This should be pretty simple to do but I can’t figure it out. In a .ZPL I am trying to set the value of the Tilt about Z for Coordinate Break surface #12. It seems that this is PARAMETER 5.
So I use the command:
SETSURFACEPROPERTY 12, 5 123.456
nothing happens,
It is so simple in CodeV.
CDE S12 123.456
So archaic that Optic Studio uses “parameter number” instead of a simple keyword like ADE, BDE, CDE for tilt. CDE is tilt about Z axis (rotation)
Best answer by MichaelH
Hey Harvey,
For someone coming from CodeV, I can see how this can be challenging, but you also needed to learn what ADE, BDE, CDE was for CodeV when you first started...this is no different.
For the ZPL, you can use either SETSURFACEPROPERTIES or SURP.
To change an extra data parameter (anything to the right of the TCE column), you need to use the PARM (10) code.
To set the new number, the Value1 should be 123.456
To change the Tilt About Z, the Value2 should be 5
For someone coming from CodeV, I can see how this can be challenging, but you also needed to learn what ADE, BDE, CDE was for CodeV when you first started...this is no different.
For the ZPL, you can use either SETSURFACEPROPERTIES or SURP.
To change an extra data parameter (anything to the right of the TCE column), you need to use the PARM (10) code.
To set the new number, the Value1 should be 123.456
To change the Tilt About Z, the Value2 should be 5
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