topic Re: Solid operations with macros in GDL

Solid operations with macros

jc4d — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:59:52 GMT

Hello,

I have a door macro as a subroutine and a door handle as another subroutine. What I'm looking after is to perform a solid operation where the handle cuts the door, is it possible?

Hope I made myself clear 😅

Juan

Re: Solid operations with macros

Barry Kelly — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:24:51 GMT

Sure you need to look at the GROUP commands.

I haven't done it with macros but I think it should work the same.

Place the door macro call in one GROUP.

The handle macro call in another GROUP

Then SUBGROUP to subtract the handle from the door.

Then PLACEGROUP for the result.

Barry.

Re: Solid operations with macros

jc4d — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:32:34 GMT

Thank you, just tried but is not working for me, I'm probably doing something wrong.

GROUP "door" GOSUB 200 ENDGROUP PLACEGROUP "door" GROUP "kuppi" ADDx -0.25 ADDy 0.05 ADDz 0.01 GOSUB 420 DEL 3 ENDGROUP PLACEGROUP "kuppi" Result_1 = SUBGROUP("door","kuppi") PLACEGROUP Result_1 KILLGROUP "door" KILLGROUP "kuppi"

Juan

Re: Solid operations with macros

Barry Kelly — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:58:29 GMT

Sorry, when you said macro, I thought you were CALLing macros.

Subroutines are fine.

What you have should work, but comment out the PLACEGROUP lines for "door" & "kuppi".

You don't need to place those, just place the result.

You are actually placing them twice.

Barry.

Re: Solid operations with macros

jc4d — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:01:16 GMT

Oh yes, I'm calling the macro in the subroutine, sorry for the mess up 😅

Of course there is a END statement before the subroutines

202: CALL door01_macro PARAMETERS all RETURN 420: CALL kuppi_macro PARAMETERS ALL RETURN

Juan