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[Guest_imported]

Hi,

Is there any books, i can reffer to get VB as interface with AUTO CAD.
If some one can send the URL's i will appriciate their help.

Have a nice time,

David

 

[Alt255]

I saw a CAD oriented OCX at

http://www.codd.com/vbonline/

and tried the demo exe (

http://www.codd.com/vbonline/abaco/dbcad/download.htm)

but didn't investigate the matter any further. The demo was pretty neat but it might only whet your appetite.

Sorry I didn't have time to check out the OCX in a VB environment.

 

[dsi]

I have not seen any books on this either. AutoCAD 2000 has a complete VBA reference help file. This will get you 99% of the code you will need to automate AutoCAD. If you are writing a separate VB app then just use this to attach to the AutoCAD application.

Dim cadApp as Object

On Error Resume Next

Set cadApp = GetObject(,"AutoCAD.Application&quot

If Err.Number <> 0 Then 'AutoCAD was not running
Err.Clear
Set xlApp = CreateObject(&quot;AutoCAD.Application&quot
End If

On Error GoTo ErrHndlr

The majority of my job is automating SolidWorks and AutoCAD for our engineering department. Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Hope this helps!

 

[Alt255]

Tclere! I think you just became my newest best friend! My company is preparing for another ISO-9000 audit and I need to find a way to automate the conversion of hundreds of CAD drawings to electronic (PDF) format.

Well... this is the wrong thread. I'll post a fresh one....