| AutoCAD 2006 VBA: A Programmer's Reference Contributor(s): Sutphin, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590595793 ISBN-13: 9781590595794 Publisher: Apress OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: This book will help you take full advantage of the VBA 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Cad-cam - Computers | Programming - Microsoft - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General |
| Dewey: 620.004 |
| Series: Programmer's Reference |
| Physical Information: 1.94" H x 7.34" W x 10.3" (3.33 lbs) 744 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a concise guide to the kind of customization programmers can achieve with AutoCAD 2006. It demonstrates how to use AutoCAD through short code examples wr- ten in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). It also includes a complete quick reference that lists all the events, methods, and properties available with AutoCAD. Finally, it describes all the constants and system variables. What Is AutoCAD? So, what is AutoCAD? First released in 1982 under the name MicroCAD, AutoCAD has become a powerful tool for drafting and design purposes. AutoCAD 2006 incorporates many new features to enhance flexibility and drawing control. To reflect this extra functionality, many new ActiveX objects, properties, methods, and events have been included for improved programmability. What Is This Book About? This book is about AutoCAD 2006 and how to use AutoCAD VBA in your applications to h- dle all your drawing tasks more efficiently. It shows you how to programmatically control the creation and editing of individual drawing objects, manipulate linetypes and layers, control text and dimension styles, and do much more. As you encounter each of these topics, you'll learn all about the associated objects, including their properties, methods, and events. By interfacing with AutoCAD, you can exploit all of AutoCAD's functionality that would have taken you a long time to write yourself. This book will first help you learn how to use this functionality. Then it will become a handy reference later, when you have a question that you just can't answer. |