Mastering AutoCAD VBA

Marion Cottingham

668 pages, parution le 01/05/2001

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Résumé

VBA is the Key to Automating Your Work and Reusability in AutoCAD ...

... and Mastering AutoCAD VBA unlocks the secrets to VBA programming, teaching you everything you need to know to write macros, customize your interface, and even develop independent applications that will speed your work and enhance your results. Written specifically for AutoCAD users, this book is filled with detailed examples that often walk you through the manual approaches to tasks, then show you—step by step—the VBA techniques that can get you there faster. Coverage includes:

Creating, debugging, and editing code using the Visual Basic Editor
Using variables and constants to store information
Writing code using AutoCAD object properties, methods, and event procedures
Repeating sections of code and designing code to be run conditionally
Creating drawings from macros
Automating tasks with templates and VBA macros
Developing Windows applications to interface with AutoCAD
Adding new menu commands to your AutoCAD environment
Setting grid and snap spacing from a macro
Combining primitive solids using union, intersection, and subtraction
Creating solids using extrusion and revolution
Performing hidden-line removal and rendering
Creating ActiveX controls for exchanging data with other applications
Using AutoCAD 2000i's Internet features to upload/download web files
Readying drawings for the Internet using the "Publish to Web" wizard
Using hyperlinks in drawings that lead to local or Web

Contents

Part 1 • VBA Macros and the Visual Basic Editor
Chapter 1 • Developing a Simple VBA
Chapter 2 • Creating VBA Macros
Chapter 3 • Quick Tour of the IDE
Chapter 4 • VBA Programming Concepts
Part 2 • Drawing Lines and Solid Areas Using VBA Macros
Chapter 5 • The AutoCAD Object Model
Chapter 6 • Macro-izing Line Drawing
Chapter 7 • Macro-izing Solid Areas
Part 3 • Reusability and Customization
Chapter 8 • Templates and Reusability
Chapter 9 • Creating Drawings with Text
Chapter 10 • Debugging Your Code
Chapter 11 • Dimensioning Drawings from Your Own Menus and Toolbars
Chapter 12 • File Input and Output
Part 4 • 2D Drawing Techniques
Chapter 13 • Working with 2D Drawing Techniques
Chapter 14 • Grouping Objects
Part 5 • 3D Drawing Techniques
Chapter 15 • Creating and Drawing 3D Solids
Chapter 16 • ActiveX Controls
Chapter 17 • AutoCAD and the Internet
Appendix A • Object Models
Appendix B • ASCII Character Set
Index

L'auteur - Marion Cottingham

Marion Cottingham, Ph.D., is the author of Excel 2000 Developer's Handbook, from Sybex. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Western Australia and has been programming computers for twenty-four years. She has been developing applications with Microsoft Visual Basic since 1992 and runs professional development training courses for both industry and the general public.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Sybex
Auteur(s)	Marion Cottingham
Parution	01/05/2001
Nb. de pages	668
Format	19 X 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1201g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780782128710