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This chapter deals with the option splitting. There exist several options that are only available in some modes but not in all modes. The commands available in all modes are explained below. Other commands only available in a few modes are explained with further details in the following subchapters:

•Angular Splitting

•1D Planar Splitting

•2D Planar Splitting

•Ring Splitting

•1D MOTF Splitting

•Bitmap Rotary Splitting

•Step and Repeat

 

For an overview which options are available for which modes, please see the SAMLight manual chapter on Spllitting.

Following commands can be used and are relevant for all Splitting Modes:

•Enable/Disable Splitting or Resplit

•Global Splitting Checkboxes

•Save Splits Job File Name

•Save Split Job

•Split Mode

•Split Order

•Split Overlap

•Split Repetitions

Enable/Disable Splitting or Resplit
 

☒ Set

☐ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScExecCommand(int Cmd_ID)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciExecCommand(int Cmd_ID)

Description

Enable or disable the splitting checkbox or replit the current job.

Cmd_ID

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandConstants

scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandResplitJob

13

Resplit / activate the splitting of a job that was modified so that the split data have to be updated by this option.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandDisableSplit

44

Disable splitting.

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

•The splitting mode will be activated if it is disabled.

C# Example: Disable splitting:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScExecCommand((int)ScComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandConstants.scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandDisableSplit);

Table 275: Disable Splitting

Global Splitting Checkboxes
 

☒ Set

☒ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Checkbox)

int Checkbox = ScGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Checkbox)

int Checkbox = ScCciGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

Description

Set or get the state of various global splitting checkboxes.

Value_Type

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitKeepMarkFlag

127

Checkbox Keep Mark In Progress Active.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitDoNotRecalculateSplitLines

128

Checkbox Do Not Recalculate Split Lines.

Only available in vector marking - fixed size splitting.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitCogOverlappedLines

129

Checkbox Cog Vectors in Overlap Area. Not available in Bitmap Marking.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitEntityBasedOnlyTopLevel

130

Checkbox Top Level Entities as Split Parts.

Only available in vector marking - entity based splitting.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitEntityBasedOnlyTopLevelUngroupWinTextChars2D

132

Checkbox Ungroup Text. Top Level Entities as Split Part has to be enabled before.

Only available in vector marking - entity based splitting.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitAllowPreSort

133

Checkbox Avoid Unnecessary Splits in Overlap Area.

Only available in vector marking - fixed split size.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeWorkpieceMovement

147

Checkbox Workpiece Movement.

Not available for 1D MOTF Splitting.

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeBmpKeepSize

154

Checkbox Keep Bitmap Size.

Only available in splitting submode Bitmap Marking.

Checkbox

Type: int

Unit: none

•0: Disable Checkbox

•1: Enable Checkbox

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

•The availability depends on the 1D MOTF Splitting Submode.

C# Example: Enable cog vectors in overlap area:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScSetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitCogOverlappedLines, 1 );

C# Example: Get the state of the cog vectors in overlap area checkbox:

 

int Cog_Overlapped_Lines_Checkbox = cci.ScGetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitCogOverlappedLines );

Table 276: Global Splitting Checkboxes

Save Splits Job File Name
 

☒ Set

☐ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScSetStringValue(int Value_Type, string File_Name)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciSetStringValue(int Value_Type, string File_Name)

Description

Set the string values of the file name.

Value_Type

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes

scComSAMLightClientCtrlStringValueTypeSaveSplitsJobFileName

21

File_Name

Type: string

Unit: none

Set the required file name value.

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

 

C# Example: Set file name for splitjob:
 

int Split_Job = cci.ScSetStringValue((int)ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlStringValueTypeSaveSplitsJobFileName, Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(@"%SCAPS_SAM%") + "\\jobfiles\\demo_splitted.sjf");

// Job is saved in <SCAPS>/jobfiles

Table 277: Save Splits Job File Name

Save Splitjob
 

☒ Set

☐ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScExecCommand(int Cmd_ID)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciExecCommand(int Cmd_ID)

Description

This constant can be used to save a splitted job file as an entity list of split tiles.

Cmd_ID

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandConstants

scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandSaveSplitsAsOrigEntities

30

Save the splitted job with the functionality of the checkbox "Original positions / Positions as in job to mark".

scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandSaveSplitsAsEntities

38

Save the splitted job.

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

This constant has to be executed after SaveSplitsJobFileName.

C# Example: Save Split Job:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScExecCommand((int)ScComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandConstants.scComSAMLightClientCtrlExecCommandSaveSplitsAsEntities);

Table 278: Save Splits

Split Mode
 

☒ Set

☒ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Split_Mode)

int Split_Mode = ScGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Split_Mode)

int Split_Mode = ScCciGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

Description

Set or get the global split mode.

Value_Type

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitMode 

125

Split_Mode

Type: int

Unit: none

•1: Angular Splitting

•2: 1D Planar Splitting

•3: 2D Planar Splitting

•4: 1D Mark on the Fly Splitting

•5: Ring Splitting

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

•If no mode is selected, the return is -1.

C# Example: Set splitting mode to angular splitting:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScSetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitMode, 1 );

C# Example: Get current split mode:

 

int Split_Mode = cci.ScGetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeSplitMode );

Table 279: Split Mode

Split Order
 

☒ Set

☒ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Parameter)

int Parameter = ScGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciSetLongValue(int Value_Type, int Parameter)

int Parameter = ScCciGetLongValue(int Value_Type)

Description

Set or get various long values in the 1D MOTF settings dialog.

Value_Type

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeAngularSplittingSplitAxis

94

Split axis:

•0: Vertical

•1: Horizontal

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueType1dMotfReverse

104

Split Direction. (Only 1D MOTF Splitting).

•0: Normal

•1: Reverse

scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeReverseSplitOrder

108

Enables and disables the ReverseSplitOrder. (Not available for 1D MOTF Splitting)

•0: Off.

•1: On.

Parameter

Type: int

Unit: none

The corresponding value.

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

-

C# Example: Set the split order to vertical:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScSetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeAngularSplittingSplitAxis, 0 );  

C# Example: Get the set axis:

 

int Axis_State = cci.ScGetLongValue( ( int )ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlLongValueTypeAngularSplittingSplitAxis );

Table 280: Split Order

SplitAxis

ReverseSplitOrder

Fixed Size Split Order

Entity Based Split Order

0

0

split_order_down

split_order_up

0

1

split_order_up

split_order_down

1

0

split_order_right

split_order_right

1

1

split_order_left

split_order_left

Table 281: Splitting Direction

Split Overlap
 

☒ Set

☒ Get

DLL Function

int CCI_Return = ScSetDoubleValue(int Value_Type, double Overlap)

double Overlap = ScGetDoubleValue(int Value_Type)

ASCII Function

int CCI_Return = ScCciSetDoubleValue(int Value_Type, double Overlap)

double Overlap = ScCciGetDoubleValue(int Value_Type)

Description

Set or get the split overlap value for each available split mode.

Value_Type

Type: int

ID:

Location: ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes

scComSAMLightClientCtrlDoubleValueTypeSplitOverlap

145

Overlap

Type: double

Unit: [%]

Define the split overlap value.

CCI_Return

Type: int

CCI return number, see error list.

Notes

-

C# Example: Set the split overlap to 50.0%:

 

int CCI_Return = cci.ScSetDoubleValue((int)ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlDoubleValueTypeSplitOverlap, 50.0);

C# Example: Get the split overlap value:

 

double Overlap = cci.ScGetDoubleValue((int)ScComSAMLightClientCtrlValueTypes.scComSAMLightClientCtrlDoubleValueTypeSplitOverlap);

Table 282: Split Overlap