Topic: New AutoCAD ActiveX API documentation

[Kerry]

In case you haven't noticed, or don't visit the site :
http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/2012/08/new-autocad-activex-api-documentation.html

This update includes or addresses the following:

Updates to the Reference Guide to include missing classes, properties, and methods.
Fixes some of the existing VBA samples and introduces a large set of samples in Visual LISP.
Updates to the Developer’s Guide and makes it available now, since it was not available when AutoCAD 2013 shipped.
API History/Changes list has been added to the Developer’s Guide.

If you find this handy be sure to leave an appropriate comment.

Regards
Kerry

[Kerry]

Also:
Note that there is a 'Comments' link on most pages.
If you find errors or omissions or want additions/clarification then use the link.

[hermanm]

Thanks for posting this , Kerry.

<rant>
IMO the docs, while effecting a *slight* improvement by providing some fairly lame AutoLISP examples, are still obsolete in today's AutoCAD environment, where VBA (still the lingua franca of the "documentation") no longer exists.

Not only that , we are forced to search for said "documentation" on a "developers blog" instead of their being shipped with the product.

Most folks here who are even moderate users of the ACAD COM interface will have got beyond these "docs" on their own, years ago, out of necessity.

Oh, well, at least ADesk is not cheeky enough to attempt to charge us extra for this so-called "documentation."

Small "favors," I guess.

</rant>

Thanks , again, Kerry.
Rant is certainly not directed at you.

Long live The Swamp.

[Kerry]

You're welcome Herman

Actually, VBA is still used in some of the verticals and companion Apps.
.. and is still usable in 2013.

I can't comment on AutoDesk's future plans.

Regards

[togores]

But with some mistakes, for example:
The new acadauto.chm says:

object.MaintainAssociativity
MaintainAssociativity
Long; read-write
0: None; associativity it not maintained
1: Remove; associativity is removed
2: Yes; associativity is maintained

BUT, it should be (at least in tests I have made):

0: Yes; associativity is maintained
1: Remove; associativity is removed
2: No; associativity is not maintained 
Setting this property to 1 or 2 removes the associativity. It cannot be set to 0 again.

And referring to LoftedSurface objects it says:

A lofted surface is closed if the cross-section curves that determine its profile are closed. For instance, if an arc is used in the lofting profile, the resulting surface is open. If closed curves such as circles are used for lofting, the resulting surface is closed.

This is not so, as you can easily check by creating one and using vla-get-Closed on it.
The surface, if closed will start and end at the first cross section.

[Kerry]

Thanks for the post togores.

did you tell AutoDesk ??

Also:
Note that there is a 'Comments' link on most pages.
If you find errors or omissions or want additions/clarification then use the link.

Regards

[mjfarrell]

Actually, VBA is still used in some of the verticals and companion Apps.
.. and is still usable in 2013.

ONLY if one downloads and installs the VBA enabler (or whatever it's real title is)

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=12715668&linkID=9240618

[Kerry]

Yes, you also need to install and load AutoCAD.

oh, and turn the computer on.

[qjchen]

Thank you, Kerry
the acadauto.chm with Lisp code DO help me 

[togores]

Thanks for the post togores.

did you tell AutoDesk ??

Also:
Note that there is a 'Comments' link on most pages.
If you find errors or omissions or want additions/clarification then use the link.

Regards

Sorry, but those links won't work for me 
Maybe i should add this also...