Autocad 2004 VBA

A Programmer's Reference

Joe Sutphin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

900 Seiten

2003
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-59059-272-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book teaches how to automate AutoDesk design tasks using the embedded Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Language. AutoCAD is possibly the best selling CAD software in the world, and while not a Microsoft product, does include Microsoft�s Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), allowing graphic designers to control their environment programmatically. VBA allows you to take complete control of AutoCAD and to automate all your AutoCAD drawing tasks. With VBA you can automate and customize everything you do in Auto CAD 2000, so you can work faster and more efficiently. AutoCAD 2004 VBA provides a unique opportunity to build custom applications to create and manipulate AutoCAD drawings, interact with a user and plot your drawings. You can even use VBA to create designs that modify themselves based on user input or computational results. This book provides you with a complete reference to the AutoCAD VBA language.This book is for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the VBA programming language that comes with AutoCAD 2004. If you're new to VBA programming, this book will give you enough information to start making AutoCAD work for you.
This book is also intended for power users who want to take advantage of the advanced features of AutoCAD 2004 VBA and who need a fast reference to the full AutoCAD object model.Technology Involved: AutoCAD, Visual Basic for Applications

Autor

Joe Sutphin's background includes more than 20 years in the machinery manufacturing industry. He has more than 14 years of computer-aided design experience with more than eight years of AutoCAD-specific experience. Joe is an Autodesk registered developer, and his work has appeared in the pages of Cadence and Cadalyst magazines. He has been programming for over 10 years, with the last five years spent focusing on Visual Basic. In 1998, he collaborated with Microsoft on a Visual Basic application case study.

Inhalt

The Integrated Development Environment ? VBAIDE; Introduction to Visual Basic Programming; Application Elements; AutoCAD Events; User Preferences and the Preferences Object; Controlling Layers and Linetypes; User Interaction and the Utility Object; Drawing Objects; Creating 3D Objects; Editing Objects; Annotations and Dimensions; Selection Sets and Groups; Blocks, Attributes and External References; Views and Viewports; Plotting Your Drawings; Controlling Menus and Toolbars; Files and the File Dependency Object; Drawing Security and the Security Params Object; Using the Windows API; Connecting to Microsoft Office Applications; Programming the VBAIDE; Appendix A: AutoCAD Object Summary; Appendix B: AutoCAD Constants Reference; Appendix C: AutoCAD System Variables Reference; Appendix D: AutoCAD 2000, 2002 and 2004 Object Model Cross-Reference.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2003
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 1429 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► CAD-Programme
• ISBN-10: 1-59059-272-7 / 1590592727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59059-272-4 / 9781590592724
• Zustand: Neuware