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Option Explicit'A custom type that holds the scale factors of the block.Private Type ScaleFactor X As Double Y As Double Z As DoubleEnd TypeSub InsertBlocks() '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Inserts blocks in AutoCAD using data - insertion point, block name/full path, scale factors, rotation angle - from Excel. 'Note that the block name or the block path must already exists, otherwise nothing will be inserted. 'The code uses late binding, so no reference to external AutoCAD (type) library is required. 'It goes without saying that AutoCAD must be installed at your computer before running this code. 'Written by: Christos Samaras 'Date: 21/04/2014 'e-mail: xristos.samaras@gmail.com 'site: http://www.myengineeringworld.net '-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' Define the block 'Declaring the necessary variables. Dim acadApp As Object Dim height As Double Dim acadDoc As Object Dim acadBlock As Object Dim attributeObj As Object Dim LastRow As Long Dim i As Long Dim InsertionPoint(0 To 2) As Double Dim BlockName As String Dim BlockScale As ScaleFactor Dim RotationAngle As Double Dim tag As String Dim value As String Dim prompt As String tag = "ATT1" value = Range("E3") height = 250 'Activate the coordinates sheet and find the last row. With Sheets("Coordinates") .Activate LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row End With 'Check if there are coordinates for at least one circle. If LastRow < 2 Then MsgBox "There are no coordinates for the insertion point!", vbCritical, "Insertion Point Error" Exit Sub End If 'Check if AutoCAD application is open. If is not opened create a new instance and make it visible. On Error Resume Next Set acadApp = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application") If acadApp Is Nothing Then Set acadApp = CreateObject("AutoCAD.Application") acadApp.Visible = True End If 'Check (again) if there is an AutoCAD object. If acadApp Is Nothing Then MsgBox "Sorry, it was impossible to start AutoCAD!", vbCritical, "AutoCAD Error" Exit Sub End If On Error GoTo 0 'If there is no active drawing create a new one. On Error Resume Next Set acadDoc = acadApp.ActiveDocument If acadDoc Is Nothing Then Set acadDoc = acadApp.Documents.Add End If On Error GoTo 0 'Check if the active space is paper space and change it to model space. If acadDoc.ActiveSpace = 0 Then '0 = acPaperSpace in early binding acadDoc.ActiveSpace = 1 '1 = acModelSpace in early binding End If On Error Resume Next 'Loop through all the rows and add the corresponding blocks in AutoCAD. With Sheets("Coordinates") For i = 2 To LastRow 'Set the block name. BlockName = .Range("D" & i).value 'If the block name is not empty, insert the block. If BlockName <> vbNullString Then 'Set the insertion point. InsertionPoint(0) = .Range("A" & i).value InsertionPoint(1) = .Range("B" & i).value InsertionPoint(2) = .Range("C" & i).value 'Initialize the optional parameters. BlockScale.X = 1 BlockScale.Y = 1 BlockScale.Z = 1 RotationAngle = 0 'Add the block using the sheet data (insertion point, block name, scale factors and rotation angle). 'The 0.0174532925 is to convert degrees into radians. Set attributeObj = acadBlock.AddAttribute(height, _ prompt, InsertionPoint, tag, value) Set acadBlock = acadDoc.ModelSpace.Insertblock(InsertionPoint, BlockName, _ BlockScale.X, BlockScale.Y, BlockScale.Z, RotationAngle * 0.0174532925) End If Next i End With 'Zoom in to the drawing area. acadApp.ZoomExtents 'Release the objects. Set acadBlock = Nothing Set acadDoc = Nothing Set acadApp = Nothing End Sub