AutoCAD 2006 VBA [electronic resource] : A Programmer's Reference /
Sutphin, Joe.author.
This book will help you take full advantage of the Visual Basic for Applications programming environment within AutoCAD 2006. Whether you want to automate routine tasks, or create sophisticated applications or design that can be generated programmatically, this book will empower you to make AutoCAD work for you. This book is also suitable if you're a power user who wants to make use of the advanced features of AutoCAD 2006 VBA, and you need a fast reference for the full AutoCAD object model. You'll learn to run Autodesk design tasks in the embedded VBA environment. This book is loaded with source code examples, and gives you no matter your skill level the necessary tools to accomplish your AutoCAD 2006 automation tasks.
Includes index.
The VBA Integrated Development Environment (VBAIDE) -- to Visual Basic Programming -- Application Elements -- AutoCAD Events -- User Preferences -- Controlling Layers and Linetypes -- User Interaction and the Utility Object -- Drawing Objects -- Creating 3-D Objects -- Editing Objects -- Dimensions and Annotations -- Selection Sets and Groups -- Blocks, Attributes, and External References -- Views and Viewports -- Layout and Plot Configurations -- Controlling Menus and Toolbars -- Drawing Security -- Using the Windows API -- Connecting to External Applications -- Creating Tables -- The SummaryInfo Object -- An Illustrative VBA Application.
This book will help you take full advantage of the Visual Basic for Applications programming environment within AutoCAD 2006. Whether you want to automate routine tasks, or create sophisticated applications or design that can be generated programmatically, this book will empower you to make AutoCAD work for you. This book is also suitable if you're a power user who wants to make use of the advanced features of AutoCAD 2006 VBA, and you need a fast reference for the full AutoCAD object model. You'll learn to run Autodesk design tasks in the embedded VBA environment. This book is loaded with source code examples, and gives you no matter your skill level the necessary tools to accomplish your AutoCAD 2006 automation tasks.
AutoCAD.
Microsoft Visual Basic for applications.
Microsoft software.
Microsoft .NET Framework.
Software engineering.
Microsoft and .NET.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.