DGKC Control Documentation

New Digital Geometric Kernel Control (DGKC) is a pure .NET control implemented in C# is a UserControl (System.Windows.Forms namespace) provides familiar interface for .NET applications.

DGKC can be used in any configuration, including AnyCPU. There is no need to specify x86 or x64 platform as the build target.

There is a single unified DG Kernel installer, which supports development of .Net or native applications for any (x64 or x86) target. Redistributable binaries are also bitness-independent.

Natively implemented KerCADne.ocx (.Net) and KerCADe.ocx (C++, Deplhi, etc.) are still supported. The unified installer includes four controls for both 32 and 64 bits.

*_DG interface set introduced in v6 is completed and self-contained. There is a _DG couterpart for all v6.2 interfaces.

A number of existing interfaces have been expanded. See the table below.

Support for IKO_* interfaces, which implement OCCT-style modelling functionality has been dropped. There is a _DG analogue for each IKO* interface. All other v6_2 interfaces are supported.

The third party renderer component has been updated.

BRep faces can have per face color managed by new mehods of IBRepShape_DG.

All samples have been updated to use new interfaces.

Online documentation has been updated and improved.

New Interfaces

I2DEditor_DG	IEuclideanShortestPath_DG	IMove_DG
IAppearance_DG	IFont_DG	IObjectOriented_DG
IArc_DG	IGlobalAPI_DG	IPathCollisionDetector_DG
IArcSpline3DCurve_DG	IKinematicEntity_DG	IPointCloud_DG
IBitmap_DG	IKinematicSet_DG	IPointSetGeometry_DG
IBlob_DG	ILabel_DG	IRectangleColor_DG
IConstraint_DG	ILabelGeometry_DG	ISegmentStripGeometry_DG
IContext_DG	ILighting_DG	ISimplex_DG
IControlInitialisationContext_DG	ILightSource_DG	ISmartLabelManager_DG
ICurveFreeForm_DG	ILineStyle_DG	ISpinEffect_DG
ICurveGeometry_DG	IMaterial_DG	ISticky_DG
ICutEffect_DG	IMeasurement_DG	ISTLDataContext_DG
IDataContext_DG	IMetrics_DG	ISurfacePointArray_DG
IDiffSurface_DG	IMapUint64_DG	ITexture_DG
IDynamicScreenItem_DG	IMesh_DG	IVertex_DG
IDynamicScreenItemManager_DG	IMeshAlgor_DG	IVertexSegment_DG
IEllipse_DG	IMeshGeometry_DG	IViewPoint_DG
IEntity2d_DG	IMeshPoint_DG	IViewPointArray_DG
IError_DG	IModel2d_DG	IVirtualView_DG

Expanded interfaces

Interface	What is new
IArray_DG	IsEmpty()
IArrayDouble_DG	IsEmpty()
IArrayInt_DG	IsEmpty()
IBRepBuilderEx_DG	CreatePipe()
IBRepShape_DG	Color, GetAppearance(), DeleteAppearance()
ICurveArray_DG	IsEmpty()
IEntity_DG	GetLocationDetached(), GetExtendedProperties(), SetVisible1()
IEntityArray_DG	IsEmpty(), Append(), GetEnumerator()
IFrame_DG	GetAxisRay(), GetPlane(), TranslateGlobal1()
IGeometricObject_DG	Scale1()
ILine_DG	Slide(), GetPointProjection1()
IList_DG	IsEmpty()
IMapUnkn_DG	GetEnumerator()
IModel_DG	LoadFromMemory(), SaveToMemory(), InsertEntity(), DetectFormat(), RemoveEntities1(), Find(), FindEntity(), IsPersistModified(), SetPersistModified(), UpdateDeep()
IShapeArray_DG	IsEmpty()
IView_DG	AutoViewMode, GetContext(), GetScene(), GetLighting(), GetExtendedProperties(), LookAtEntity(), LookAtEntities()