AutoCAD 2004 VBA

A Programmers Reference

Joe Sutphin - Collection The Expert's Voice

900 pages, parution le 31/12/2003

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Résumé

AutoCAD 2004 VBA: A Programmer's Reference teaches how to automate Autodesk design tasks using the embedded Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming environment. 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 AutoCAD 2004, 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.

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 will find great value in this book. Additional topics covered include connecting to Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word, and using the Win32 API.

L'auteur - Joe Sutphin

Joe Sutphin's background includes more than 20 years in the Machinery Manufacturing Industry. He has more than 14 years of CAD experience with 8+ 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 5 years being Visual Basic specific experience. In 1998 he collaborated with Microsoft on a Visual Basic application case study.

Sommaire

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
Dimensions and Annotations
SelectionSets 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 Microsoft Office Applications

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

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Apress
Auteur(s)	Joe Sutphin
Collection	The Expert's Voice
Parution	31/12/2003
Nb. de pages	900
Format	18 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1435g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781590592724
ISBN13	978-1-59059-272-4