Data Types

Real

Number

There is no distinction between whole and rational numbers. If a number is used as a logical value, the following holds: 0 = false, otherwise true.

String

Character

Part

Partlist

Part list

Edge

Face

Surface

Edges

Edge list

There are feature parameters which expect an edge list rather than an individual edge.

Faces

Surface list

The same as for Edges and Partlist.

Point

WorkingPlane

Processing plane

It is still not clear whether variables of this type are needed.

Profile

Beam or Profile

Same as for Part, but for Beams+ Profiles. Also contains, e.g., end point of profile.

Path2

2-D path specification (via API only)

Object

XML description of object data parameters (via API only).

List

List of values and/or further lists:
(3;5;a+2)(List with 3 values)
((3;5);(7;9)) (List with 2 lists, each with 2 values)
(4;) (List with only 1 element)