AutoCAD 2009 Developer Help

ActiveX and VBA Developer's Guide

The ActiveX and VBA Developer's Guide explains how to use ActiveX and VBA to develop an application to customize AutoCAD. The guide also includes sample code and step-by-step procedures. The following topics are included in the ActiveX and VBA Developer's Guide:

• Introduction
• Getting Started with VBA
• ActiveX Automation Basics
• Control the AutoCAD Environment
• Create and Edit AutoCAD Entities
• Dimensions and Tolerances
• Customize Toolbars and Menus
• Use Events
• Work in Three-Dimensional Space
• Define Layouts and Plot
• Advanced Drawing and Organizational Techniques
• Develop Applications with VBA
• Interact with Other Applications and Windows APIs
• ActiveX/VBA Tutorial: Design the Garden Path
• Visual LISP and ActiveX/VBA Comparison