|description=:Create a contour in the GibbsCam window, must be in the format:
|description=:Create a 2D contour. This command must be in the format:
:CONTOUR [
:CONTOUR [
:[[START]] x, y
:[[START]] x, y
:]
:]
:with other commands between the brackets such as [[LINE]]
:After the [[START]] command you can add a combination of [[LINE]] and/or [[ARC]] commands.
:This also creates a variable called contouref.
:The closing square bracket creates the contour and also creates a variable called ContouRef set to the internal reference number of the first element of the contour. You can use this reference number to select the contour.
|param1=|param1_desc={{No Parameters}}
|param1=|param1_desc={{No Parameters}}
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===Example===
===Example===
:x1 = 0
:x2 = x1 + w1 - w2
:x3 = x1 + w1
:y1 = 0
:y2 = y1 + h1 - h2
:y3 = y1 + h1
:CONTOUR [
:START x1, y1
:LINE x2, y2
:LINE x3, y3
:LINE x1, y1
:]
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:CONTOUR [
:CONTOUR [
:start 0, 1
:START 0, 0
:line 3, 4
:LINE 3, 4
:LINE 2, 1
:LINE 0, 0
:]
:]
:For an example in a real macro see [[Explode_Shape]] or [[Bag_Solids]] or [[Calc_Geo_Extents]]
:For an example macro see [[contour 2]] and [[Create_Contour.mac]] or [[Explode_Shape]] [[Bag_Solids]] [[Calc_Geo_Extents]] [[Geo_Pattern]] [[Geo_Transform]] [[Solids]] [[Solid_Type]] [[Use_Saved_Process]]
After the START command you can add a combination of LINE and/or ARC commands.
The closing square bracket creates the contour and also creates a variable called ContouRef set to the internal reference number of the first element of the contour. You can use this reference number to select the contour.
