• Welcome to SilverScreen
• History
• SilverScreen
  • Drawing Tools
    • Screen Appearance
    • Screens and Windows
    • Drawing Commands
    • 2D Boolean Operations
    • Fonts
    • Dockable Tree
  • Ribbons
    • Standard
    • Editor
  • Solid Modeling
    • Union
    • Intersection
    • Difference
    • Slice
    • Clip
    • Trim
    • Fillet
  • Sweeping
    • Linear
    • Circular
    • Path
    • Join
  • Rendering
    • Surface Wrapping
    • Light Source Dialog
    • Property Dialog
    • Hidden Line and Surface
    • Light Sources
  • Annotation
    • Non-Orthogonal Annotation
    • 3-View Annotation
• SilverScreen API
  • SilverScreen Basics
  • Script Commands
    • Command System
    • SS_COMMAND
    • ICOMMANDs
    • C-Space Coordinates
    • Command Formats
  • Drawing Hierarchy
    • Introduction
    • Direct Structure Access
    • Entity Structures
    • Primitive Structures
    • Edges and Vertices
    • Entity and Primitive Paths
    • Groups and Wildcards
    • Tags
    • E-Space, Base, Axis and Extents
    • Visibility
  • Important Commands
    • Screen Refresh
    • Object-oriented 2D Boolean Commands
    • Printing
      • The PAGE Command
      • The PRINT Command
    • Annotation
      • Inserting Details
      • Reinserting Details
      • Commands for Detailing Environment
    • Interactive Drawing Commands
    • Additional Commands
  • Tools and Techniques
    • Panel Menus
    • Generic Data Sets
    • Transformation Matrices
    • Colors and RGB
    • Custom Menus
    • Control Variables
    • System Variables
    • V-EDIT command
    • Keyboard and Pointer
    • B-tree Databases
    • Undo System Usage
    • Property Libraries
      • Creating a property library and material
      • Property Library Commands
      • SilverScreen API Routines
    • Good Advice
  • Run-Time Library Reference
    • Distributed Include Files
    • Functions by Category
      • Data Conversion
      • Drive and Directory Control
      • Graphics
      • RGB and Color Support
      • Screen Text
      • Mathematical
      • Process and Environment Control
      • Direct Structure Access
      • Structure Loading Access
      • Control Variable Access
      • Panel Input
      • B-tree Database Support
      • Simple Prompting
      • Printing
      • Transformation Matrix
      • 3D Geometry Support
      • Drawing Hierarchy
      • Interface and Environment
      • Generic Data
      • Custom Menu Support
      • Keyboard and Mouse
      • System Variable Support
      • Undo System Support
    • Function Descriptions
      • abort
      • access
      • application_name
      • ask_multiple
      • ask_yn
      • attach_box_item
      • bos_extents
      • bos_on_screen
      • box_prompt
      • box_prompt_multiple
      • bt_close
      • bt_create_data
      • bt_create_tree
      • bt_delete
      • bt_erase
      • bt_find
      • bt_find2
      • bt_flush
      • bt_insert
      • bt_next
      • bt_open
      • bt_previous
      • bt_read
      • bt_set_first
      • bt_set_key
      • bt_set_last
      • bt_store
      • bt_update
      • bt_write
      • c_to_w
      • chdir
      • clear_area
      • clear_away_lines
      • clear_status
      • clear_window
      • cls
      • collect_generic
      • color_of_edge
      • color_to_rgb
      • congruent
      • count_windows
      • cross_product
      • cv_get
      • cv_set
      • dcos
      • delta_worldx
      • delta_worldy
      • delta_worldz
      • dot_product
      • draw_line
      • draw_point
      • draw_polygon
      • draw_quad
      • draw_rgb_line
      • draw_rgb_pixel
      • draw_triangle
      • draw_world_line
      • draw_world_line_rgb
      • draw_world_point
      • dsin
      • dtan
      • equal_double
      • error_message
      • error_text
      • eval_expression
      • extents
      • fence_pgroup
      • fence_qgroup
      • fetch_tag
      • file_date
      • file_time
      • find_first
      • find_next
      • flash_bos
      • flash_prim
      • follow_vector
      • font_get
      • font_set
      • format_double
      • get_ambient_light
      • get_bos
      • get_bos_proplib
      • get_cspace
      • get_detail_text
      • get_direct_pointer
      • get_drive
      • get_endpoints
      • get_env
      • get_epsilon
      • get_event_info
      • get_generic
      • get_group
      • get_group_item
      • get_image_info
      • get_linestyle_info
      • get_opengl_info
      • get_pattern_info
      • get_pattern_name
      • get_pen_info
      • get_pgroup_item
      • get_plane
      • get_prim
      • get_prim_proplib
      • get_printer_info
      • get_proplib_entry
      • get_snap_value
      • get_ss_variable_value
      • get_tag
      • get_texture_path
      • get_version
      • get_view
      • get_window_info
      • get_world_xyz
      • getcwd
      • inchar
      • interference
      • intersect
      • intersect_2_plane
      • intersect_3_plane
      • intersect_line_plane
      • is_entity
      • is_redo_available
      • is_undo_available
      • is_undo_off
      • is_undo_stopped
      • is_undo_suspended
      • jump_menu
      • load_ss_variable
      • make_path
      • mark_area
      • menu
      • menu_check_item
      • menu_enable_item
      • menu_persist
      • menu_unload
      • message_area_configure
      • message_area_write
      • mkdir
      • near_entity1
      • near_entity2
      • near_primitive1
      • near_primitive2
      • nextkey
      • p_to_w
      • paint_begin
      • paint_end
      • paint_entity
      • paint_entity_rgb
      • paint_primitive
      • paint_primitive_rgb
      • panel_input
      • panel_message
      • path_drawing
      • path_execution
      • path_home
      • path_library
      • path_silver
      • path_temp
      • pgroup_append
      • pgroup_remove
      • pick_entity
      • pick_primitive
      • pixel_clear
      • pixel_in_primitive
      • pm_box
      • pm_box2
      • pm_color
      • pm_comment
      • pm_displacement
      • pm_distance
      • pm_double
      • pm_execute
      • pm_font
      • pm_formatted
      • pm_generic
      • pm_help_file
      • pm_help_line
      • pm_initialize
      • pm_integer
      • pm_line_width
      • pm_menu
      • pm_rgb
      • pm_tab_begin
      • pm_tab_initialize
      • pm_text
      • pm_xyz
      • point_on_line
      • point_on_plane
      • point_on_round
      • point_vs_plane
      • point_vs_polygon
      • point_vs_solid
      • pointer_char_locate
      • pointer_char_position
      • pointer_locate
      • pointer_mode
      • pointer_position
      • prim_facet_get
      • prim_facets_build_cache
      • prim_facets_collect
      • prim_facets_count
      • prim_facets_free_cache
      • prim_facets_release
      • prim_triangle_get
      • prim_triangles_build_cache
      • prim_triangles_collect
      • prim_triangles_count
      • prim_triangles_free_cache
      • prim_triangles_release
      • primitive_plane
      • primitive_plane2
      • print_load_settings
      • print_save_settings
      • print_scene
      • print_text_file
      • printer_close
      • printer_get_name
      • printer_get_name_s
      • printer_open
      • printer_send
      • printer_set_name
      • prompt_color
      • prompt_displacement
      • prompt_distance
      • prompt_entity
      • prompt_generic
      • prompt_line_width
      • prompt_pgroup
      • prompt_point
      • prompt_primitive
      • prompt_qgroup
      • prompt_rgb
      • qmessage
      • quick_menu
      • record_visibility
      • redo_add_bos
      • redo_add_command
      • redo_get_description
      • redo_one
      • refresh_lines
      • rel_distance
      • relative_entry
      • reset_visibility
      • resize_screen
      • resize_window
      • rex_exec
      • rex_load
      • rex_unload
      • rgb_of_edge
      • rgb_to_color
      • rmdir
      • scan_entity
      • scan_primitive
      • screen_discard
      • screen_pop
      • screen_push
      • screen_restore
      • screen_save
      • scriptwin_close
      • scriptwin_execute
      • scriptwin_open
      • scriptwin_resize
      • set_drive
      • spawn
      • ss_command
      • ss_image_capture
      • ss_image_destroy
      • ss_image_display
      • status_off
      • status_on
      • surface_area
      • surface_area_prim
      • sys_ablock
      • sys_block
      • sys_drawing
      • sys_drawing_fullname
      • sys_object
      • sys_screen
      • sys_title
      • sys_window
      • system1
      • system2
      • system3
      • sysvar_text
      • sysvar_value
      • sysvar_xyz
      • text_mode_begin
      • text_mode_cursor
      • text_mode_end
      • text_mode_locate
      • text_to_color
      • text_to_rgb
      • text_to_xyz
      • text_window_close
      • text_window_open
      • tfile_close
      • tfile_gets
      • tfile_make
      • tfile_open
      • tm_clear
      • tm_copy
      • tm_cspace
      • tm_espace
      • tm_extents
      • tm_inverse
      • tm_multiply
      • tm_rotate_x
      • tm_rotate_y
      • tm_rotate_z
      • tm_scale_x
      • tm_scale_y
      • tm_scale_z
      • tm_to_2d
      • tm_to_plus_x
      • tm_to_plus_z
      • tm_transform
      • tm_transform_bos
      • tm_translate
      • undo_abort
      • undo_add_bos
      • undo_add_command
      • undo_begin
      • undo_end
      • undo_get_description
      • undo_get_limit
      • undo_initialize
      • undo_log
      • undo_log_close
      • undo_log_open
      • undo_off
      • undo_on
      • undo_one
      • undo_restart
      • undo_resume
      • undo_set_description
      • undo_stop
      • undo_suspend
      • unlink
      • unload_ss_variable
      • vertex1_of_edge
      • vertex2_of_edge
      • view_file
      • w_to_c
      • w_to_p
      • wchar
      • wcolor
      • wcolorc
      • window
      • wstring
      • wstringc
      • xyz_add
      • xyz_angle
      • xyz_clear
      • xyz_distance
      • xyz_div
      • xyz_equal
      • xyz_mult
      • xyz_of_vertex
      • xyz_round
      • xyz_sub
      • xyz_to_text
      • xyz_zero
      • xyz1_of_edge
      • xyz2_of_edge
      • zero_double
    • Predefined Variables
      • Color variables
      • Current cursor location
      • Screen dimensions
      • Viewing area
      • Device information
      • Input device interface
      • Error trapping
      • Equality threshold
      • Win32 related
    • Entity Structures
      • BLOCK_NODE
      • BOS_NODE
      • DETAIL_NODE
      • OBJECT_NODE
      • SYMBOL_NODE
      • TEXT_NODE
    • Primitive Structures
      • BPOINT_NODE
      • CURVE_NODE
      • LINE_NODE
      • MESH_NODE
      • POINT_NODE
      • POLYGON_NODE
      • POLYLINE_NODE
      • PRIM_NODE
      • ROUND_NODE
      • SPOINT_NODE
    • Internal Structures
      • ATTRIBUTE_NODE
      • COLORS
      • DIM_STUFF
      • EngineInitStruct
      • FONT_NODE
      • LIGHT_NODE
      • MODEL_NODE
      • PATCH_NODE
      • PROPLIB_ENTRY
      • SCHEMA_NODE
      • SDCInitStruct
      • SPACE
      • SPRITE_DATA
      • SS_COEF
      • SS_EVENT
      • SS_FACET_INFO
      • SS_FONTINFO
      • SS_IMAGE_INFO
      • SS_LINESTYLE
      • SS_OPENGL_INFO
      • SS_PATTERN
      • SS_PEN_INFO
      • SS_PRINTER_INFO
      • SS_TAG
      • SS_TRIANGLE_INFO
      • SS_VARIABLE
      • SS_VERSION
      • SS_VIEW
      • SS_WINDOW_INFO
      • SURFACE_NODE
      • SWInitStruct
      • TAG_NODE
      • TEXTURE_DATA
    • Simple Types
      • BOOLEAN
      • EDGE
      • FILE_NAME
      • MATRIX
      • NAME
      • RECT
      • RGB
      • SIZE
      • SS_FACET_HANDLE
      • SS_TRIANGLE_HANDLE
      • SS_IMAGE_HANDLE
      • SS_XYZ
      • Unsigned Integer Types
      • VERTEX
      • ANGLE
      • Integer Types
      • IXY
      • SDC
    • SS_TRIANGLE_HANDLE_2
    • Callback Routine Types
    • Important Macros
      • BLUE_COLOR
      • GREEN_COLOR
      • LINE_STYLE
      • LINE_WIDTH
      • MAKE_RGB
      • MAKE_TEXTURE_FLAG
      • MAKE_WIDTH_STYLE
      • RED_COLOR
      • TEXTURE_FLAGS
      • TEXTURE_INDEX
      • TEXTURE_MAP
      • TEXTURE_MODE
• SilverC
  • Users Guide
  • Configuring the Compiler
  • The SILVERC environment variable
  • Preprocessing Directives
  • Implementation Issues
  • Pragmas
  • System Variables
  • Include Files
  • C Library Functions by Category
    • Buffer Manipulation
    • Character Class Tests
    • Data Conversion
    • File Handling
    • File Input and Output
    • Mathematical
    • Memory Allocation
    • Process and Environment Control
    • Debugging Support
    • String Manipulation
    • Time and Date
    • Variable Argument
  • C Library Function Reference
    • abort
    • abs
    • access
    • acos
    • asctime
    • asin
    • assert
    • atan
    • atan2
    • atof
    • atoi
    • atol
    • calloc
    • ceil
    • chain
    • chain_and_return
    • clearerr
    • clock
    • cos
    • cosh
    • ctime
    • difftime
    • div
    • exit
    • exp
    • fabs
    • fclose
    • feof
    • ferror
    • fflush
    • fgetc
    • fgetpos
    • fgets
    • filelength
    • fileno
    • floor
    • fmod
    • fopen
    • fprintf
    • fputc
    • fputs
    • fread
    • free
    • frexp
    • fscanf
    • fseek
    • fsetpos
    • ftell
    • fwrite
    • getc
    • getenv
    • gmtime
    • heapcheck
    • isalnum
    • isalpha
    • iscntrl
    • isdigit
    • isgraph
    • islower
    • isprint
    • ispunct
    • isspace
    • isupper
    • isxdigit
    • labs
    • ldexp
    • ldiv
    • localtime
    • log
    • log10
    • longjmp
    • malloc
    • memchr
    • memcmp
    • memcpy
    • memmove
    • memset
    • mktime
    • modf
    • monitor
    • pow
    • printf
    • putc
    • rand
    • realloc
    • remove
    • rename
    • rewind
    • setjmp
    • sin
    • sinh
    • sizeof
    • spawn
    • sprintf
    • sqrt
    • srand
    • sscanf
    • stacktrace
    • strcat
    • strchr
    • strcmp
    • strcpy
    • strcspn
    • strdate
    • strerror
    • strftime
    • strlen
    • strlwr
    • strncat
    • strncmp
    • strncpy
    • strpbrk
    • strrchr
    • strspn
    • strstr
    • strtime
    • strtod
    • strtok
    • strtol
    • strtoul
    • strupr
    • tan
    • tanh
    • time
    • tmpfile
    • tmpnam
    • tolower
    • toupper
    • ungetc
    • unlink
    • va_arg
    • va_end
    • va_start
    • vfprintf
    • vprintf
    • vsprintf
• SilverPlus
  • Creating a SilverPlus Application
    • Creating a DLL skeleton
    • Adding a SilverPlus entry point
    • Making the entry point work
    • Creating a SilverPlus Stub
    • Invoking a SilverPlus stub
    • DLL Loading Review
    • Requirements
      • Using a Win32 DLL
      • Using an MFC DLL
    • Calling Convention Notes
      • The __stdcall calling convention
      • The __cdecl calling convention
  • SilverScreen Naming Convention
  • Window Subclassing
    • SilverScreen Input Processing
    • SilverScreen and MFC
    • The WM_FEED_CHAR Message
  • The DLL Developer Problem Solver
    • A Note on Command IDs
    • A Note on Resources
    • DLL Debugging Techniques
    • Menu Text on Status Line
    • CmdUI handling for Developer IDs
    • Changing the Mouser Cursor Shape
    • Calling C++ from C
  • SilverPlus Functions
    • set_location_change_handler
    • set_message_area_configure_handler
    • set_message_area_write_handler
    • set_qmessage_handler
    • set_show_error_handler
    • set_status_change_handler
    • set_tempfile_close_handler
    • set_tempfile_create_handler
  • Sample Projects
• SilverEngine
  • SilverEngine and the SilverScreen API
  • SilverEngine Application Development
    • SilverEngine Basics
    • Windows Basics
    • Windows MFC Basics
    • Putting It All Together
    • Primer for MFC Applications
    • Non-MFC Applications
    • Window Subclassing
      • SilverEngine Input Processing
      • SilverEngine and MFC
      • The WM_FEED_CHAR Message
  • SilverEngine Functions
    • engine_initialize
    • engine_quit
    • engine_set_frame_window
    • on_sdc_menu_command
    • on_update_sdc_menu_command_ui
    • sdc_close
    • sdc_goto
    • sdc_open
    • set_location_change_handler
    • set_message_area_configure_handler
    • set_message_area_write_handler
    • set_qmessage_handler
    • set_show_error_handler
    • set_status_change_handler
    • set_tempfile_close_handler
    • set_tempfile_create_handler
  • Sample Projects
• SilverSharp
  • Notes for SilverC developers
    • Using the pm_family of functions
    • SilverC Class Compatibility
  • Traversing entities with BosList
  • Enumerators
    • AttributeList
    • BosList
      • BosList.EveryBosNode method
      • BosList.FromAncestors method
      • BosList.FromChildren method
      • BosList.FromDescendants method
      • BosList.FromQgroup method
      • BosList.FromGroup method
      • BosList.FromFont method
    • EdgeList
      • EdgeList.FromObject method
    • PrimList
      • PrimList.FromChildren method
      • PrimList.FromPgroup method
    • SchemaList
      • SchemaList.FromBos method
    • TagList
      • TagList.FromBos method
    • VertexList
      • VertexList.FromObject method
  • Simple Data Types
    • EDGE_NODE
      • ToString method
    • FontStyle
      • ToString method
    • MATRIX
      • Clear method
      • CopyAndInvert method
        • CopyAndTransform method
      • Invert method
      • MATRIX method
      • Rotate methods
      • Scale methods
      • ToString method
      • Transform method
      • Translate method
      • Transpose method
    • SS_RGB
      • FromColor method
      • FromColorIndex method
      • FromCOLORREF method
      • FromRGB method
      • FromSolidBrush method
      • Parse method
      • SS_RGB method
      • ToColor method
      • ToColorIndex method
      • ToCOLORREF method
      • ToRGB method
      • ToSolidBrush method
      • ToString method
    • SS_XYZ
      • Clear method
      • GetMagnitude method
      • GetMagnitudeSquared method
      • Normalize method
      • SetMagnitude method
      • SS_XYZ method
      • ToString methods
    • WidthStyle
      • WidthStyle method
      • ToString method
  • Enumerations
    • BosBits1
    • BosBits2
    • CongruentStatus
    • CV
    • FindBits
    • GenericTypes
    • Keys
    • Notation
    • PaintingBits
    • PointVsStatus
    • PrimBits
    • SilverStatus
    • SSVarTypes
    • UnitsOfMeasure
  • The State class
  • Primitive Types
    • BPOINT_NODE
      • BPOINT_NODE methods
    • CURVE_NODE
      • CURVE_NODE methods
    • LINE_NODE
      • LINE_NODE methods
    • MESH_NODE
      • MESH_NODE methods
    • POINT_NODE
      • POINT_NODE methods
    • POLYGON_NODE
      • POLYGON_NODE methods
    • PRIM_NODE
      • Equals method
      • IsEmpty method
      • ToString method
    • ROUND_NODE
      • ROUND_NODE methods
    • SPOINT_NODE
      • SPOINT_NODE methods
  • Entity types
    • BLOCK_NODE
      • BLOCK_NODE methods
      • FindChild method
    • BOS_NODE
      • Equals method
      • IsEmpty method
      • ToString method
    • DETAIL_NODE
      • DETAIL_NODE methods
    • OBJECT_NODE
      • OBJECT_NODE methods
    • SYMBOL_NODE
      • SYMBOL_NODE methods
    • TEXT_NODE
      • TEXT_NODE methods
  • Internal Structures
    • ATTRIBUTE_NODE
      • ToString method
    • DIM_STUFF
    • FONT_NODE
      • ToString method
    • MODEL_NODE
      • ToString method
    • PATCH_NODE
    • SCHEMA_NODE
    • SS_COEF
      • Clear method
      • GetMagnitude method
      • IsNull method
      • Normalize method
      • SetMagnitude method
      • SS_COEF methods
      • ToString methods
    • SURFACE_NODE
    • TAG_NODE
    • TEXTURE_DATA
  • The Events class
    • LocationChange Event
    • MessageAreaConfigure Event
    • MessageAreaWrite Event
    • QMessage Event
    • ShowError Event
    • StatusChange Event
    • TempfileClose Event
    • TempfileCreate Event
• Support
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