To fully access AutoCAD automation objects from Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET, create references to the following files:
- The AutoCAD 2009 type library, acax17enu.tlb, located at c:\program files\common files\autodesk shared.
- The AutoCAD/ObjectDBX Common 17.0 type library, axdb17enu.tlb, located at c:\program files\common files\autodesk shared.
These references will make available the following primary interop assemblies: Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.dll (for AutoCAD-specific types), and Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common.dll (for types shared by ObjectDBXTM host applications). The interop assemblies are located in the global assembly cache; they map automation objects to .NET counterparts.
After you reference the type libraries, you can declare AutoCAD-based variables in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, as in the following examples:
Dim objAcad As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication
Dim objLine As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common.AcadLine
You can load a .NET application using the NETLOAD command in AutoCAD.
Additional information about using a .NET application with AutoCAD is available from the Developer Center section of the Autodesk website.