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[xdcad]

2024.04.23 Provide API compressed package version, no exe installation required

The latest version is 2024.05.08

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https://github.com/xdcad/XDrx-API-zip

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xdrx-api-zip/

Dual version link:

https://github.com/xdcad


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# XDrx-API-zip
Autolisp development library written in ObjectARX (ZIP Version)


1.Installation help:


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1. Unzip the file to the specified directory

2. Depending on your AutoCAD version, the 32-bit version of AutoCAD corresponds to x86, and the 64-bit version of AutoCAD corresponds to x64. Find the corresponding ARX file
     For example: the corresponding arx file for AutoCAD 2025 is: xdrx.2025.x64.arx
     
3. Use the mouse to drag the file install.lsp to the ACAD window,
                                  Select the specified ARX file in the SYS directory,
                                  After confirmation, if prompted when loading, choose to load.

4. Finished. This process only needs to be performed once, and XDrx API will be automatically loaded when AUTOCAD is started later


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2.UnInstallation help:

        Use the mouse to drag the file uninstall.lsp to the ACAD window.
        Finished.

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[xdcad]

AcGe geometry class：

• Explore how to obtain the overlapping portion of two curves
  
• Use the AcGeCompositeCurve3d object feature to remove dup vertices
• Cut out the part inside the curve
  
• The shortest distance and position between any two curves
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix operation application examples(1)-copy,move
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix operation application examples(2)-Mirror
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix operation application examples(3)-Rotate
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix operation application examples(4)-Scale
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix Operation (5)-Combined translation (ALIGN)
  
• AcGeMatrix3d - Matrix Operation (6)-Ent transform in different Coords
  
• XDrx API Matrix and Vector and Geom...mathematical geometry Function
  
• Matrix transformation(7) - Copy entities between different coords
  

[xdcad]

plugin:

1.hatch

• Merge Hatches
  
• Detach with multiple outer LOOPS Hatches
  
• Hatch the dug hole (Append Loop)
  
• HATCH Boolean operations, intersection, union, subtract
  
• Hatch Display order to bottom (include hatch in block)
  
• Hatch Display On/Off
  
• WIPEOUT to Hatch
  
• Modify HATCH Line spacing and batch modify HATCH entities
  
• Subtract two color blocks (HATCH,REGION,MPOLYGON)
  
• Intersect two color blocks (HATCH,REGIO,MPOLYGON)
  
• Merge two color blocks (HATCH)
  
• SOLID to HATCH
  
• HATCH area to generate legend table for statistics
  
• Rebuild Hatch Boundary (4 methods)

2.Polyline

• Polyline fixed distance, equally divided vertex insertion
  
• Handling self-intersecting polylines
  
• SPLINE to Polyline
  
• Polyline POLY to ARC POLY
  
• Arc to polyline
  

3.Statistical Analysis

• HATCH area to generate legend table for statistics
  

[V@no]

Getting error when trying follow the installation instructions

Command: (ARXLOAD "E:/Program Files/AutoCAD 2023/XDrx-API/SYS/XDRx.2023.x64.arx")
e:\program files\autocad 2023\xdrx-api\sys\xdrx.2023.x64.arx cannot find a dll or other file that it needs.
; error: ARXLOAD failed

[xdcad]

Getting error when trying follow the installation instructions

Command: (ARXLOAD "E:/Program Files/AutoCAD 2023/XDrx-API/SYS/XDRx.2023.x64.arx")
e:\program files\autocad 2023\xdrx-api\sys\xdrx.2023.x64.arx cannot find a dll or other file that it needs.
; error: ARXLOAD failed

This may happen with some versions,
try, Manually copy XDrx.x64.dll and XDrx.x86.dll in  sys directory,
to AutoCAD Install Directory

[It's Alive!]

"try, Manually copy XDrx.x64.dll in the sys directory to c:\windows\system32"
Yuk!

[It's Alive!]

You should create a loader module that sets up the environment and loads dependencies
Like this.
https://github.com/CEXT-Dan/PyRx/blob/main/PyRxLoader/acrxEntryPoint.cpp
I use an .INI file as a fallback   

[xdcad]

You should create a loader module that sets up the environment and loads dependencies
Like this.
https://github.com/CEXT-Dan/PyRx/blob/main/PyRxLoader/acrxEntryPoint.cpp
I use an .INI file as a fallback

The same directory as ARX has been specified to load the DLL, but some versions of ARX still do not load, prompting that it cannot be found.

Is there any other good way?

Code: [Select]

#ifdef _WIN64
LoadDLL(_T("XDrx.x64.dll"),true);
#else
LoadDLL(_T("XDrx.x86.dll"), true);
#endif


Code - C++: [Select]

1. void LoadDLL(ACHAR* pszDllFilename, bool load)
2. {
3.         ACHAR szPath[210] = ACRX_T("");
4.         ::GetModuleFileName(_hdllInstance, szPath, MAX_PATH);
5.         ACHAR* pCursor;
6.         for (pCursor = szPath; *pCursor != ACRX_T('\0'); pCursor++)
7.         {
8.                 if (*pCursor == ACRX_T('\\'))
9.                         *pCursor = ACRX_T('/');
10.         }
11.         int idxSearch = lstrlen(szPath) - 1;
12.         for (; idxSearch >= 0; idxSearch--)
13.         {
14.                 if (szPath[idxSearch] == ACRX_T('/') ||
15.                         szPath[idxSearch] == ACRX_T(':'))
16.                         break;
17.         }
18.         idxSearch++;
19.         if (pszDllFilename)
20.                 lstrcpy(szPath + idxSearch, pszDllFilename);
21.         //adsout << _T("\nname=") << szPath;
22.         ACHAR result[256];
23.         if (acedFindFile(szPath, result) == RTNORM)
24.         {
25.                 if (load)
26.                 {
27.                         LoadLibrary(szPath);
28.                         //acrxDynamicLinker->loadModule(szPath, 1);
29.                 }
30.                 else {
31.                         FreeLibrary(::GetModuleHandle(pszDllFilename));
32.                         //acrxDynamicLinker->unloadModule(pszDllFilename,false);
33.                 }
34.         }
35.         return;
36. }
37.  

[It's Alive!]

Maybe add your path to %PATH% with SetEnvironmentVariable before you load XDrx.x64.dll
But you absolutely should not advise people to start moving DLLs into c:\windows\system32

[xdcad]

Maybe add your path to %PATH% with SetEnvironmentVariable before you load XDrx.x64.dll
But you absolutely should not advise people to start moving DLLs into c:\windows\system32

What needs to be solved now is the non-EXE installation version.
Set support paths and trust paths. Just load it successfully once.

Is there a way to drag and drop a LISP to load, and then get the path in LISP? It would be easier if we got the path

[V@no]

And just while we are on the subject. If this modifies any system registry, environmental PATH, or copies any files beyond its folder, please provide detailed uninstall instructions.

[It's Alive!]

And just while we are on the subject. If this modifies any system registry, environmental PATH, or copies any files beyond its folder, please provide detailed uninstall instructions.

FYI, my recommendation “path to %PATH% with SetEnvironmentVariable” doesn’t stick
It’s just for the process

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-setenvironmentvariable

SetEnvironmentVariable
Sets the contents of the specified environment variable for the current process
This function has no effect on the system environment variables or the environment variables of other processes.

[xdcad]

And just while we are on the subject. If this modifies any system registry, environmental PATH, or copies any files beyond its folder, please provide detailed uninstall instructions.

The special situation you encountered,
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to copy any files to other places.

Only path and trustedpath paths are set

[V@no]

Ok, so I got it working by adding path to XDRX-API/SYS folder to "Support File Search Path" in AutoCAD options.