Functionality

There are hundreds of SilverScreen commands, all of which are available to developers through the ss_command function.  The syntax of a single command can be easily found by executing the command in SilverScreen and looking at the command log.

Here is an overview of the major functional areas.

Functional Area	Available Functionality
Screens/Windows	Supports multiple screens where each screen may be  split into multiple windows, each window with a separate drawing.
Drawings	Multiple drawings can be open simultaneously.   Copying between drawings.  Multiple reference drawings.
Creation of Geometry	Allows creation of nearly 30 geometric drawing shapes.
2D Boolean	Union, intersection, difference and trim of closed 2D shapes.
Sweeping	Create solids by sweeping closed surfaces.   Variations include linear, circular, radial, spiral, and path sweeping.
Solid Modeling	Union, intersection, difference, trim, slice and clip of solids on a simple or a hierarchical basis.
Viewing	Supports parallel and perspective in natural, oblique and axial.    Zooming and Isolation of blocks, objects or groups.
Rendering	Support for hidden-line, hidden-surface, shaded and OpenGL texture rendering.
Printing/Plotting	Printing of screens or windows, scaled or non-scaled,  rendered, hidden-line or wireframe.
Detailing/Annotation	Full support for multi-block 3D detailing including ASME Y14.5.
Model Libraries	Models, such as tables, cabinets, and chairs, can be imported from model libraries.
Import/Export	Import/export of DXF, IGES, STL and a wide range of image formats.

 

Typical ss_command Statements

Below are a number of everyday ss_command statements.  %z refers to a special xyz format that is available in ss_command.

Functional Area	Typical Statements
Screens/Windows	ss_command("screen create %s",ScreenName); ss_command("window split four-way drawing");
Drawings	ss_command("open drawing %s", DrawingName ); ss_command("open reference %s", ReferenceDrawingName);
Creation of Geometry	ss_command("begin polygon"); ss_command("point %z", &Point1); ss_command("point %z", &Point2); ss_command("point %z", &Point3); ss_command("point %z", &Point4); ss_command("end"); ss_command("at %z", &Point); ss_command("draw circle radius %g", Radius);
2D Boolean	ss_command("boolean union polygon \\temp.1 circle \\temp.20");
Sweeping	ss_command("sweep linear polygon \\temp.1 displacement z2.0");
Solid Modeling	ss_command("boolean trim object \\body object \\arm");
Viewing	ss_command("zoom drawing"); ss_command("isolate block \\doors"); ss_command("zoom visible"); ss_command("zoom magnify 1.5"); ss_command("view project perspective"); ss_command("view select isometric front right top");
Rendering	ss_command("render drawing hidden-line"); ss_command("render drawing opengl resolution high");