Object 53 "Construction Aid Beam" (Entity Type "Object") Changed in Version 2021.0

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The beam is endless in one direction, i.e. it ends at one end of the coordinate range.

Construction Aid objects will usually not be output to printer or clipboard. A beam is by definition an "open" object, i.e. it has a non-closed outline and cannot be filled.

Data Block Sequence

Data Block 001( Start )

Data Block 002( End )

Parameters

Start

[MKI_POINT] Start point of the beam.

End

[MKI_POINT] Second point on the beam.

Attributes New in Version 2021.0

A Construction Aid beam may contain attribute data blocks (see MKI_BLOCK_ATTRIBUTE) of types "local", "outline", and "point". Their position in the list of data blocks must be as follows:

-	Outline attributes must be placed anywhere behind the first point. Any outline attribute after the first point data block belongs to the outline.

-	Point attributes must be placed behind the respective point. Any point attribute after point data block P and before the next point data block (or end of object) belongs to that point P.

-	Local attributes should be placed behind all other datablocks and attributes.

The total number of attributes of each type (local, outline, point) per respective element (entity, outline, and point) is limited to MKI_ATTRIBS_PER_OBJECT.

Interface Command Sequence

MKI_ObjectOpen, Type = MKI_OBJ_GEOBEAM

MKI_ObjectAddPoint, Type = MKI_DB_POINT_START

MKI_ObjectAddPoint, Type = MKI_DB_POINT_END

MKI_ObjectFastInsert

Use the MKI_PARSE_OBJ_LINE class to parse the data blocks of such an object in memory.