AutoCAD 2000 VBA

Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can program his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming languages. This allows you to automate a lot of the graphical tasks performed daily - such as performing a hundred complex graphical manipulations.

This book presents a full reference to the AutoCAD 2000 VBA object model - which is essentially the object-oriented system of organizing the functional capacities, that makeup the AutoCAD program. There will be a concise introduction to the VBA language itself, and the rest of the book will thoroughly document aspects of programming AutoCAD 2000.

The book also contains a complete reference to every object, method, property, events,
constants and error messages. This book is a complete VBA Programmer's Reference to the new AutoCAD 2000.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to VBA Programming

Chapter 2: Introduction to Objects

Chapter 3: Trapping and Handling Errors

Chapter 4: AutoCAD - Getting Started

Chapter 5: Controlling Toolbars and Menus

Chapter 6: Handling Events

Chapter 7: Controlling the Layers and Linetypes

Chapter 8: Interfacing with the User

Chapter 9: Drawing Objects

Chapter 10: Editing Objects

Chapter 11: Adding Dimensioning and Annotations

Chapter 12: Creating and Inserting Blocks and Using Groups

Chapter 13: Creating Views and Viewports

Chapter 14: Plotting Your Drawings

Chapter 15: Creatng 3D Objects

Chapter 16: Miscellaneous Topics

Chapter 17: Connecting to Microsoft Office 97/2000 Applications

Appendix A: AutoCAD ActiveX Reference

Appendix B: AutoCAD Error Message List

Appendix C: Object Models of Microsoft Office Components