Lt Dan's legs Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I've tried to get into .Net but it's easier for me to make a lisp. I'm making the move now. But... Where do I begin?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'm in a similar position. I prefer to use VBA but just can't seem to get going with VB.NET I have had a few starts but each time I come back to it I have forgotten all I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I struggled with this myself for (what felt like) a long time... Give me a few minutes, and I'll post some resources for you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Integrated Development Environment (IDE): Visual Studio 2010 Express (Free, I have C++, C#, VB), or Visual Studio Professional (Paid) Software Development Kit (SDK): ObjectARX SDK for AutoCAD 2011, 2012, and 2013 AutoCAD .NET Wizards: AutoCAD .NET Wizard, by ADN (Kean Walmsley), or AutoCAD .NET Add-in Wizard (AcadNetAddinWizard), by spiderinnet1 Article: Why you should hold onto Visual Studio 2010 Express ... That should get you started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Dan's legs Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 Awesome! Thanks RenderMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Awesome! Thanks RenderMan Happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Also useful: AutoCAD .NET Developer Guide .NET Getting Started Autodesk My First Plug-in Training, supports AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit (no Civil 3D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 As one recent example of how one can leverage .NET to enhance LISP, here's a (multi-page) thread that you may find useful, as well as informative (re: .NET): Caps Lock Summary: Tim and I ended up collaborating on a combination of a .NET LispFunction Method which allowed LISP to Query, or Modify the CapsLock, NumLock, and ScrollLock Keys using a Visual LISP Command Reactor (think *Text edits, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Here are a couple of blogs with a good focus towards .NET programming in AutoCAD. http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/ http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Here are a couple of blogs with a good focus towards .NET programming in AutoCAD. http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/ http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/ ... That last one is getting very poor/angry reviews, by those who are/have been paying for ADN support, and even by those with no ADN history, who just think Autodesk is sitting on documentation for other apps (especially verticals): http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=41522.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANT Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I suspect that blog will turn into the most valuable resource for non-professional AutoCAD programmers. Clearly it suffered some early growing pains, Autodesk sponsored web resources often do, but it appears they have the line numbering issue, at least, sorted out. I’ve never belonged to ADN so I don’t know what access they have. Metering development information to maximize profit would not be a surprise necessarily, but the inner working of AutoCAD is very complex, the verticals even more so. It would/will take a long time to touch on every subject. My general game plan is to do a quick web search, enjoy whatever information I can find, but not hesitate to dive in and do the Trial and Error process myself if the search proves fruitless. The latter option tends to be the most educational anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 ... The latter option tends to be the most educational anyway. ... There's a great deal of wisdom in your last post, Seant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff H Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I would personally start with some development and resources that are NOT AutoCAD related. They assume you already have a basic understanding. If you are a visual learner check out http://www.pluralsight-training.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBox Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Here's an update regarding the article I mention in this post, thought I'd share: Microsoft adds Windows 8 Desktop support to Visual Studio 2012 Express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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