AutoCAD 2006 VBA: A Programmer's Reference [Hardcover]

Joe Sutphin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer's Reference | Publication Date: September 23, 2005

This book is for any programmer who wants to take full advantage of the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programming environment within AutoCAD 2006.Whether you want to automate routine tasks, create sophisticated applications — or design that are generated programmatically — this book will give you all of the information necessary to start making AutoCAD work for you.

AutoCAD is one of the best selling CAD software applications in the world, and includes Microsoft's VBA language, which allows you to control your programming environment. This book will teach you to run Autodesk design tasks in the embedded VBA environment.

This book is also for power users who want to take advantage of the advanced features of AutoCAD 2006 VBA and who need a fast reference to the full AutoCAD object model. Loaded with source code examples, this book gives experienced and beginning developers the necessary tools to accomplish their AutoCAD 2006 automation tasks.

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About the Author

Joe Sutphin's background includes more than 20 years in the machinery manufacturing industry. He has more than 14 years of CAD experience with 8+ years of AutoCAD-specific experience. Joe is an Autodesk Registered Developer, and his work has appeared in the pages of Cadence and Cadalyst magazines. He has been programming for over 10 years, with the last 5 years spent focusing on Visual Basic. In 1998, he collaborated with Microsoft on a Visual Basic application case study.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 625 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 2nd ed. edition (September 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590595793
• ISBN-13: 978-1590595794
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #951,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Talk about detail . . ., January 31, 2007

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Nicholas P. Mcgrew (Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This book contains everything you need to know about AutoCAD VBA and then 10x more! I was looking for a simple guide to AutoCAD VBA syntax. This book isn't quite written for simple little utility type apps, but more for big-picture drawing automation. But given the uber-complicated nature of AutoCAD VBA, Sutphin did a GREAT job. I wish I had more time so I could follow him along for all 700 pages.

I wouldn't quite recommend it for newbies personally, but if you have VBA experience, you'll be okay.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AutoCad 2006 VBA Review, January 11, 2007

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An excellent and comprehesinve reference book for both non-programmer and programmer alike.

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay for beginners, March 5, 2010

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Charles Mack "charlie6722" (Arcata, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Unless you're new to VBA and AutoCAD this isn't for you. Anyone who's up on VBA will get far more from the Autodesk online help. Check Getz/Gilbert and the O'Reily Nutshell for your VBA. Get Bovey's Professional Excel Development for your serious VBA application development.