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AutoCAD 2006 VBA

A Programmer's Reference

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Joe Sutphin
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  • Second Edition of the comprehensive and highly respected guide to the AutoCAD VBA language
  • Suitable for all skill levels, novice and advanced power users
  • A complete reference for the AutoCAD 2006 object model, it shows you how to connect to other VBA-enabled applications, such as Word and Excel, and use the using the Win32 API to further extend your applications

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. The VBA Integrated Development Environment (VBAIDE)

    Pages 1-22

  3. Introduction to Visual Basic Programming

    Pages 23-53

  4. Application Elements

    Pages 55-66

  5. AutoCAD Events

    Pages 67-74

  6. User Preferences

    Pages 75-85

  7. Controlling Layers and Linetypes

    Pages 87-110

  8. User Interaction and the Utility Object

    Pages 111-141

  9. Drawing Objects

    Pages 143-172

  10. Creating 3-D Objects

    Pages 173-203

  11. Editing Objects

    Pages 205-229

  12. Dimensions and Annotations

    Pages 231-258

  13. Selection Sets and Groups

    Pages 259-283

  14. Blocks, Attributes, and External References

    Pages 285-320

  15. Views and Viewports

    Pages 321-336

  16. Layout and Plot Configurations

    Pages 337-354

  17. Controlling Menus and Toolbars

    Pages 355-382

  18. Drawing Security

    Pages 383-389

  19. Using the Windows API

    Pages 391-402

  20. Connecting to External Applications

    Pages 403-413
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About this book

This book will help you take full advantage of the Visual Basic for Applications 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.

About the author

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.

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