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Old 09-20-2018, 07:35 AM
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Sheet Metal Tool Replacement macro?

Hi all,

I want our countersink stamp tools to show up on our flats with different hole sizes.

For example: in 12 Ga steel (2.667 mm), a #10 countersink stamp has a top OD of 10.30 mm and a bottom OD of 5.68 mm (actual hole dimensions). The tool we use in sheet metal has a top OD of 10.00 mm and a bottom OD of 7.98 mm, so we'd like the flat to show the hole this way.

In our drawing views, top/front/bottom/isometric we want the countersink to show 10.30mm/5.63mm. On the flat, we want the holes to show 10.0mm/7.98mm.

I understand I can use replacement macros for this.

I turn on the replacement feature with this code in my sheet metal shop file (ie, demoshop.lsp)

(sha-enable-replacements)
(sha-enable-stamp-replacement)


I then include a ": REPLACEMENT-INFO" line below my countersink stamps, like so:

: REPLACEMENT-INFO ("sha_replace_my_stamp {1} {2}" : HOLE_DIA : OUT_DIA)

I now need to write the macro "sha_replace_my_stamp" and save it in \personality\SheetAdvisor\replacement_fncs.

What language are these macros written in? Can anyone help me generate some simple code to replace the stamp in the flat?

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Old 09-25-2018, 04:15 AM
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Re: Sheet Metal Tool Replacement macro?

I would start out by using the recorder to record the steps you have described above.

From that you might be able to create a lisp program. Also, you can post the results of the recorder file here.

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Old 09-25-2018, 01:52 PM
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Re: Sheet Metal Tool Replacement macro?

Thanks Tom. I was able to create the replacement macro using good ol' trial and error using TRACE. Do you have any advice on my code?

DEFINE Sha_replace_my_stamp

LET circle_center (INQ 101)
LET tol 0.1
LET del_size (INQ 3)

INQ_SELECTED_ELEM SELECT CIRCLES ALL CONFIRM

LOOP
EXIT_IF (INQ 14=0)

LET Up_limit ((INQ 3) + tol)
LET Lw_limit ((INQ 3) - tol)

IF ((del_size<=Up_limit) AND (del_size>=Lw_limit))
DELETE POINTER (INQ 2)
END
END_IF
INQ_NEXT_ELEM
END_LOOP

LET del_size 0

CIRCLE (circle_center)

END_DEFINE
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