AutoCAD: Building Add-ins with C#

4h 24mIntermediate2018-09-20

Authors

Josh Modglin

Technical Consultant

Course details

Many companies work to customize Autodesk AutoCAD products to suit their business needs and enhance their overall productivity. In this course, learn how to extend AutoCAD functionality by building a library of functions using the .NET AutoCAD API and C#. Using Visual Studio Community 2017 and AutoCAD 2019, instructor Josh Modglin helps you create a project and build commands that incorporate a graphic user interface. Josh goes over basic C# functionality, discusses how to work with application and database properties, and more.

Learning objectives
Creating a project using the Autodesk Wizard
Creating classes, command routines, and functions
Basic C# functionality, including conditions and strings
Working with AutoCAD application properties
Working with database properties
Working with transactions and table records
Getting a user-specified point and distance
Creating and inheriting a base class object
Creating a window interface

Skills covered

AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationProgramming LanguagesSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Building Add-ins with C# for AutoCAD

1. Working with the Development Environment

02 - IDE overview
03 - Setting up your environment
04 - Introduction to C#

2. Creating Your First Project

05 - Create a project using the Autodesk wizard
06 - Understanding project properties
07 - Class overview
08 - Create a class
09 - Create a command routine
10 - Create a function

3. Basic C# Functionality

11 - Using conditions
12 - Working with strings
13 - Collections and loops
14 - How to use error trapping

4. AutoCAD ApplicationServices Namespace

15 - Working with AutoCAD application properties
16 - Working with the DocumentCollection
17 - Working with document properties
18 - Creating a new drawing

5. AutoCAD DatabaseServices Namespace

19 - Working with database properties
20 - Understanding ObjectIds
21 - Working with transactions
22 - Working with table records
23 - Create a line

6. AutoCAD EditorInput Namespace

24 - Getting a user-specified point
25 - Getting a user-specified distance
26 - Getting a user-selected entity
27 - Getting a selection set
28 - Using input keywords

7. Class Object Fundamentals

29 - Creating a base class object
30 - Inheriting a base class object
31 - Using the static keyword

8. Creating a Window Interface

32 - Create a window
33 - Binding data
34 - Bringing it all together

Conclusion

35 - Next steps