3D Interoperability

[PaulS]

I am reworking my translation in the light of the introduction of the InputFormat->ACIS->Parasolid translation flow.

I have two versions of the new code, but each has problems.

Version 1 uses two SPAIConverter objects:

SPAIDocument  ACISFile( strTempFile ); // ACISFile is a temp file with extension .sab

SPAIConverter ConverterToACIS;

ConverterToACIS.SetProgressCallback( InterOp_ProgressCallback );

ConverterToACIS.StartLog( ACISLogFile );

Result = ConverterToACIS.Convert ( SourceFile, ACISFile );

ConverterToACIS.StopLog( ACISLogFile );

SPAIGenericDocument ParasolidFile;

SPAIConverter ConverterToParasolid;

ConverterToParasolid.SetProgressCallback( InterOp_ProgressCallback );

ConverterToParasolid.StartLog( ParasolidLogFile );

Result = ConverterToParasolid.Convert ( ACISFile, ParasolidFile );

ConverterToParasolid.StopLog( ParasolidLogFile );

This works, but I now have two log files and this is not desired.

So, version 2 uses a single SPAIConverter:

SPAIConverter Converter;

Converter.SetProgressCallback( InterOp_ProgressCallback );

Converter.StartLog( ACISLogFile );

Result = Converter.Convert ( SourceFile, ACISFile ); // ACISFile is a temp file with extension .sab

SPAIGenericDocument ParasolidFile;

Result = Converter.Convert ( ACISFile, ParasolidFile );

Converter.StopLog( ParasolidLogFile );

This also works and I have a single logfile for the two-stage translation.  However, the callback to InterOp_ProgressCallback is not made for the second conversion, so I cannot determine progress.  This is not desired.

This second problem – the lack of callbacks during translation – makes me wonder whether it is a good idea to reuse a convertor.  What other state might be persisted by an instance of a SPAIConverter, making suspect the second and subsequent conversions it performs?

[ybiyani]

Hello Paul,

We test one translation at a time -So this is an unknown. If you would like to reuse the objects and encounter issue please log them as support incidents so that we can review this further.

Regards,

Yogesh

[PaulS]

Thanks, Yogesh.

I will log a report.  It seems I must live with two log files for now, which involves changing more code to accommodate the new workflow.

It's never quite (quote) "a fairly simple change in your code" - yes the changes are simple, but the ramifications of behavioural changes are not =)