Topic: Plotting all layouts VB.net WindowsApplication

[Humbertogo]

How to plotting all layouts using VB.net? WindowsApplication

[Viktor]

What do you mean by a WindowsApplication? This is a standalone app? So you're not loading a dll into autocad?

If it is a standalone app, you'd have to do it by referencing autocad type library and using COM interop to go through tabs and plot files out.

[Humbertogo]

ít's a standalone Application

[T.Willey]

I still think it has to be ran within the editor, or you have to use ' RealDwg ', as you need to generate the graphics, and those are the only two ways I know of.

[Viktor]

ít's a standalone Application

Are you planning on opening autocad through this application? Do you have a licensed version of AutoCad? or are you trying to plot it without autocad?

[jmaeding]

If standalone, you have to do it how you did with old vb6.
If you check in:
C:\Program Files\<your acad>\Sample\ActiveX\
you should find some info.
Also search for interop around here and you will find how to start acad up from external app.
You cannot plot without opening the drawing in some form of session.  It may be hidden or whatever, but acad does a regen (of display list) when it plots, so no dbx style plotting....