Obtain the RGB Color Value from an AcDbEntity Using ObjectARX and RealDWG - understanding code to get RGB value from existing AcDb::kOpenForRead AcDbEntity in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 17, 2013

How to Display My Custom Web Page in AutoCAD Help Dialog While Pressing F1 During Command - use AutoCAD 2014 that allows developers create registry keys to add own domain into it, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 16, 2013

Change the Background Mask Property of AcDbMText Object Programmatically Using ObjectARX - use setBackgroundFill() member function of class AcDbMText in ObjectARX; in LISP, add group code 90 by setting it as 1 to turn on background mask, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 14, 2013

Returning Data from .NET to JavaScript Inside AutoCAD - use TransformToWcs() method to return value to caller by serializing point data into JSON, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 10, 2013

Jigging AutoCAD Geometry in an Arbitrary UCS Using JavaScript - use Acad.Editor.CurrentViewport.ucsToWorld to transform picked center-point of circle into WCS in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 8, 2013

Complementing AutoCAD's JavaScript API Using .NET - use drawCircle() function to draw circle with center, radius, implement clearCircle() function to remove transient graphics, dispose circle object in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 6, 2013

Autoloader and Localization - use autoloader mechanism when application is multi-language, PackageContents to ensure only correct DLL is loaded on each system, check SupportedLocales markup using AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 2, 2013

Jigging an AutoCAD Circle Using JavaScript - use EntityJig to define jig for single object, invoke CIRCLE command to pick current layer, linetype when it creates final circle in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 2, 2013

Introduction to Managed VB.NET Code for AutoCAD - understanding COM that sets standard of interaction of programs, its limitations, NETLOAD command, managed code, HowToAutoCAD.com, Apr 28, 2013

Linking Attributes and Table Using DataExtraction API - use EATTEXT command to extract data, display it inside table, DataExtraction API to create table in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 24, 2013

Stripping Formatting from AutoCAD Tables Pasted from Excel Using .NET - use MText object in code, STF command while selecting tables to remove embedded formatting from cell, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 25, 2013

Autoloader Example for Invoking a Startup Command in AutoCAD - use Commands::Command.StartupCommand attribute to specify startup/initialize command in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 22, 201

Folder Structure for Autoloader Bundles Using Revit as an Example - understanding bundle folder structure, Revit app bundle folder with example, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 19, 2013

Find Which Properties Changed on Modified Event - use reflection mechanism to store, compare data, enable .NET Extension methods by creating new class in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 18, 2013

Show Me the Money - creating AutoCAD jig to dynamically display guilloche pattern using F#, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 17, 2013

eInvalidInput While Creating Hatch with CustomDefined Pattern - check if hatch pattern, pat file name is same, pat file folder is added to AutoCAD support path, line breaks in pat file, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 13, 2013

Delete Layer Filters Using ObjectARX - iterate through ACAD_LAYERFILTERS, ACLYDICTIONARY dictionaries to delete AcDbXRecords in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 12, 2013

Printing Your Own Money with AutoCAD - F# code for generating spirograph, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 12, 2013

Making Your Custom Entity worldDraw or viewportDraw Fast - make graphics primitive functions in AcGiGeometry class return true for faster graphics processing in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 12, 2013

Removing All Custom Handlers of an Event - using .NET code to obtain list of events that are manipulated using reflection in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 12, 2013

Search and Erase Proxies - perform clean up, avoid proxy message in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 11, 2013

Measuring Time Elapsed During Custom AutoCAD Command Execution Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 10, 2013

Updating .NET dlls and ObjectARX Applications of an OEM Product - rebuilt .NET, ObjectARX apps using OEM make wizard, replace existing .NET dlls, arx files with new files in AutoCAD OEM, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 9, 2013

Querying AutoCAD Objects of a Particular Type Using .NET - record crude performance timings of different command implementations, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 8, 2013

RasterImageDef Object Becomes a ProxyObject the Second Time My RealDWG dll's Command Runs - call RuntimeSystem.Initialize(), Terminate() functions once, provide static/shared public functions in RealDWG dll, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 5, 2013

Installed Version of RealDWG Application Crashes - ensure Visual Studio merge modules are added to merge modules or installer projects, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 5, 2013

Obtaining the Top Level Object in CAO Using .NET - add CAO library in .NET to retrieve top level object in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 1, 2013

Use of Window.Focus in AutoCAD 2014 - using palette to call command that requires AutoCAD to prompt for user input, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 30, 2013

Implementing an AutoCAD Palette Using HTML5 and JavaScript - creating XML definition for transient rectangular polyline, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 28, 2013

Customize AutoCAD Through Programming - creating text search program, modifying entities using Visual Studio.NET, Andrew Roe, Cadalyst, Mar 28, 2013

Zooming to an AutoCAD Entity Using JavaScript - code implements command inside AutoCAD that zooms to extents of entity, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 27, 2013

Displaying Entities in Different Colors Using DrawableOverrule - clone drawable class inside WorldDraw method to overcome color setting limitations of DrawableOverrule in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 26, 2013

Displaying the Attrib Dialog During Insert with AcEdCommand - use acedInitDialog function in ObjectARX, divide command sequence into 2 parts to display attribute dialog in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 22, 2013

Creating a Point Cloud Spatial Filter/Clipping Box Using ObjectARX - specify filter callback for point cloud entity using acdbModifyPointCloudDataView() function, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 20, 2013

XCLIP Xrefs Using ObjectARX - AcDbSpatialFilter class to define spatial filter to define clip volume of block reference to xref in host AutoCAD drawing, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 20, 2013

Kinect Fusion Inside AutoCAD - generating shaded view of mesh from particular viewpoint, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 20, 2013

Access the Default Directory Name in File-Open Dialog - use system variables DWGNAME, DWGPREFIX to obtain information about current drawing in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 20, 2013

List of Extensible Tab Dialogs in AutoCAD - 3 tabbed dialogs: options dialog, drawing aids dialog, MTEXT editor, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 18, 2013

Formatting in Rollover Tip - using additionalTooltipString to create TextBlock WPF element in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 17, 2013

Converting Slide to WMF/BMP Format - use SlideLibrary COM object for converting files to be displayed in picturebox control in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 16, 2013

AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) Build #0.7.0.0 Rolled Out - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 16, 2013

ACAD Lisp Finder of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 17, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 14 - Specify Commands without Command Groups - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 14, 2013

Plant SDK: How to Programmatically Change the Status Property of a Butt Weld? - iterate through SubPart of connector object to locate WeldSubPart type, Marat Mirgaleev, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 14, 2013

Using Augmented Reality to Preview the Output of 123D Creature - loading .OBJ file into PointCloud browser scene, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 11, 2013

Increase the Buffer of the AutoCAD Text Window - environment variable, automation property codes to access text window buffer size in AutoCAD, AutoLISP, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 12, 2013

AutoCAD .NET: Read DWG Into Memory Using Database.ReadDwgFile - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 12, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 13 - Is AppName of ComponentEntry Necessary - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 12, 2013

Using an ARX ActiveX Server to Update the Block Description from LISP - loads type library allowing block description property to be set directly via LISP function in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 8, 2013

Finding a Point on an AutoCAD Surface Based on X,Y Coordinates Using .NET, Pt 2 - run POXY command, select surface, start selecting points beneath it, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 11, 2013

Creating a Mixed Mode RealDWG Application - implementing dummy HostApplicationServices object in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 7, 2013

.NET Crash AutoCAD, Pt 16 - Create and SaveAs Database Second Try - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 7, 2013

Finding a Point on an AutoCAD Surface Based on XY Coordinates Using .NET, Pt 1 - Surface.RayTest() method to determine height value, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 6, 2013

Get Path of File on Clipboard - code to determine path of temp DWG file in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 6, 2013

.NET Crash AutoCAD, Pt 15 - Create and SaveAs Database First Try - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 5, 2013

Supporting AcDbOle2Frame Objects in RealDWG - applying code into RealDWG C++ application in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 5, 2013

Intersection Between a Surface and a Line Using ARX - use intermediate object AcBrBrep to convert AcDbSurface to AcGeSurface in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 4, 2013

Setting/Creating a Named View with Associated UCS - use C# command to set named view, adjust new view to drawing extents in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 4, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 11 - Bad Command/Group But Good ModuleName - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 4, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 12 - The Simplest Sample - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 5, 2013

Layout View That Shows in SheetSet Manager - associate created view with its layout in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 3, 2013

Iterate Each IAcadBlock in IAcadBlocks Using ActiveX in C++ - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Mar 3, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 10 - Command and Group Right But ModuleName Wrong - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Mar 3, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 9 - SeriesMin & SeriesMax - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 27, 2013

Retrieving Dimensional Constraints and Their Associative Properties - dump dimensional constraints in current BlockTableRecord, lists constraint type, dependent entity, controlling parameter in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 22, 2013

Reading the Block Table of a Dynamic Block - accessing data for given selected BlockReference object in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 25, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 8 - Does the Platform Matter - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 25, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 7 - Bundle Folder Name - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 24, 2013

Using the Table Cell Selected Event - know row, column index of selected cell using 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.Internal.Reactors.TableSubSelectFilter' class in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 24, 2013

Tipniques: Phase Modifiers - add programming to ACAD.LSP, create 3 different types of LISP routine, add routines to customizations, Matthew Hill, AUGI Library, Feb 21, 2013

Integrating AutoCAD with Twitter Using RESTSharp, Pt 1 - constructing REST calls, Stephen Preston, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 4, 2013

Integrating AutoCAD with Twitter Using RESTSharp, Pt 2 - testing basic OAuth using RESTSharp, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 15, 2013

Integrating AutoCAD with Twitter Using RESTSharp, Pt 3 - using status API to update status on Twitter from AutoCAD command line, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 15, 2013

AutoCAD .NET: Filter XData Application Name (ExtendedDataRegAppName) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 20, 2013

How to Intersect a Line with a Solid - using INTSOLID command in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 15, 2013

Get Image Clip Boundary Coordinates - expose interface using ActiveX automation model, load attached project in AutoCAD, open VBA IDE, run code, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 16, 2013

Override Drag & Drop Behavior - create class derived from COleDropTarget, apply Drop() or DropEx() method in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 15, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 6 - RuntimeRequirements OS for .NET Assembly - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 18, 2013

An Augmented Reality View of an Apollonian Packing Using Point Cloud Browser - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 15, 2013

Maintaining Per-Object XData in AutoCAD Using .NET - filter selection to only include entities attached with XData, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 12, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 5 - Component AppType for .NET Assembly - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 12, 2013

Create Bitmap of Selected Entities - use export() method of AcadDocument class of ActiveX automation API of AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 12, 2013

Using SLAM-Based Augmented Reality to Visualize 3D Geometry - explores PointCloud browsing techniques to view 3D geometry, generate mesh objects, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 11, 2013

Overriding the SetUnhandledExceptionFilter for AutoCAD - disable SetUnhandledExceptionFilter() function by directly patching return instruction into asm, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 11, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 4 - ApplicationPlugins Location for Current User - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 12, 2013

Projection of a Curve on a Surface - code to create cylindrical surface, line in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 11, 2013

Zoom All in All Viewports - using CVPORT system variable in AutoCAD, AutoLISP function to determine number of current viewports, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 11, 2013

Stripping XData from Offset AutoCAD Entities Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 7, 2013

List DWF Underlay Definitions in the Drawing - go through 'ACAD_DWFDEFINITIONS' dictionary, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 7, 2013

Supporting the Divide Command in a Custom Entity - relevant overridden methods in AutoCAD for implementing in closed poly line, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 7, 2013

Using the AcadAppInfo Class to Read and Write Registry Information - read registry information of POLYSAMP ARX sample, create application specific command, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 6, 2013

C++ Function Declaration Tips - understanding error handling functions, source code annotation language, exception specifications with regard to AutoCAD, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Feb 6, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 2: ModuleName - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 2, 2013

Dynamic Block with Stretch Action - creating drawings with authoring elements using AutoCAD UI, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Feb 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: Can AppName (ExtendedDataRegAppName) Exist Along - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Feb 1, 2013

Plotting a Window to DWF Using ObjectARX COM and LISP - use AcDbPlotSettingsValidator class in ObjectARX to set plots, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 31, 2013

Configuring 3D Graphics System in AutoCAD OEM - enable 3DConfig command, alter parameters in registry to adjust configuration options, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 30, 2013

Filtering Lists of AutoCAD Entities Using LINQ - skip first item in IEnumerable, return results as ObjectId array, use SELFIL command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 30, 2013

Creating New Layout Based on Another Layout Using ObjectARX - applying plot settings of layout, using AcDbPlotSettings::copyFrom(), CloneLayout() methods in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 30, 2013

AutoLoader 101, Pt 1: A Simple Working Sample - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 29, 2013

Custom Entity Support for the FILLET Command - derive native AutoCAD entities based on AcDbCurve, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 29, 2013

Performing Boolean Operations on AutoCAD Solids Using .NET - define USOLS, ISOLS, SSOLS commands, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 28, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle PropertiesOverrule, Pt 2 - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 26, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle TransformOverrule - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 28, 2013

How to Prevent Explode on a Block Reference - exclude block's contents from deepClone operation, un-erase block reference after EXPLODE command ends in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 17, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle DrawableOverrule Adding Selection Markers for Centerlines - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 23, 2013

AutoCAD .NET: Command Group and Command - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 24, 2013

xData Using vla-Get and vla-Set - understanding vla-GetXData, vla-SetXData functions of AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 24, 2013

Most Common Mistakes Developing Custom Entities - incorrect parent object declaration, initialization error, crash due to missing un-registration, syntactical mistakes in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 23, 2013

Set Palette Into Auto Hide Mode - check current docking status, set AutoRollUp property to true in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 21, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle DrawableOverrule Supporting Block References - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 19, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle ObjectOverrule - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 22, 2013

Calculate and Create Elliptical Arcs Using LISP and ADS ObjectARX - using trigonometric functions to determine parametric angle through AutoLISP routine, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 17, 2013

Integrating Leap Motion and AutoCAD: 3D Geometry - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 16, 2013

Integrating Leap Motion and AutoCAD: Command Interaction - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 15, 2013

Using AutoCAD's ActiveX Interface on Shutdown - use reactor to reset user profile every time new drawing is created/loaded in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 16, 2013

How to Store an Object ID Into an Xrecord in an Extension Dictionary of Another Object - convert object ID to ads name when setting result buffer to Xrecord in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 15, 2013

Integrating Leap Motion and AutoCAD: Basic Navigation - gestures to navigate model in 2D or 3D, code to implement simple navigation gestures inside AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 15, 2013

How to Determine If an Entity is Going to be Dragged or Not? - use acedSSGetFirst(), windows hook to check entity's grip points in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 14, 2013

How Can I Prevent the User from Selecting 'All' When Using acedSSGet() Using ObjectARX? - check selection sets after invoking acedSSGet(), ensure each entity is owned by current space in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 14, 2013

AutoCAD .NET XData: Remove All XData from Entity - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 14, 2013

Locking Entities from Being Erased - attach object reactor, use database reactor to check for objects being erased in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 11, 2013

Solving Problems Associated with Custom Entities as Persistent Reactors - using AcEditorReactor, AcDbDatabaseReactor in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 11, 2013

Drag Entities Like Copy/Move - using AcEd global function acedDragGen, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 10, 2013

Creating Polyline Boundaries from 2D AutoCAD Solids Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 11, 2013

How to Find Out if an acedGetPoint was Taken by an OSnap Override - locate Osnap that uses AcEdInputPointMonitor function to check if Osnap mode is on in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 10, 2013

Displaying a Dialog on AutoCAD Startup Using .NET - use Application.Idle event to execute dialog on start-up, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 9, 2013

Calculating Tight Bounding Box Around a Solid - calculate principal axes from solid, align box with these axes in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 9, 2013

Converting Custom Entity to Standard AutoCAD Entity and Vice-Versa Upon Open/Save - plant AcEditorReactor to trap any disk file operation to convert custom entities into standard AutoCAD entities, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 9, 2013

AutoCAD .NET XData: Int32 (DxfCode.ExtendedDataInteger32) and Int16 (DxfCode.ExtendedDataInteger16) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 8, 2013

AcDb2d/3dpolyline Vertex Iterator Problem with First Erased Vertex - obtain objectld of first vertex from iterator, use specific function to check if vertex is erased before in AutoCAD, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 8, 2013

Dynamic Loading and Unloading of Raster Images Depending on Zoom Scale - checking visibility of raster image in current view in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 7, 2013

Purging Anonymous Blocks - use PurgeAll command to purge unreferenced objects, workaround is using Wblock in AutoCAD, Daniel Du, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 5, 2013

What Qualifies an ObjectARX Class to be an Abstract Class - add one pure virtual AutoCAD function in class, declare class as public, adjust virtual void PureMethod() function, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 3, 2013

How to Create a New Layout and Paper Space Viewport - use ‘add method’ feature of drawing’s layout property, select AddPViewport to create new paper space viewport in AutoCAD, Daniel Du, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 4, 2013

Create a Copy of a Layout from a Drawing Template - load drawing template, adjust pointer to layout, use copyFrom()method of AcDbLayout class to copy layout, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 3, 2013

AutoCAD .NET: Filter Circles on Properties with TypedValue and SelectionFilter - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 21, 2012

Use SmartDrawJigger to Jig Polygonal Prism with Mouse Wheel and Keyword Support - polygonal prism jig in AutoCAD, Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 24, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - Support Different Length Ratio - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Jan 1, 2013

How to Close AutoCAD Drawing Immediately After Opening - use acdbSetDbmod() to alter DBMOD variable, invoke custom AutoCAD command on basis of drawing views, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 2, 2013

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Check if an Overrule Has Been Registered or Not - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 28, 2012

Selecting Specific Entities from a Pickfirst Selection Set - understanding ARX functions, using pfss command sets in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 1, 2013

Resetting the Origins of Block Table Records in a Drawing - use 'testFunc' as command in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Jan 1, 2013

Forming a Selection Set of Entities and Access Their Picked Points - prompt user to select entity, add entity to valid selection set, store entity reference into selection set in AutoCAD, Daniel Du, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 20, 2012

Querying the File Paths of Raster Images in a Drawing - using ObjectARX to open up each AcDbRasterImageDef entry, retrieve its path information in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 20, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - Methods Reading and Writing Dictionary Entries - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 20, 2012

Solar System Jig with SmartDrawJigger and AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 21, 2012

Specifying Text Alignment - use TextAlignmentPoint property to alter text entity's alignment in AutoCAD, Daniel Du, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 20, 2012

Retrieving the Original Path of an Xref, Even If It Is Unresolved Using ObjectARX - using acdbOriginalXrefFullPathFor() or scanning block table in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 19, 2012

Polymorphic Bit Flags in C++ - using union inside containing class in AutoCAD, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Dec 19, 2012

Plotting Layouts Using the ActiveX Plot Object in ObjectARX - determine layouts to be plotted, arrange variant array, use PlotToDevice() method to plot in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 19, 2012

Get the Information of a Nested Entity in an XREFed Drawing and Its Associated Groups - use acedNEntSelP() function to select nested entity in AutoCAD, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 18, 2012

Jig the Pentagon Using SmartDrawJigger and AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 19, 2012

Zooming, Panning and Orbiting the Current AutoCAD View Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 19, 2012

Dumping the COM Running Object Table (ROT) in ObjectARX - using AdskPlainCOMDocSamp in ObjectARX SDK in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 17, 2012

Store and Retrieve enum Values in a Resbuf Using .NET - store values as ExtendedDatalneger32 or use Enum.ToObject in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 16, 2012

Switching Tool Palettes Programmatically - using GetItemCount() method of CAcTcUiToolPaletteGroup class in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 16, 2012

Create Solid Pentagon Prism Using SmartDrawJigger and AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 15, 2012

Using AutoCAD .NET and SmartDrawJigger to Create Solid Yurt Dynamically - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 13, 2012

Entget'ing a Tblobjname Returns Nil Value. How to Get Around It? - workaround is using 'tblsearch' in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 13, 2012

Text Primitives in Custom Entities Not Hidden After Using Hide Command - try setting 'HIDETEXT' system variable to 'on' at AutoCAD command prompt or try setting thickness to text, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 12, 2012

Using SmartDrawJigger to Create AutoCAD Solid Box Dynamically in C# .NET - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 12, 2012

How to Prevent Certain Entities from Being Saved to a DWG File Using ObjectARX - using AcEdEditorReactor in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 12, 2012

Purging Unwanted DGN Linestyle Data from an AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 12, 2012

Setting the Project File Search Path - use GetProjectFilePath method, set path name of project file using SetProjectFilePath method in AutoCAD, workaround is to read information from registry, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 12, 2012

Remove a Boundary From a Hatch - use AcDbHatch::removeLoopAt() to remove loop from hatch in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 10, 2012

How to Modify a Drawing Object Inside a VBA Event Handler Like the Document Object's ObjectAdded Event - set global flags, trigger in CommandStart, store ObjectIds during ObjectAdded, use Ids in CommandEnded to change relevant objects, Gopinath Target, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 11, 2012

Calculating the Center of an Arc in a Polyline Using ObjectARX - construct AcGeCircArc2d/ AcGeCircArc3d object, use center() method to obtain point in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 10, 2012

Creating a Square AutoCAD Box Via the Jig Entity Framework and .NET - implement BOJ command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 10, 2012

C# Class, AutoCAD .NET Document and Commands - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Using DrawJig to Create Solid Frustum Dynamically - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 10, 2012

Retaining Transient Graphics Always Parallel to the Screen - use ‘Editor.PointToWorld’ method to compute WCS points, workaround is using timer callback in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 9, 2012

How to Transform a Block Reference and All Its Attributes Using ObjectARX? - call AcDbEntity::transformBy() on block reference in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 7, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Using EntityJig to Create Solid Frustum Dynamically - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: XData Direction (DxfCode.ExtendedDataWorldXDir) Implications - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 6, 2012

Viewport Specific Implementation of AutoCAD ISOLATEOBJECTS Command with a Drawable Overrule in .Net - Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 6, 2012

A Framework for Defining AutoCAD Entity Jigs Using .NET - implementing C# EntityJigFramework, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 5, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - GripOverrule1 - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 6, 2012

Preventing Dependent Applications from Being Unloaded - load one ARX/DBX module from another in AutoCAD, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 5, 2012

Deleting Un-Used Blocks - code to purge block table in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Dec 4, 2012

Jigging a Frustum-Shaped AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - add solid to database before starting jig, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: XData Layer Name (DxfCode.ExtendedDataLayerName) Implications - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Dec 3, 2012

Determining Block Explodable Behavior - prints names of blocks which can be exploded in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 29, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: Add Large XData Binary Chunk - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 28, 2012

Setting Different Arrow Heads for Dimension Style - set arrow type 'dot' and 'closed' to current dimension style in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 28, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: XData String Length Limit (Physical and Theoretical) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 27, 2012

Remove Insertion Grip Point Using Overrule - removing insertion grip point of dynamic block references in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 23, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - Xrecord in Extension Dictionary - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 25, 2012

Block References Constrained at Polyline Vertices Using Constraint API - creating coincident point constraint in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 25, 2012

Displaying Hyperlink(s) Associated with an Entity - adding hyperlink to selected entity in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 25, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle Overrule - Add Extension Dictionary Filter - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 24, 2012

Register an Application in a Database for xdata Access - add AcDbRegAppTableRecord to AcDbRegAppTable, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 21, 2012

Determining Block Scaling Behavior - prints names of blocks created with uniform scaling option in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 21, 2012

Moving Code to the Cloud - It's Easier Than You Think, Pt 1 - architecting for cloud, considering cloud costs, building simple web-service, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: Copy Some XData to All Entities - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 19, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - WorldDraw in WorldDraw - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Jig Dynamic Block With Alignment Parameter Using EntityJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 16, 2012

Developing a Simple Metro-Style Application for Windows 8, Pt 2 - extracting AutoCAD MRU data from registry, creating basic browser, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 19, 2012

Resetting Current Color When a Different Layer is Set as Current - current color can be set by AcDbDatabase::setCecolor() in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 17, 2012

Drag Drop into AutoCAD from an External Application - handle MouseMove event of ListBox, call DoDragDrop with appropriate parameters, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 18, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: Delete Existing XData from Entity/Object - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: Read Existing XData from Entity/Object - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 14, 2012

Setting Plot Configuration to 'None' - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET XData: Add New XData to Entity/Object - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 14, 2012

Finding Primes in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 12, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - Center Linetype - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 10, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - ViewportDraw - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 11, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: PointCollector2 and Polygon Pick (Crossing or Not) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 8, 2012

Determine If the User Makes an Empty Selection Set - check AutoCAD variable ERRNO in case acedSSGet () returns RTERROR, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 8, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Centerline Circle - Register and Unregister - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 8, 2012

Creating an MText With Numbered List - AutoCAD tutorial, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: PointCollector2 and Fence Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 7, 2012

Getting Current Plotter Name - using plot configuration manager 'PlotConfigManager' in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Nov 7, 2012

AutoCAD Overrule .NET: Create Centerline Circle - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 5, 2012

Creating the Smallest Possible Rectangle Around 2D AutoCAD Geometry Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 5, 2012

Updated AutoCAD Integration Samples For Kinect SDK v1.6 - new technique returns points that are 8x scale of old technique, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: PointCollector2 and Regular Polygon Pick (Crossing Or Not) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Nov 1, 2012

Identifying the Group Name of a Command - use 'AcEdCommandIterator:: commandGroup' API class in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 30, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Drag Blocks & Attributes With EntityJig (a Better INSERT Command) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 31, 2012

AutoCAD P&ID/Plant 3D: Is There Any API to Recalculate Tags? - write out blank tag value with DataLinksManager.SetProperties(), Marat Mirgaleev, Manufacturing DevBlog, Oct 31, 2012

Getting Started With AutoCAD P&ID/Plant 3D 2013 API - set up environment, mark AutoCAD, P&ID/Plant3D references with copy local equals false, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 30, 2012

Angles in AcDbArc and AcGeCircArc2d - querying arcs of filleted rectangle represented as polyline entity in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 28, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Move Rotate & Scale Entity of Any Kind Using EntityJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 29, 2012

Zooming to Drawing Extents For a Viewport Without Sending Commands - code to create 3 layouts that is zoomed to drawing's extents programmatically in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 25, 2012

AutoCAD API: Remove ACAD_VBA Dictionary (and Embedded VBA Macros) From Database - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 26, 2012

Plant SDK: Reacting on Database Changes - create event handler for DataLinksManager.DataLinkOperationOccurred event, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 26, 2012

Removing XData Attached to an Entity Regardless of the Appname - AutoCAD tutorial, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 25, 2012

Creating a 2D Dynamic AcDbObjectIdArray - using typical syntax idArray[i][j] to access contents of array in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 28, 2012

AutoCAD.NET: Create a Much Powerful Text Command Using EntityJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: PointCollector2 and Better Window Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Vector Direction, Tolerance and Equality Checking - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Tolerance.Global.EqualPoint & Point3d.IsEqualTo() - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 21, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: IsOn(Point3d) & Curve.GetClosestPointTo & Curve.GetParameterAtPoint - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 19, 2012

Why are Point2d and Point3d Objects Immutable? - mutable type is confusing to use when it appears as property return value, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 19, 2012

Get P&ID Item Class Hierarchy - obtain base class from respective table, continue looping until top of tree, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: A Good Use Case of Getting Curve Length Using Curve.GetDistanceAtParameter and Curve.GetParameterAtPoint - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 17, 2012

AutoCAD API: Get Length of Curve Using ObjectARX - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 17, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Getting Curve Length Again - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 15, 2012

Can I Get the List of Entities Which Were Selected Before the Current Command Started (in .NET)? - set PICKFIRST system variable to 1 in AutoCAD, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 15, 2012

Embedding an Image in a Drawing - as OLE insert or using custom object in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 15, 2012

AcApDocManager::DisableDocumentActivation() Doesn't Work After Save & Close Document - workaround is using AcEditorReactor, overriding commandEnded() in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Collect Two Corners From Screen - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 11, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Simple But Useful Animation Code Sample Using Editor.DrawVector - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Find Objects From Database Concisely Reliably and Quickly - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 8, 2012

Querying For XCLIP Information Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 5, 2012

Animating Transient AutoCAD Graphics Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Retrieve Real and Good Clip Boundary for INSERT/BlockReference - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 6, 2012

NET Coding: Argument as ByRef (Ref in C#) or ByVal (Default in C#) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 4, 2012

Using GetRelatedRowIds Method - access all related entities of given SLINE or asset in Plant 3D P&ID, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: The PointCollector Coder (Collect Points by Fence/Window/Polygon/Regular Polygon/Circle Shapes) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 3, 2012

Extend the AutoCAD Help Menu on the Window Title Bar - using registry on per profile basis, ribbon runtime API, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Transaction Aborting and Exceptions - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 2, 2012

Load a .NET Managed Assembly From an ObjectARX Application - using LoadManagedDll API exported from acdbmgd.dll in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Oct 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Editor.SelectWindowPolygon & Circular Shape & PointCollector - collect points composing circle, Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 1, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Passing Transaction Argument as ByRef (Ref in C#) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Oct 1, 2012

Adding Per-Vertex Colors to a Transient AutoCAD Shell Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 1, 2012

Generating a Transient Box Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 28, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: How CreateExtensionDictionary() Handle Existing Extension Dictionary - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 30, 2012

Remove Anonymous Groups With ARX - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 29, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Editor.SelectWindow & PointCollector - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 26, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Editor.SelectFence & PointCollector - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Point Collector and Circle Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 24, 2012

Zooming to Drawing Extents - using ActiveX API 'ZoomExtents' in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: The Simplest But Still Quite Functional Line Jig From DrawJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 23, 2012

List Automatic Property Source - PropertyDataServices.FindAutomaticSourceNames("AecDbDoor", db) method in AutoCAD, Mikako Harada, AEC DevBlog, Sep 21, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Crossing Window Selection & Entity Line Type - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 20, 2012

Overriding the Grips of an AutoCAD Polyline to Maintain Fillet Segments Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 21, 2012

How to Use the AcLyLayerFilter::showEditor API? - inserting custom filter in filter list in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 20, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Crossing Window Selection & Entity Line Type - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 20, 2012

Overriding the Grips of an AutoCAD Polyline to Maintain Fillet Segments Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 21, 2012

How to Use the AcLyLayerFilter::showEditor API? - inserting custom filter in filter list in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 20, 2012

Dealing With MFC Resource Conflicts Between an ObjectARX MFC DLL and AutoCAD - Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 19, 2012

Show AutoCAD Color Dialog - using 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows.ColorDialog' class, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 20, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Point Collector and Regular Polygon Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Point Collector and Polygon Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 18, 2012

Fonts Starting With '@' - workaround is using P/Invoke in AutoCAD, Mikako Harada, AEC DevBlog, Sep 18, 2012

Determine If Point is On Line Bounded or Unbounded - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Point Collector and Fence Pick - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 17, 2012

Opening a Project Programmatically in Plant3d Using .NET - use command line '-OPENPROJECT,' Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 17, 2012 (

AutoCAD .NET: Create Much Better Spline Jig Using DrawJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 16, 2012

Reversing the Direction of an AutoCAD Polyline Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 17, 2012

How to Run AutoCAD Interactive Commands and Run Code After Command Completes - place .NET code that runs after AutoCAD command finishes in separate .NET command, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 16, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: #13 - Add Transient Graphics with the GraphicsInterface API - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 13, 2012

Ordinate Dimension Text is Incorrect in Rotated UCS - invoke AcDbDimension::setHorizontalRotation() in AutoCAD, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 12, 2012

Preventing AutoCAD From Entering a Zero Doc State - handle 'DocumentCollection.DocumentToBeDestroyed' event, make call to 'ExecuteInApplicationContext' passing callback, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 12, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Fence Selection & Line Type - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 11, 2012

Creating a Selection Filter That Finds Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 7, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: A Better Spline Jig From EntityJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 10, 2012

Selection-Set Count Limit in AutoCAD LISP & COM & .NET All Together - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 7, 2012

Displaying Ribbon Control in the Palette - associating WPF User control with AutoCAD palette, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 6, 2012

Using Object iD in SendCommand Method - code to invoke fillet command to show use of Object id during command invocation in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 6, 2012

AutoCAD .NET COM Interop: Count Limit of Available Selection Sets - good practice is to release ActiveX/COM selection sets of concern as soon as possible, Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 6, 2012

Plant3d .NET API DLL Dependency Map - Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 6, 2012

Creating Reactive, Transient AutoCAD Geometry Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 6, 2012

Trapping the Output From the AutoCAD Text Screen/Command Prompt - derive class from AcDbHostApplicationServices, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 5, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Count Limit of Available Selection Sets - amount of all active selection sets cannot be more than 128, Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 5, 2012

The Count Limit of Available Select Sets in AutoCAD Session - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 4, 2012

Place iAssembly Factory in an Assembly Document - Inventor tutorial, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 3, 2012

A Handy Jig for Creating AutoCAD Text Using .NET, Pt 4 - different approaches for having jig respond to single keystrokes, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 3, 2012

Displaying Entity Details on Double Click - add reference to AcCui.dll in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Sep 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Create a Spline Jig From EntityJig - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Sep 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Close Documents & CommandFlags (Modal or Session) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 31, 2012

Change the Style of Attributes - get ObjectId of STANDARD style, change nested, constant attributes in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 29, 2012

Revit API & VB.NET Get Wall Inserts Using Wall.FindInserts - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 29, 2012

Hyperlink to Views in Your Drawing - create views using VIEW command, refer some text to each view, hyperlink it in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Aug 28, 2012

Running Boundary Command Through Command Line Using .NET - ActiveX API SendCommand to run command in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 28, 2012

Create a MPolygon in AutoCAD Using .NET - reference AcMPolygonMGD.dll, load object enabler AcMPolygonObj19.dbx into AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 27, 2012

Create a Power Text EntityJig Using Entity Jigger Wizard of AutoCAD .NET Add-in Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 23, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: #11 - Later If Not Disposing of BRep Objects (Disposable) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 26, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: #10 - Sooner If Explicitly Disposing of BRep Objects (Disposable) - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 25, 2012

Create a New Sheet Using COM SheetSet API - set 'sheet creation template' property on AutoCAD sheetset, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 24, 2012

Examples of Calling Dispose() on AutoCAD Objects - create mirror line, transformation matrix, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 22, 2012

Understanding Tolerances and Limits for Dimensions Using ObjectARX - 4 dimension variables: DIMTOL, DIMLIM, DIMTM, DIMTP; example of function that manipulates selected dimension in terms of its Xdata result buffer, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 23, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Real Performances of ObjectId.Open/GetObject Transaction and OpenCloseTransaction - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 21, 2012

Calling Dispose() on AutoCAD Objects - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 20, 2012

Non-ActiveX Property Get and Set Functions - using 'dumpallproperties' on polyline in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 18, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: No Delays When Opening Objects Using Transaction - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 17, 2012

Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows.Window.Location Missing in ObjectARX 2013 - 'DeviceIndependentLocation,' 'DeviceIndependentSize' to determine location, size of window, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 18, 2012

Changing Zoom in Paper Space Viewport - setting ViewHeight, ViewCenter of viewports in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Huge Delays of ObjectId.Open and Close - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 15, 2012

A Handy Jig for Creating AutoCAD Text Using .NET, Pt 3 - adding functionality to allow text to be justified differently around cursor location, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 15, 2012

Insert DWF Underlay Using .NET - using e DwfDefinition, DwfReference classes in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 14, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: OpenCloseTransaction - Spiderinnet1 Blog, Aug 13, 2012

Licensing Applications: Infralution - control licensing of plug-ins for Autodesk products using Infralution License System tool available for US$170, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 13, 2012

Skew Angles - GetFirstDerivative method to calculate vector value in AutoCAD, Christopher Fugitt, Civil 3D Reminders, Aug 12, 2012

A Handy Jig for Creating AutoCAD Text Using .NET, Pt 1 - position, rotate, adjust size of created text, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 10, 2012

A Handy Jig for Creating AutoCAD Text Using .NET, Pt 2 - handling font properties, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 13, 2012

Remove Scaling From Transformation Matrix - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Adam Nagy, AEC DevBlog, Aug 10, 2012

Create 3D Solid by Extruding a Polyline - create region from set of lines, extrude region to create solid in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 8, 2012

Obtaining Layer States 'Detailed Data' from an External DWG File - AutoCAD programming tutorial, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 19, 2012

LISP Example for Setting and Getting Drawing Properties - AutoCAD LISP tutorial, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 7, 2012

Inserting an Image File Into AutoCAD Using ObjectARX - Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 7, 2012

Replacing an Entity While Preserving Its Handle - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 5, 2012

Analyzing Nested Xref in Drawings - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Aug 1, 2012

Using ActiveX API GetBoundingBox in .NET - AutoCAD Programming tutorial, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 31, 2012

Constant and Non-Constant Block Attributes - iterate AcDbBlockReference object to find non-constant attributes, iterate AcDbBlockTableRecord as well for constant attributes in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 29, 2012

Creating Block From Selection Set - creating new block table record from entities selected on screen in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 27, 2012

Get Facet Information from PolyFaceMesh - AutoCAD .NET tutorial, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 26, 2012

Changing Xref Paths From Absolute to Relative - edit BlockTableRecord.PathName to string defining relative path in AutoCAD, Stephen Preston, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 25, 2012

VBA: How to Set Up Selectionset Filters for a Block or Layer? - AutoCAD tutorial, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 24, 2012

AcDbSymbolUtilities - getting model space id directly in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 25, 2012

Get/Set Image Paths in Drawing Using .NET API - change image file path of raster image in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 23, 2012

Remote Debugging Using msvsmon.exe - debugging AddIn running on virtual machine from local machine, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 23, 2012

The World of AutoCAD Programming Platforms, Pt 3 - add circle, text to drawing, change color of text to red using Visual Basic.NET, Andrew Roe, Cadalyst, July 19, 2012

Identifying the Entities Line Type - get layer line type to identify actual line type used by curve in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 20, 2012

Inserting Annotative Blocks - insert external .dwg into main host .dwg, create new block reference in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 18, 2012

Get Entity Geometry Using Custom WorldDraw and ViewportDraw - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 17, 2012

Using ReadDwgFile with .NET AttachXRef or ObjectARX acdbAttachXRef - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 16, 2012

Selecting Entities Inside a Polygon Region - using acSelectionSetCrossingPolygon mode in AutoCAD, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 13, 2012

Using WblockCloneObjects to Copy a Layout From the Active Document to a New Drawing - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Stephen Preston, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 13, 2012

Adding Field with Entity Data - adding field object showing object specific data in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 13, 2012

Retrieving a Solid3D Face Normal Through B-rep API - AutoCAD tutorial, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 11, 2012

Edit Mleader Style - edit text height, color of mleader style in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) Build 0.6 Supports AutoCAD 2013 - Spiderinnet1 Blog, July 10, 2012

Tag Name and Value From a Non-COM Enum Property - code to retrieve 'AcRxEnumTag' from 'AcRxValue' in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 7, 2012

ActiveX API Changes in AutoCAD 2013 - drawing file format, PointCloud property, enum additions, checking interference of 3D Solid, Lee Ambrosius, Hyperpics, July 5, 2012

Unload External Reference - using database API 'UnloadXrefs' in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 6, 2012 (

Changing Block Definition of an Block Reference - select block reference, change its definition so that block reference becomes reference for new block definition in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 5, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Iterate Through the Viewports - Spiderinnet1 Blog, June 29, 2012

Set Model Viewport's Camera/Eye, Target, View Width, View Height - setting camera, target, field of view in AutoCAD model viewport, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 2, 2012

TaskDialog with Progress Bar - assign callback function to TaskDialog in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 2, 2012

Using AutoCAD's Bindable Object Layer to Change the Current View Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 29, 2012

Highlighting Iwpolyline Segments - ObjectARX code to highlight/unhighlight polyline segments in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, July 1, 2012

Symbol Iterator Coder of AutoCAD .NET Add-in Wizard (AddNetAddinWizard) - generate AutoCAD symbol, iteration code instantly, key to development work, Spiderinnet1 Blog, June 28, 2012

Loading OMF Object Enabler in AutoCAD - install object enabler modules to add live objects in AutoCAD, add value under registration key to run ACA in vanilla AutoCAD profile, Katsuaki Takamizawa, AEC DevBlog, June 28, 2012

How to Use CreateLoftedSolid - pathCurve parameter to create lofted solid in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 27, 2012

.NET DllImport a Method Defined in C++ - check if function is declared with dllexport modifier, Augusto Goncalves, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 26, 2012

Creating a Text Style Using VB.NET - adding new text style to database in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 27, 2012

Dumping Data from AutoCAD's Bindable Object Layer Using .NET - get data from BOL via various properties inside Application.UIBindings.Collections, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Iterate Through All Blocks Excluding Model and Paper Space - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 21, 2012

RibbonSplitButton With Icons/Images - creating split button on ribbon using png images included in assembly as resources in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 25, 2012

Modifying Arrow-Head of Dimension/Leader - set block table record object id of block to database property 'Dimblk,' Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 25, 2012

Face Tracking Inside AutoCAD Using Kinect - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 22, 2012

Creating a Layout Using Visual LISP in AutoCAD - set plot style configuration, paper size, make new layout active, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 21, 2012

Integrating Kinect with AutoCAD 2013 - Kinect SDK v1.5 has seated mode skeletal tracking, face tracking capabilities, developer toolkit, Kinect Studio, speech recognition options, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 20, 2012

Change Line Weight - modify curves line type, enable display of line weight by setting 'LineWeightDisplay = true' in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 20, 2012

Space Iterator Coder of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - generate AutoCAD space iteration code in no time, Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Iterate Through Visual Style Dictionary - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 20, 2012

Indexing Point Clouds Programmatically in AutoCAD 2013 - calling AdPointCloudIndexer inside command-prompt with no arguments, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 18, 2012

Entity Name of an Xref SubEntity From Its Handle - AutoCAD tutorial, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 18, 2012

Adding Other Entities to the Pickfirst Selection When One is Picked - ASSOCENTS command to associate entities with one another in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 16, 2012

Identifying the Block Table Record of the Layout - add circle to selected layout in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 15, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: #8 - Commit Transaction Multiple Times - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 14, 2012

Identify the Number of Reference to a Block - using BlockTableRecord:: GetBlockReferenceIds API to get object ids of block references in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 14, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Iterate Through Layer Table - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 13, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Iterate Through Model Space - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 13, 2012

AutoCAD CUI Ribbon .NET: Stack Small Ribbon Buttons into Existing Panel - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 12, 2012

Extending the AutoCAD Default Context Menu - using API 'AddDefaultContextMenuExtension,' Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 13, 2012

Locking the Layer Through .NET - set 'IsLocked' to true to lock layer in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 12, 2012

Finding the Points Along a Polyline Using ObjectARX, Same Concept in .NET Too - AcDbCurve::getParamAtPoint function to get parameter value at given point in AutoCAD, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 8, 2012

Reacting to the Cursor Keys Properly (without affecting AutoCAD) Using .NET? - calling acedRegisterWinFilterMsg() from .NET, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 8, 2012

Copying Dimstyles Between Drawings Using C# - use WblockCloneObjects to copy objects between DWG databases in AutoCAD, Stephen Preston, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 7, 2012

Identifying the Current Running Commands in AutoCAD - read system variable CMDNAMES, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 8, 2012

Getting the Room Boundary Based on 'Room Area Computation' Setting - workaround in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 6, 2012

Exploding All Entities in a Selection Set - explode method of AcDbEntity class in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 6, 2012

AutoCAD CUI Ribbon .NET: Add Small Ribbon Buttons to Existing Panel - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 7, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Dynamic Scale and Jig - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 5, 2012

Locate a Menu Item in an AutoCAD Menu - use Application.MenuBar, call AddMenuItem, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 6, 2012

A Simple Alternative to Accessing the COM Preferences Object in AutoCAD - use getenv and/or setenv to set PrinterStyleSheetPath to multiple paths in LISP, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 5, 2012

Changing the Draw Order of the Entity - using API 'BlockTableRecord.DrawOrderTableId' in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 5, 2012

AutoCAD CUI Ribbon .NET: Add Big Ribbon Buttons to Panel - Spiderinnet1's Blog, June 3, 2012

Changing the LineSpacingFactor for an Aligned Dimension - changing pDim->textLineSpacingFactor to .75x of its original value in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 1, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using iOS, Pt 3 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 1, 2012

Open, Update and Save a File Silently - using AcDbDatabase::readDwgFile(), AcDbDatabase::saveAs() in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 1, 2012

Identifying an Xref is an Attachment or Overlay - using 'IsFromOverlayReference' property in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, June 1, 2012

Dimensioning Basics, Pt 4: Create Accurate Baseline and Continued Dimensions - DIMBASELINE, DIMCONTINUE commands in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, May 29, 2012

Switching to a Single Viewport Configuration - use -VPORTS command, specify SI option, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 30, 2012

Extension Methods in AutoCAD 2013 - using DocumentExtension.GetAcadDocument() extension method, Stephen Preston, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 29, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using WinRT, Pt 2 - code to support swipe-spin, pinch-zoom and tap-pause gestures, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 30, 2012

Create a Region and Use it to Create a Solid - create polyline to create region, manipulate solid by moving it in AutoCAD, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 30, 2012

Color Translation Between RGB and AutoCAD ACI Using ObjectARX - Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 24, 2012

Change the Font for AcDbMText Objects - using MText format codes, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 24, 2012

Set Crop Box of 3D View That Exactly Fits an Element - get bottom-left, up-right points of box exactly enclosing room in Revit, Joe Ye, AEC DevBlog, May 24, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using WinRT, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Use DrawJig to Scale Single or Multiple Entities of Any Kinds - Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 24, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using HTML5, Pt 3 - using trackball capability, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 23, 2012

Generate Layer Usage Data Before Purge/Delete - delete layer table records after call to GenerateUsageData in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 22, 2012

.NET Crash AutoCAD: #2 - Access to Object After Being Disposed - common way to crash AutoCAD, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 23, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Dynamic Copy and Jig - core code of dynamic copy jig along with test command, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 22, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using HTML5, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 18, 2012

How to Implement 'PlotSettingsValidator.SetClosestMediaName' in .Net? - Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 17, 2012

Accessing Visible Entities in a Dynamic Block - get instances of AcDbBlockVisibilityParameter, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 17, 2012

How to Calculate the Length of an Entity in ObjectArx/.NET - getStartParam(), getEndParam() to obtain start, end parameters of curve based entity, Gopinath Taget, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 16, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using HTML5, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 16, 2012

AcisIn and AcisOut in .NET - using AcisOut, AcisIn API in importing, exporting Solid3D in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 14, 2012 (

How to Set a Text to a Specific Location If the Text Has Justification - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Xiaodong Liang, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 14, 2012

Toggling Highlight State of an Entity - ObjectARX code, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 12, 2012

Creating and Accessing Layer Filter Information - create layer filter in AutoCAD, use this code to find filter expression for it, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 12, 2012

The World of AutoCAD Programming Platforms, Pt 2 - VBA, Visual Studio.NET to access AutoCAD object model to obtain drawing information, AutoLISP function to obtain same information, Andrew Roe, Cadalyst, May 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Use DrawJig to Move Multiple Entities as Many/Various as We Like - Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Any Harm to Lock Document When No Need - always locking documents doesn't really affect performance, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 10, 2012

Document TransactionManager is Nowhere for External Databases - AutoCAD tutorial, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 9, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: DrawJig Poly Lines - dragging 2D light weight polyline with line segments, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 7, 2012

Updates About Various Ways to Check Object Types in AutoCAD .NET - improved versions of test code, commands, Spiderinnet1's Blog, May 7, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using iOS, Pt 2 - implementing swipe gestures at low level, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 9, 2012

Intersection Between Plane and a Curve - finding intersection between ellipse and plane in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 7, 2012

Joining 2D/3D Polylines - using 'Entity.JoinEntity' method in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 7, 2012

Multiline Text in Ribbon Button - using CUI editor, sample code snippet in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 7, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using iOS, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 7, 2012

Modifying Contents of a Picked Cell Inside a Table - selecting MText entity nested in table cell in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 2, 2012

How to List All of the Annotation Style Names in Plant3D P&ID Using C#.NET - Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 1, 2012

Dynamic P/Invoke for Custom Native Exported Methods - create exported method from custom arx in AutoCAD, avoid hardcode path in DllImport, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, May 1, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using Android, Pt 3 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 4, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using Android, Pt 2 - code for Apollonian Viewer app, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 2, 2012

Creating a 3 Point Angular Dimension Using Point3AngularDimension in .NET - for ARC entity in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 30, 2012

Creating a Multi Line Style - adding multi line style to multi line style dictionary in AutoCAD, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 30, 2012

Reclaiming Memory of Erased Objects - using 'Database.ReclaimMemoryFromErasedObjects' in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 30, 2012

Event for PaletteSet Close - using 'StateChanged' event in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 30, 2012

Creating a 3D Viewer for Our Apollonian Service Using Android, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 30, 2012

Displaying Localized Property Name Using Non-COM Property System - fetch strings from string table in AutoCAD, implement class derived from 'AcRxResourceLoader,' override 'subLoadString' method, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 27, 2012

Using Transient Graphics - marking intersection points of rectangle, ray in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 27, 2012

Getting the Extents of AutoCAD Model Window - using SCREENSIZE system variable, Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 27, 2012

Calling a Web-Service From a Unity3D Scene - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 27, 2012

Synchronize Viewport Scale with Annotation Scale - AutoCAD programming tip, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 26, 2012

Creating a New Dimension Style and Make It as Current - AutoCAD programming tip, Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 27, 2012

Temporary Graphics in AutoCAD - visually see results of geometric computations, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 26, 2012

Using .NET API to Add and Remove XData - Virupaksha Aithal, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 26, 2012

Non-COM Property with List of Possible Values - create new enum type, use it to create AcRxValueType that implements IAcRxEnumeration in AutoCAD, Adam Nagy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 26, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: DrawJig Circle With Color Changed With Time - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 25, 2012

Calling a Cloud-Based Web-Service from AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 25, 2012

What RXClass Can Give Us in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 25, 2012

Displaying a Contextual Tab Upon Entity Selection Using Ribbon Runtime API - Philippe Leefsma, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 19, 2012

Creating a Table with Read-Only Contents - setting cell state of table cells in AutoCAD, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 18, 2012

One More Way (the As or 'Soft' Cast) to Check Object Types in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 20, 2012

Using Windows Azure Caching With Our ASP.NET Web API Project - implement optimization approach: caching, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 20, 2012

Converting Geometry Objects to Database Entity - using ObjectARX/AutoCAD .Net API method, Balaji Ramamoorthy, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 17, 2012

How to Get the 'Joint Type' Information for a P&ID Asset from Plant3D Using C#.NET - translating EndConnections property, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 16, 2012

How to Extract the ISO Messages from the Piping Model in Plant3D Using C#.NET - use SS selection filter to select objects that are DXF Code ACPPDB3DISOSPHERESYMBOL, extract ISO message from extension dictionary entry PnP3dMsg, Fenton Webb, AutoCAD DevBlog, Apr 16, 2012

Various Ways to Check Object Types in AutoCAD .NET - ObjectClass approach, using DXF name code, DxfName comparison, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Using DrawJig to Drag a Text (DBText) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 19, 2012

Create AutoCAD .NET VB.NET Addin in Visual Studio 2010 Using AcadNetAddinWizard - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 17, 2012

Hosting Our ASP.NET Web API Project on Windows Azure, Pt 2 - publishing project on Windows Azure, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 18, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Mouse Wheel Up/Down as Rotation Increment/Decrement During Block/Insert Rotating - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 17, 2012

Hosting Our ASP.NET Web API Project on Windows Azure, Pt 1 - deploying AutoCAD web-service to cloud, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 16, 2012

Extension Method and LINQ in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 13, 2012

Filter Selections Using LINQ and Extension Method in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 15, 2012

The World of AutoCAD Programming Platforms, Pt 1 - options available for available for AutoCAD customization: Visual Studio.NET, Visual LISP, ObjectARX, mobile, cloud computing, Andrew Roe, Cadalyst, Apr 12, 2012

Create AutoCAD .NET C# Add-in in Visual Studio 2010 Using AcadNetAddinWizard - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 12, 2012

Consuming Data From a Restful Web-Service Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 11, 2012

Use LINQ to Filter Entities in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 9, 2012

LINQ, Lambda and Delegate & Entity Filtering in AutoCAD .NET - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 10, 2012

Exposing a Restful Web Service for Use Inside AutoCAD Using the ASP.NET Web API, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 6, 2012

Create XLine Jig Quickly and Reliably Using Entity Jigger of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 6, 2012

Create Circles with AutoCAD .NET and AutoLISP - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Apr 4, 2012

Exposing a Restful Web Service for Use Inside AutoCAD Using the ASP.NET Web API, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 4, 2012

Adding Snapping to the AutoCAD MRU Browser Using WinRT - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 3, 2012

Implementing Contracts in the AutoCAD MRU Browser Using WinRT - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 28, 2012

LispFunction Definer of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - creating localizable LispFunction methods automatically, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Wedge vs. Solid3d.CreateWedge - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 24, 2012

Commands That 'Work' in the AutoCAD 2013 Core Console - C# code to generate command lists, 573 commands available in core console, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 23, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Torus vs. Solid3d.CreateTorus - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 23, 2012

Commands That 'Work' in the AutoCAD 2013 Core Console - C# code to generate command lists, 573 commands available in core console, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 23, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Torus vs. Solid3d.CreateTorus - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 23, 2012

OptionsDialog Extensioner of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - adding custom tab to AutoCAD options dialog through TabbedDialogExtension class, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 22, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Cone vs. Solid3d.CreateFrustum - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 20, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Define Localizable LISP Functions - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 17, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Cylinder vs. Solid3d.CreateFrustum - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 18, 2012

Data Collector Coder - generate data input help methods using simple .NET forms automatically in AutoCAD, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Regular Tetrahedron vs. Solid3d.CreatePyramid - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 16, 2012

AutoCAD .NET API: Using 'Using Statement' or Not in C# - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Sphere vs. Solid3d.CreateSphere - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 14, 2012

Extracting MRU Information From AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 15, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Solid Cube vs. Solid3d.CreateBox - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 11, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Define Lisp Functions - Input and Output - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 12, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Copy Properties Between Different Kind Entity - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 13, 2012

Getting the List of Hatch Patterns Available in the Current AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 9, 2012

AutoCAD .NET API: UCS/WCS Entity Creation and Matrix3D/Transformation - create simple command to create circle in WCS, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET API: ModelSpace/PaperSpace/CurrentSpace and Entity Creation - create simple command to create circle into model/paper space, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig DBText by Location and Rotation - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Line by Start and End Points - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 1, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Dynamic Dimension and Line Jig - adding dynamic dimension support for line jigging, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 7, 2012

More API Features in AutoCAD 2013 - model documentation, non-COM properties, autoloader, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 8, 2012

ContextMenuExtension Attacher of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET TabbedDialogExtension - Sample Implementation - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 4, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Multiple Line Segments - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Copy Properties Between Same Kind DBObject - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Mar 2, 2012

Migrating .NET Applications to Work with AutoCAD 2013 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 2, 2012

Dynamic .NET in AutoCAD 2013 - Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.ObjectId support dynamic operations has been added, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 29, 2012

AutoCAD Locator Widget of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 27, 2012

Sphere Packing in AutoCAD: Filling an Arbitrary Solid Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Attributes of Block (INSERT/BlockReference) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 26, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - .NET ColorDialog and Block Jigging (INSERT/BlockReference) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 24, 2012

RegEdit Launcher Widget of AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 25, 2012

Sphere Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Packing Using F#, Pt 3 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 22, 2012

Sphere Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Packing Using F#, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 20, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Input True Color Via ColorDialog When Inserting Block (INSERT/BlockReference) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 18, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Insert and Uniform Scale Block (INSERT/BlockReference) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 20, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Honor UCS When Inserting Block (INSERT/BlockReference) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 16, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Block (BlockReference/INSERT) Inserting - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 14, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET LayerStateManager Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 15, 2012

Sphere Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Packing Using F#, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 16, 2012

Circle Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Gasket Using F#, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 13, 2012

Layout and Plotting Tips for AutoCAD - rename a layout tab, move through layouts using keyboard, create a page setup for plotting, display advanced settings, filter list of paper sizes, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog, Feb 13, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET GraphicsManager Event Handlers Using Wizards - generate start code of even handlers, register them in chosen application extension or command method or both, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 13, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET Editor Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 11, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Move&Rotate Block (BlockReference/INSERT) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 12, 2012

Circle Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Gasket Using F#, Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 10, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Moving Block/BlockReference (API term)/Insert (User Term) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 8, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET BlockTableRecord Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 9, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET UserConfigurationManager Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 7, 2012

Circle Packing in AutoCAD: Creating an Apollonian Gasket Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 6, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Attach Object Default Context Menu Extension - attaching context menu extension to context menu of a particular entity kind, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 6, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Attach Application Default Context Menu Extension - attaching context menu extension to application default environment, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - ColorIndex Input for Circle Jigging - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 4, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET Publisher Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 5, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Keyword Input for Circle Jigging - adding keyword support for collecting color for circle during its jigging, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 2, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET LongTransaction Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Feb 1, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: EntityJig - Jig Circle by Center and Radius - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 30, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET LongTransaction Event Handlers Using Wizards - automatically generate start code of even handlers, register in chosen application extension/command method or both, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 30, 2012

Two Exceptional Database Events - DatabaseConstructed and XrefAttachAborted - AutoCAD .NET database events only apply to whole database type instead of individual instances, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 31, 2012

AutoCAD .NET: Commit Transaction or Not When Reading - it is not necessary to commit transactions for object reading access, always commit transactions after starting, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 27, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET DynamicLinker Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 27, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET LayoutManager Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 28, 2012

Scripting the Generation of Hyperbolic Tessellations Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 27, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET DocumentCollection Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET RibbonServices Events - RibbonPaletteSetCreated - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 24, 2012

AutoCAD .NET BlockTableRecord Events - BlockInsertionPoints - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 25, 2012

Generating Hyperbolic Tessellations Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - introducing Polygon Engine to generate polygons for particular pattern, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 25, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Layer State Manager Events - Post Operations - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 20, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET Document Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 21, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Ribbon Palette Set Events - Some Typical - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 22, 2012

Generating Hyperbolic Geometry on a Poincare Disk in AutoCAD Using .NET - creating simple hyperbolic triangle using HGT command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 23, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Graphics Manager Events - View Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 19, 2012

AutoCAD .NET OpenMode.ForRead/ForWrite and Performance - handling situation when opening object unnecessarily ForWrite, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 18, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Document Editor Events - Selection Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 18, 2012

Profiling Different Methods for Testing AutoCAD Curves Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 16, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET Database Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 11, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Transaction and Performance - manipulating AutoCAD DBObject, entity instances, good practices for creating new entity, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 12, 2012

AutoCAD .NET UserConfigurationManager Events - Current Profile Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 9, 2012

Auto-Generate AutoCAD .NET Application Event Handlers Using Wizards - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 7, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.InProgress - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 8, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Application Events - Dialog Displaying Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 4, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoNewStack and CommandFlags.NoOem - CommandFlags.NoNewStack may indicate that command will not be put onto new command stack, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 6, 2012

Using C# to Print Out Properties of AutoCAD .NET DBObject or Entity - using reflection technology, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 6, 2012

Testing Whether a Point is on Any AutoCAD Curve Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 9, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.Defun - secondary command flag indicates that command can be invoked from LISP code as parameter-less function, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 3, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.Undefined - secondary command flag indicates that command cannot be invoked by its own name directly, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 3, 2012

Testing Whether a Point is on an AutoCAD Polyline Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 6, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoUndoMarker - secondary command flag indicates that command will not be marked for UNDO mechanism, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 31, 2011

AutoCAD .NET DynamicLinker Events - Module Load Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Jan 2, 2012

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoHistory - secondary command flag indicates that command will not be added into command history list, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 28, 2011

AutoCAD .NET DBObject Events - Layers as Samples - command TestDBObjEvents monitors various aspects of layer zero, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 27, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoBlockEditor - secondary command flag indicates that command will not be allowed in block editor environment, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 24, 2011

Colors to Use for Contextual Ribbon Tabs in AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 4, 2012

Creating a Custom PaletteSet Class Exposing a Close Event Inside AutoCAD Using .NET, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 27, 2011

Flashing Messages to the Screen from AutoCAD Using .NET, Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 29, 2011

Creating a Custom PaletteSet Class Exposing a Close Event Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 23, 2011

Finding Out When a Custom PaletteSet is Closed in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 21, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Document Events - Command Related - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 21, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoPaperSpace vs CommandFlags.NoTileMode - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 20, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.NoInternalLock - secondary command flag indicates that internal lock will not be imposed additionally over to current command, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 19, 2011

Mass MLeader Renumber - changing all of MLeaders found in drawing's model space from existing number to new one in AutoCAD, Christopher Fugitt, Civil 3D Reminders, Dec 20, 2011

Implementing an AutoCAD Command to Print Graphics to the Screen Using .NET - running HELPME command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 19, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.DocReadLock - secondary command flag indicated that command will have document read privilege to current document that command is running in, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 18, 2011

Create AutoCAD .NET C++/CLI Addin in Visual Studio 2008 Using AcadNetAddinWizard - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 18, 2011

AutoCAD .NET Command Flag: CommandFlags.Interruptible - secondary command flag indicates that command is able to interact with other user interfaces, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 16, 2011

Chamfering the Selected Edge of an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - using Solid3d.ChamferEdges() with user-selected edge, face, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 13, 2011

Load .NET Add-ins Built with Visual Studio 2010 Into AutoCAD 2011 - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 13, 2011

Adding an ObjectOverrule to Stop AutoCAD Objects from Being Erased Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 9, 2011

Adding an ObjectOverrule to Watch for Erasure of AutoCAD Objects Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 7, 2011

Some Commonly Used AutoCAD .NET API Namespaces - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 1, 2011

Icon and AutoCAD Context Menu Extension (ContextMenuExtension) - sample implementation about ContextMenuExtension interface, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 1, 2011

VB.NET Root Namespace vs. C# Default Namespace - understanding application setting page of project properties of C# projects, VB.NET, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Dec 2, 2011

AU 2011 Unconference Notes: AutoCAD .NET Development: Tools and Best Practices - source editing tools, organization of code, defect tracking, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 5, 2011

Create Local Commands Using AutoCAD .NET Addin Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard) - Spiderinnet1's Blog, Nov 27, 2011

Copy Local of AutoCAD .NET API Assemblies as True or False - always set 'copy local' of AutoCAD assemblies as false, Spiderinnet1's Blog, Nov 28, 2011

Adding Speech Recognition to AutoCAD via Kinect (Continued) - implementing additional system variable KINSPEECH, updated KinectJig.cs class code, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 28, 2011

Setting the Current Visual Style in AutoCAD Using .NET - defining SVS command to set visual style to realistic, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 25, 2011

AGenerating Preview Images for All Blocks in an AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - using InvokeMember() to call IAcadDocument::SendCommand() via COM, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 21, 2011

dding Speech Recognition to AutoCAD Via Kinect - changing current segments to chosen color, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 18, 2011

AU 2011 Samples: Integrating Microsoft Kinect with AutoCAD - kinect commands for kinect projects in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 16, 2011

AU 2011 Handout: Integrating Microsoft Kinect with AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 14, 2011

Navigating an AutoCAD Model Using Kinect - Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 11, 2011

Navigating an AutoCAD Model Using Kinect - Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 8, 2011

Handling Protocol Changes to AutoCAD's Table in .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 4, 2011

Creating a Simple Associative AutoCAD Array Along a Path Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 2, 2011

Creating a Legend of AutoCAD Drawings Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 27, 2011

Using the Microsoft Kinect SDK to Sweep Segmented Solids Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 25, 2011

Identifying Holes in an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 21, 2011

Using the Microsoft Kinect SDK to Sweep Simple Solids Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 20, 2011

vb.NET Insert Block and Attributes - inserting block into drawing in current space in AutoCAD, Civil 3D Reminders, Oct 10, 2011

Registering an ARX/BRX Module as a COM Server - template for registry script to register single COM object, ProgID, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Oct 11, 2011

Using the Microsoft Kinect SDK to Model 3D Polylines Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 10, 2011

Displaying an AutoCAD Ribbon Tab Contextually Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 7, 2011

Delete 'All But Current' Annotation Scales on AutoCAD Objects Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 5, 2011

Copying & Pasting Code from this Blog into Visual Studio - copy using Google Chrome, using ClipboardFusion to search for, replace double linefeeds, ReSharper in Visual Studio, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 30, 2011

Using the Microsoft Kinect SDK to Bring a Basic Point Cloud Into AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 26, 2011

An Update to Minesweeper for AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 23, 2011

No Source Available when Debugging an AutoCAD Plug-in - workaround is setting NEXTFIBERWORLD system variable to 0, then restarting AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 29, 2011

Adding an Expanding Textbox to AutoCAD's Ribbon Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 16, 2011

Adding a Textbox to AutoCAD's Ribbon Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 14, 2011

Increasing the Size of AutoCAD's Command Line History - editing registry file, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 29, 2011

A Simplified .NET API for Accessing AutoCAD Parameters and Constraints - list of commands with brief description, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 26, 2011

Debugging AutoCAD .NET Projects Using Express Editions - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 23, 2011

Preventing AutoCAD Objects from Being Selected Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 17, 2011

Preventing AutoCAD Objects from Being Highlighted Using .NET - UH command to unhighlight objects, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 15, 2011

Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 - Pt 2 - data-type imported when connected to SharePoint, option to edit screen during debug process, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 11, 2011

Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 - Pt 1 - set of templates/wizards, runtime components to build, deploy apps for creating, editing, querying business data, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 9, 2011

Dynamic Use of P/Invoke on 32- and 64-Bit Systems - AutoCAD programming tutorial, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 2, 2011

Translating Tooltips in AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 26, 2011

Translating Tooltips in Both AutoCAD and Revit Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 25, 2011

Caching Translations of AutoCAD Tooltips Using .NET - TRANSTIPSSRC command to set source language, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 18, 2011

Automatic Translation of AutoCAD Tooltips Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 13, 2011

Modifying AutoCAD Tooltips Using .NET - prefixing tooltips with fixed string, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 11, 2011

A Guide-Line for Visual Studio - adding guide-line to Visual Studio at certain column width, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 15, 2011

How to Control AutoCAD from a Standalone Executable - drawing basic shape, creating standalone exe project in VB6, William Forty, HowToAutoCAD.com, May 16, 2011

AutoCAD, VB and Mathematics - calculating, drawing circle of points using VBA, William Forty, HowToAutoCAD.com, May 20, 2011

Sweeping an AutoCAD Solid Dynamically Using Kinect - sweeping standard circular profile along path defined by user's hand movements, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 30, 2011

Sweeping an AutoCAD Solid from Kinect-Captured Geometry - modeling from Kinect point clouds, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 18, 2011

Jigging an AutoCAD Circle from Three Points in Arbitrary 3D Space Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 16, 2011

Capturing and Combining Multiple Kinect Point Clouds Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 9, 2011

Copying Rows Between AutoCAD Tables Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 4, 2011

Calling Unexposed ObjectARX Methods Using P/Invokefrom .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 2, 2011

Enhanced Kinect Integration for 3D Polyline Creation - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 28, 2011

Using Kinect to Draw 3D AutoCAD Polylines - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 21, 2011

Programming Languages and AutoCAD, Pt 4 - programming language should be written transparently, understandable by machine, Patrick Emin, upFront.eZine, Apr 19, 2011

Previewing and Capturing Kinect Sensor Data Directly Inside AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 14, 2011

Programming Languages and AutoCAD, Pt 3 - drawing single line much faster with LISP/VBA than with .NET environment, Patrick Emin, upFront.eZine, Apr 12, 2011

Simplifying the Problem: Plain Vanilla Configuration - rule out 3rd party add-ons, ensure only standard unmodified menu files loaded in vanilla AutoCAD, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Feb 26, 2011

Initial Fooling Around with Kinect and AutoCAD - using code laboratories NUI platform driver/SDK, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 11, 2011

Jigging an AutoCAD Hatch Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 7, 2011

Programming Languages and AutoCAD, Pt 2 - from LISP to VBA to .NET environment in AutoCAD, Patrick Emin, upFront.eZine, Apr 5, 2011

Drawing Transient Graphics Appropriately in AutoCAD Within Multiple Paperspace Viewports Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 29, 2011

Displaying Transient AutoCAD Points That Respect PDMODE Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 28, 2011

Generating a Mesh for a 3D Solid Using AutoCAD's Brep API from .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 25, 2011

Programming Languages and AutoCAD, Pt 1 - programming in AutoCAD, Patrick Emin, upFront.eZine, Mar 22, 2011

Adding Ortho Support to the Transient Graphics AutoCAD MOVE Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 16, 2011

Using Transient Graphics to Simulate AutoCAD's MOVE Command Using .NET - changed code after moving to local delegate usage, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 14, 2011

Handling DPI Scaling in Your .NET Application's Forms - editing form's properties for AutoSized using DPI AutoScaleMode in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 11, 2011

Making AutoCAD Less Noisy When Debugging - you can edit acad.exe.config file found in same folder you are debugging, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 9, 2011

Implementing Drag & Drop of AutoCAD Raster Image at Specified Location & Size Using .NET - extended code for resizing dropped image proportionally via jig in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 28, 2011

Implementing Drag & Drop at Specific Location in AutoCAD Using .NET - updated C# code with new/modified lines, SendStringToExecute call now sends point in screen coordinates, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 25, 2011

Managing Drag & Drop from Palette Into AutoCAD Using .NET - when someone clicks on image drag operation starts, custom command RINS will add raster image to AutoCAD drawing, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 23, 2011

Gathering Points Defining 3D AutoCAD Geometry Using .NET - 2D collection codes to work with additional 3D objects, more specific support for Solid3d, surface object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 11, 2011

Creating Smallest Possible Circle Around 2D AutoCAD Geometry Using .NET - providing choice of creating multiple circles, 2 iterative algorithms, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 9, 2011

Customizing ScriptPro 2.0 to Process Drawings Not Present in AutoCAD Editor - create modified version, remove code to open selected document, launch XML report automatically, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 2, 2011

Transforming List of RegAppIds from XML to HTML Using XSLT - changes made to command implementation in AutoCAD, DwgVersion attribute added to XML, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 31, 2011

Persisting RegAppId Data from External AutoCAD Drawing to XML Using .NET - updated code to serialize collected RegAppId data to XML file, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 28, 2011

Counting RegAppIds for Active AutoCAD Drawing, its External References Using .NET - implementing command for active document, create modified version of ScriptPro 2.0,  Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 24, 2011

Wengerd Report: Meaning of Q?+:$$ &9*^0E#1@2AF5+_R)!/&#<* - unique 16 digit keys are handles, designed to establish, maintain links between drawing entities, Owen Wengerd, WorldCAD Access, Jan 19, 2011

Returning Average Point to AutoCAD Command-line using .NET - transparent command registered C# code, using command with basic geometry, custom user-coordinate systems implemented, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 19, 2011

Checking Your Application Has Enough Memory for Operation Using .NET - .NET framework class, nKinect project, Kean Walmsley, Through The Interface, Jan 12, 2011

Combining AutoCAD Blocks in Separate Files Into Single DWG Using .NET - Take 2 - applying Database.Insert(), important for annotation scaling users, Kean Walmsley, Through The Interface, Jan 10, 2011

A Simple Command to Perform a Matrix Transformation on an AutoCAD Entity Using .NET - Ken Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 16, 2010

Debugging Heap Corruption with PageHeap - using PageHeap heap verifier tool Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Dec 15, 2010

AutoCAD .NET: Practical Examples of Customizing AutoCAD Entity Behavior - Stephen Preston, Autodesk, Dec 13, 2010

AutoLISP Exercise: Using Block and Conditional If - CAD Notes, Edwin Prakoso, Dec 13, 2010

Creating Geometric and Dimensional Constraints Using the AutoCAD .NET API - Stephen Preston, Autodesk, Dec 13, 2010

Two Minor Fixes to Clipboard Manager and Much Data-bound Frustration - erasing stray DWG files in AutoCAD, using DataGridView object’s data-binding capabilities, implementing user interface using WPF, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 3, 2010

Exporting to DWG from the Clipboard Manager - copying DWG file onto clipboard, PASTECLIP/EXPORTCB command, selecting Export to DWG option, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 1, 2010

November's Plugin of the Month Live on Autodesk Labs: ScriptPro 2.0 for AutoCAD - new project format with file extension .BPL, ribbon user interface built using WPF, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 29, 2010

Automatically Cropping a Bitmap (Slowly) - looping through each pixel, checking against background color, defining limits of cropped area, helper functions, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 25, 2010

Previewing the Contents of the Clipboard in an AutoCAD Palette Using .NET - running CBS command, displaying palette which updates when clipboard is modified to show its contents, Clipboard Manager, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 21, 2010

Changing the Relative Draw-Order of AutoCAD Objects Based on Their Layer - DrawOrderByLayer tool, DOBYLAYS command, main VB.NET file, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 19, 2010

SortOnVersion in F# - F# script loaded/executed directly from F# Interactive (FSI) component in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 13, 2010

SortOnVersion & ScriptPro - implementing in VB.NET, using copy/move function, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 11, 2010

Some Miscellaneous BrowsePhotosynth Changes - specific implementation details, various points in Photosynth point cloud ending up on single axis, F# processor, txt2las tool in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 8, 2010

Revolving an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - SAP command, creating simple closed polyline, calling RAA command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 27, 2010

An Updated Version of RegDL Available - RegDL tool, creating demand-loading entries for AutoCAD .NET module, running RegDL.exe, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 21, 2010

Building an Installer - Pt 3 - changing BannerBitmap property, user interface options, updating RegDL, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 17, 2010 (also see Pt 1, Pt 2)

Building an Installer - Pt 1 - using RegDL tool in AutoCAD, Setup Project Wizard, adding custom install locations for application files, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 13, 2010

Building an Installer - Pt 2 - RegDL executable, custom actions view in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 15, 2010 (also see Pt 1)

More Fun with QR Codes: Encoding Different Types of Data Inside AutoCAD - editing/decoding QR code, implementing QrInput.cs, using QRD command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 9, 2010

September's Plugin of the Month: DigSigStamp - AutoCAD drawing digitally signed, WorldDraw() display function overruled, displaying appropriate block definition, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 2, 2010

Jigging an Upright, Square, AutoCAD Raster Image Using .NET - creating QR Code raster images inside AutoCAD, using updated QR command, PROPERTIES, ROTATE commands, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 27, 2010

Attaching an 'Upright' Raster Image at a User-Specified Location in an AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - placing QR code in AutoCAD drawing, raster positioned in upright orientation, running QR command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 23, 2010

Attaching a (QR Code) Raster Image Using AutoCAD .NET - inserting raster image of QR Code into drawing, using selection functions, running QR command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 20, 2010

Bringing 3ds Max Point Clouds into AutoCAD 2011 - using TXT2LAS tool, converting PTS file into LAS, POINTCLOUDINDEX, POINTCLOUDATTACH, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 13, 2010

Changing the Layer or Color of a Nested Entity Using .Net (take 2) - using Editor.GetNestedEntity() along with PromptNestedEntityOptions object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 9, 2010 (also see Pt 1)

Keeping VBA Alive in AutoCAD - Autodesk ending support for VBA, migrating VBA code to .NET, Robert Green, Cadalyst, July 28, 2010

Detaching an AutoCAD External Reference Using .NET - looping selection based on core property of selected object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 21, 2010

Swapping AutoCAD Block Attribute Order Using .NET - DBObject.SwapIdWith(), editing attributes, SAR, SAD command, swapping different attributes, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 16, 2010

Shortening a Set of AutoCAD Lines Using .NET - using Curve.GetSplitCurves() on each line, replacing original line with new using DbObject.HandOverTo(),SHL command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 14, 2010

Preview of August's Plug In of the Month: RefUcsSpy - setting files up in world coordinates, attaching them at origin of referencing drawing's WCS, attach commands, changing UCS to WCS, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 2, 2010

Temporarily Shading a Face of an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - using temporary hatch, referencing acdbmgdbrep.dll, SHADEFACE, SHADEIDX, SHADECLEAR commands, using AppendLoop() method, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 28, 2010

Creating Transparent Hatches in AutoCAD Using .NET - TBH command, AppendLoop(), TraceBoundary(), Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, June 23, 2010

Tracing a Boundary Defined by AutoCAD Geometry Using .NET - Editor.TraceBoundary() function, BOUNDARY, BHATCH, TB commands, creating boundaries code, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 21, 2010

Changing the Case of an MText Object Using AutoCAD's In-Place Editor from .NET - building code into DLL, NETLOADing it, CTU, CTL commands, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 18, 2010

Track Geometric Points in AutoCAD - extension function, osnap settings, using commands, sub-commands like from, point filters, temporary tracking points, tracking, John Hackney, Cadalyst, Jun 17, 2010

Stripping MText Formatting Using AutoCAD's In-Place Editor from .NET - using SMF command to strip formatting from a particular MText object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 16, 2010

Invoking AutoCAD's MText Editor Programmatically Using .NET - using InplaceTextEditor, COLTXT3 command, invoking MText IPE, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 11, 2010

Allowing Interactive Dragging of a Selection of AutoCAD Objects Using .NET - placing MText in current user coordinate system, COLTXT2 command, acedXformSS() function, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 9, 2010

Programming Languages in AutoCAD - list of descriptions, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 3, 2010

Creating Render Material in AutoCAD - 1 - enhanced material editor, Render tab, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 1, 2010

Creating Render Material in AutoCAD - 2: Textured Materials - creating a TEXTURED material, monitor color calibration, offset/rotation, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 1, 2010

Creating Render Material in AutoCAD - 3: Mapping - 4 kinds of mapping, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 1, 2010

Creating Render Materials in AutoCAD - 4: Importance of Lights - SUNPROPERTIES command, technical details, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Jun 1, 2010

Creating AcDbMaterial Object - 1 - hasMaterial(...) function, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 31, 2010

Creating AcDbMaterial Object - 2 - creating addMaterial(...) function, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 31, 2010

Creating AcDbMaterial Object - 3 - AcGiMaterialColor, using setAmbient() function, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 31, 2010

Creating AcDbMaterial Object - 4 - using AcGiMapper object, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 31, 2010

June's Plug-In of the Month: Dimension Patrol - for AutoCAD, designers, CAD Managers, checking drawings for dimensions with overridden text, VB.NET source files, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 31, 2010

Spline Methods in AutoCAD 2011 - drawing smooth NURBS, 3D surface modeling, Fit/CV methods, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, May 26, 2010

Working with Files and Directories - using VB.Net, System.IO, GetFiles function, Dir function, Brian Ekins, Mod the Machine, May 25, 2010

Autodesk.Connectivity.WebServices.dll - alternative mechanism for using the Web Services API, instead of creating Web References,  create a regular DLL reference, Doug Redmond, It's All Just Ones and Zeroes, Apr 26, 2010

DXF Codes and AutoLISP - filtering selection sets, creating AutoCAD objects, useful for CNC codes, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, May 24, 2010

Populating a Tree View Inside AutoCAD with Sheet Set Data Using .NET - changes made to Fenton's code, using SSTREE command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 7, 2010

Using Overrules to Highlight AutoCAD Dimensions and Text Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 19, 2010

Loading Multiple Line Types into AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 16, 2010

Using a DrawJig from F# to Create Spirograph Patterns in AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 12, 2010

Creating Demand-Loading Entries Automatically for Your AutoCAD Application Using C#, F# or VB.NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 8, 2010

Using a Jig from F# to Create Spirograph Patterns in AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 5, 2010

March's Plugin of the Month Live on Autodesk Labs: Batch Publish for AutoCAD - using BATCHPUBLISH command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 1, 2010

Handling COM Calls Rejected by AutoCAD from an External .NET Application - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 26, 2010

Creating Demand-Loading Entries for .NET Modules from Outside of AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 22, 2010

Getting the List of .NET Assemblies Loaded Into AutoCAD from LISP - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 15, 2010

Watching for Deletion of a Specific AutoCAD Block Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 12, 2010

Debugging into AutoCAD's .NET API Layer Using Reflector - Pt 2 - decompiling assemblies, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 5, 2010

Debugging into AutoCAD's .NET API Layer Using Reflector - Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 3, 2010

Extending a Set of AutoCAD Lines Using .NET - using SelectionFilter with PromptSelectionOptions object to restrict selection process, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 1, 2010

Creating a Nested Layer Group Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - using CNLG command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 29, 2010

Creating an AutoCAD Group Using .NET - differentiating block, group, introducing CG command to create group, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 25, 2010

Sweeping an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 18, 2010

Creating an AutoCAD Layer Using .NET - using CL command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 13, 2010

Faceting AutoCAD Curves Using .NET - break AutoCAD curve into series of line segments or facets, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 18, 2009

Creating Non-Rectangular Paper Space Viewports in AutoCAD Using .NET - using subset of ellipse, circle, closed spline, closed polyline, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 14, 2009

Command-Line Scripting of IronPython Code in AutoCAD - implementing command-line interface for querying, executing IronPython script, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 9, 2009

Asynchronous Messages in F# and AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 7, 2009

Getting Your AutoCAD Layer Report Into Excel - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 30, 200

Minor Update to the Layer Reporter Plug-in of the Month - using StringBuilder object in AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 24, 2009

Preview of December's Plug in of the Month: Layer Reporter - running REPORTLAYERS command on complex AutoCAD drawing, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 19, 2009

November Plug In of the Month: Screenshot - capturing screenshots within AutoCAD, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 10, 2009

Detecting the Use of the Shift and Control Keys During an AutoCAD Jig Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 5, 2009

Turning AutoCAD Into a Spirograph Using F# - creating Spirograph-style patterns, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 2, 2009

Streamlined QuickSaveAs Command for AutoCAD 2010 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 30, 2009

Design Iteration #3 of Screenshot, November's Plug-in of the Month - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 28, 2009

Adding Items to an AutoCAD Tool Palette Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 23, 2009

Implementing a 'Quick SaveAs' Command in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 21, 2009

Design Iteration #2 of Screenshot, November's Plug-in of the Month - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 12, 2009

Design Iteration #1 of Screenshot, November's Plug In of the Month - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Oct 7, 2009

Taking a Screenshot of a User-Selected Portion of a Drawing Using .NET - transforming from UCS to screen coordinates, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 23, 2009

Adding Block and Xline Offset Support to the OffsetInXref Plugin of the Month - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 21, 2009

Jigging an AutoCAD Solid Using IronRuby and .NET (Yes, Finally) - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 16, 2009

Taking Screenshots of AutoCAD's Main and Drawing Windows Using .NET - CSS command creates screenshots of entire application window and active document, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 9, 2009

Creating and Overriding AutoCAD Dimension Styles Using .NET - attaching dimension style overrides via external entity data, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 7, 2009

Gluing a Point to an AutoCAD Curve Using Overrules From .NET - Pt 3 - making points to be associative to particular curve, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 31, 2009

Gluing a Point to an AutoCAD Curve Using Overrules From .NET - Pt 2 - working with network of curves, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 26, 2009

Allowing a User to Select From Multiple File Formats Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - using open choice, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 21, 2009

Gluing a Point to an AutoCAD Curve Using Overrules From .NET - Pt 1 - using TransformOverrule, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 24, 2009

A Simple Overrule to Change the Way AutoCAD Lines are Displayed Using .NET - running TOG command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 17, 2009

Hosting WPF Content Inside an AutoCAD Palette - applying effects to static 2D image, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 12, 2009

Knowing When an AutoCAD Object is Grip-Edited Using Overrules in .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Aug 3, 2009

Providing Information on AutoCAD Objects in a Tooltip Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 27, 2009

Converting Between C# and VB.NET - links to online conversion tools, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 22, 2009

Adding a Dynamic Password Property to an AutoCAD Object Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 20, 2009

Adding a Dynamic Distance Property to an AutoCAD Object Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 15, 2009

Triangulating an AutoCAD 3D Solid from a Set of Points Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 13, 2009

Triangulating an AutoCAD Sub-Division Mesh from a Set of Points Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jul 6, 2009

Batch-Processing AutoCAD Drawings From LISP Without SDI - LISP code for opening, processing, closing of drawings, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 22, 2009

A New Project Wizard for AutoCAD .NET Development - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 17, 2009

Highlighting Named Blocks Using AutoCAD 2010's Overrule API From .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 15, 2009

Registering AutoCAD Commands with Localized Names Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 8, 2009

Creating Fibonacci Spirals in AutoCAD Using F# - creating function returning portion of Fibonacci sequence, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jun 4, 2009

Creating Demand-Loading Entries Automatically for Your AutoCAD Application Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 28, 2009

Interfacing an External COM Application with a .NET Module In-Process to AutoCAD (Redux) - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 25, 2009

Interfacing an External COM Application with a .NET Module in-Process to AutoCAD - creating class library, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 20, 2009

Enabling AutoCAD's Offset to Work on the Contents of Xrefs Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 15, 2009

Using Boo with AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 13, 2009

Overruling AutoCAD 2010's Entity Display and Explode Using IronRuby - updated code for defining RBLOAD command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 11, 2009

Modifying an AutoCAD Object's State Via a Dynamic Property Defined Using .NET - using OPM .NET module, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 6, 2009

Using an AutoCAD 2010 Overrule to Control the Copying of XData Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, May 4, 2009

The Power of ObjectARX - introduction to ObjectARX, AutoCAD database concepts, ObjectARX/DBX applications overview, basic custom entity features, Fernando Malard, Autodesk University 2008

Adding Settings to the AutoCAD Options Dialog with VB.NET - accessing AutoCAD's option dialog box, adding tab to options, storing program settings, Mike Tuersley, Autodesk University 2008

Triangulating an AutoCAD Polyface Mesh from a Set of Points Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 27, 2009

Overruling AutoCAD 2010's Entity Display and Explode Using IronPython - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 23, 2009

Selected for Speed: Using Selection Sets for Faster Operation - knowing when to implement selection sets for speed improvements, interface elegance, Mary West, Autodesk University 2008

C# .NET Command School - .NET prompting API in AutoCAD 2009, application structure, LISP functions, arguments in .NET, demandload .NET assemblies, Douglas Goforth, Autodesk University 2008

Save Our Source! Converting VBA to VB.NET - setting up new VB.NET project using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, exporting source code from VBA, running, debugging VB.NET application, Mary West, Autodesk University 2008

Overruling Explode in AutoCAD 2010 Using .NET - using TransformOverrule to customize explode for lines and circles, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 16, 2009

Optimized Overruling in AutoCAD 2010 Using .NET - defining separate overrule classes for each object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 14, 2009

Let's Get Specific: Customizing the Display of Individual AutoCAD Objects Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Apr 10, 2009

ObjectARX 2010: Dealing with Missing Exports - workaround is to provide implementation of missing functions, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Mar 28, 2009

Customizing the Display of Standard AutoCAD Objects Using F# - using overrule API, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 27, 2009

Free Form Modeling in AutoCAD 2010 Using .NET - automating free form design operations using Solid 3D object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 25, 2009

Jigging an AutoCAD Solid Using IronPython and .NET - database-resident Solid3d object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 23, 2009

Using IronPython with AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 20, 2009

Jigging an AutoCAD Block with Attributes Using .NET - adding block reference to database, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 18, 2009

Exposing AutoCAD's Properties Palette Functionality to .NET - Pt 1 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 13, 2009

Exposing AutoCAD's Properties Palette Functionality to .NET - Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 16, 2009

Painting Properties Between Dynamic AutoCAD Blocks using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 6, 2009

Accessing the Properties of a Dynamic AutoCAD Block using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 4, 2009

Smoothly Transitioning Between 3D AutoCAD Views using .NET - Pt 2 - C# routine using spherical linear interpolation algorithm to interpolate between views, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 2, 2009

Smoothly Transitioning Between 3D AutoCAD Views Using .NET - Pt 1 -  Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 25, 2009

Creating an Editable AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - method using C# routine, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 20, 2009

The New APIs in AutoCAD 2010 - Pt 1 - code, highlights of Overrule API, Freeform Modeling API, more, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 13, 2009

Migrating your Application to Work with AutoCAD 2010 - discussion on migration issues like new compiler, function signature changes, CUI and UI update, Installer update, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 11, 2009

Parallelized Pixelization Inside AutoCAD Using F# - code to make color averaging routine work in parallel, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 2, 2009

Importing and Pixelizing Images Inside AutoCAD Using F# - F# code for importing bitmap image from file, pixelizing contents and using the 'averaged' pixel colors to modify grid, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Feb 1, 2009

Implementing a Simple Graphing Tool Inside AutoCAD Using F# - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 28, 2009

Nesting Instincts: Getting More Out of Transactions Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - overview on ObjectARX developer's guide, C# code routine, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 26, 2009

Implementing a LOOKAT command for AutoCAD using .NET - C# code routine, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 22, 2009

Selecting the Nearest Face of an AutoCAD Solid Using .NET - C# code routine, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 20, 2009

More Fun with AutoCAD Tables and Their Styles Using .NET - adding information to array of table contents, table title, customizing display, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Jan 15, 2009

Drawing Text Planar to the Screen Inside AutoCAD's Drawing Window Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 12, 2008

Reclaiming Memory from Erased AutoCAD Entities Using .NET - using CREATE, DESTROY commands, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 27, 2008

Adding a Custom Tab to AutoCAD's Options Dialog Using .NET - Pt 2 - implementing realistic editing, storage mechanism for application settings, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 21, 2008

Adding a Custom Tab to AutoCAD's Options Dialog Using .NET - Pt 1 - using OPTIONS command, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 19, 2008

Adding Custom Properties to AutoCAD's Rollover Tooltip and Its Quick Properties Panel - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 17, 2008

Implementing Task Dialogs Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 14, 2008

Getting Visual Studio a Little More Cheaply - upgrading to Visual Studio 2008 to create applications for AutoCAD using its managed .NET interface or COM, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 13, 2008

Pitching .NET to a Hardcore C++ Developer - benefits, capabilities of using .NET platform for CAD software development, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 7, 2008

Implementing Task Dialogs Inside AutoCAD Using .NET - Pt 1 - C# code shows basic task dialog, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 10, 2008

Displaying a Context Menu During a Custom AutoCAD Command Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Nov 5, 2008

AutoLISP Tips, Tricks & Ideas, Part 2 - more AutoLISP tips, Leonid Nemirovsky, BTN, October 15, 2003

Visual LISP: Entity Data Lists - tips on using the Visual LISP entity data list to create applications that quickly create drawings with just the simplest of input, Bill Kramer, Autodesk.com, September 19, 2003

Applying Customization: Shademodes - looks at using Shademode options in AutoCAD 2000, 2002 and 2004 for 3D or solids work, and at a Visual LISP routine that makes activating the various Shademode options easier, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, September 18, 2003

When a Line Is Not Just a Line - explores the various ways in which data can be attached to drawings inside AutoCAD, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, September 2003

Making the Case for VBA - which programming language should you learn - AutoLISP, ObjectARX or VBA?, Barry Bowen, Cadalyst, July 2003

Visual LISP: Chart Drawing - AutoCAD tutorial illustrates how to design and start programming an application, Bill Kramer, Autodesk.com, July 28, 2003

Parametrics-Driven Drawings - advice on using a parameter-based drawing system to rapidly design and draft standard tasks, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, July 2003

Applying Customization: Right-Click Menus in LISP - AutoCAD tutorial on using the right-click capability to respond to prompts, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, June 26, 2003

Applying Customization: Back to Basics - learn how to add a simple AutoLISP and how to load an AutoLISP routine on an on-demand or as-needed basis, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, June 26, 2003

Visual LISP: Attribute Magic - how to manipulate attributes using Visual LISP, Bill Kramer, Autodesk.com, June 25, 2003

MicroStation VBA for AutoCAD Users - tips on using VBA (Visual BASIC for Applications) to help automate manual tasks, Barry Bowen, Cadalyst, May 2003

VBA: Integrating with Microsoft Access - Part 3 - learn how to navigate, edit and delete records in a database, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, May 28, 2003

VBA: Integrating with Microsoft Access - Part 2 - explores integrating the programming capabilities of AutoCAD VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) with the functionality found in other Windows applications, specifically, Microsoft Access, Autodesk.com, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, March 28, 2003

What's a Custom Object? - discusses what an object is in terms of programming and how the concept of an object is applied to applications such as AutoCAD, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, January 2003

Visual LISP Tutorial: Building a VLX Application - Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, December 23, 2002

Introduction to Visual Basic - beginning programming course covers basic programming concepts as well as how to use VB to drive other products such as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Architectural Desktop, Kevin Vandecar, Autodesk University presentation, December 3, 2002 (pdf)

VBA: Integrating AutoCAD VBA with Microsoft Access - Part 1 - tips on how to organize, query and manipulate entity information, on-screen or in the background, of an AutoCAD session with Access, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, December 20, 2002

Working with AutoCAD VBA Selection Set Filters - how to use AutoCAD selection set filters when coding in Visual Basic, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, November 22, 2002

Embedded Versus DVB Files - tips for storing Visual Basic macros, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, November 2002

Integrating AutoCAD VBA with Microsoft Excel - Part 6 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Integrating AutoCAD VBA with Microsoft Excel, Part 5 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Integrating AutoCAD with Microsoft Excel - Part 4 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Integrating AutoCAD with Microsoft Excel - Part 3 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Integrating AutoCAD with Microsoft Excel - Part 2 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Integrating AutoCAD with Microsoft Excel - Part 1 - a tutorial, Dave Espinosa-Aguilar, Autodesk.com, August 2002

Is LISP Out of a Job? No Way! - Visual LISP remains one of the essential tools in writing an AutoCAD-based application, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, July 2002

Autodesk Developer Network - Autodesk and CAD User are getting together to make it easier to find specialized CAD solutions, CAD User, June 2002

VBA in IntelliCAD - Part 3 - custom programming of IntelliCAD and AutoCAD using Visual Basic for Applications (has links to Part 1, 2), John McIver, CADinfo.NET, June 4, 2002

Programming For CAD Managers - AutoLISP basics, examples, extending the logic, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter, April 11, 2002

Entity Level Reactors in VBA - Bill Kramer, CADENCE, April 2001

LISP Primer - online tutorial to help AutoCAD users learn AutoLISP, Colin Allen, Maneesh Dhagat, Texas A&M University

To AutoLISP or VBA? - Bill Kramer, CADENCE, January 2001

Visual LISP System Utilities - explore some of the features in Visual LISP relating to the operating system by Bill Kramer, CADENCE, May 2000 (AutoCAD, programming)

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