indicate/set whether the command ID should be displayed in the CAD window. |
| Skipped | Property used to indicate whether the a command was skipped over. |
| SlaveArm | Property used to indicate/set whether command is a slave arm object. |
| SlotType | SlotType: Property indicating whether a command is a slot of a certain type |
| StatisticCommand | Returns a Statistics object if Command is of Type STATISTICS. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| Strategies | Read Only: Returns the Strategies collection if any otherwise it returns nothing |
| TempCompCommand | Returns a TempComp object if Command is of Type TEMP_COMP. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| ToolkitInternalCommands | Read Only: Returns a collection of the toolkit internal commands |
| ToolkitParentCommand | This read-only property returns the ToolkitParent command object it it exists. If it doesn't, it returns null. |
| TraceFieldCommand | Returns a TraceField object if Command is of Type TRACEFIELD. Otherwise it returns Nothing. Read-only. |
| TracksErrors | Property used to determine whether or not the script will handle errors for the specified command. |
| Type | Returns the type of the Command. |
| TypeDescription | Returns a human-readable description of Type of the object. For example, an object of type CONST_OFF_PLANE has the string "Constructed Offset Plane" returned by this function. |
| UnexpectedHit | This property checks whether or not an unexpected hit occurred on the last executed instance of the specified command. |
| UserDefinedUniqueID | Read/Write: Gets/Sets user defined unique id |