Category: Autocad .Net API
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How to Easily Compare Precast Panels in AutoCAD (Precast)
Suppose someone makes a change in the layout but forgets to do so in the shop drawing (and vice versa). If you move a cast in plate, and if it’s actually produced and taken to site, then you have a big problem, and a big cost. How are you going to identify the differences…
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Comparing Lines – IEqualityComparer (AutoCAD .net)
It’s not very often that I write something on the Autocad .net API, so here’s something which you, I suppose, will need one day: If you want to compare two lines, with a tolerance, in a collection then you’d need a LineComparer. The MSDN guide says that one should inherit from EqualityComparer, so unquestioningly,…
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How to Access the Document Handle Given a Database Handle? (AutoCAD .net)
A short post showing you how to access the Document instance given that you already have a database pointer. Here’s how:
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Turning AutoCAD curves into Revision Clouds (AutoCAD .net API)
It seems a common scenario that folks want certain polylines/curves etc to turn into a revision cloud. How do we do this? At the end of the day, the revision cloud is nothing but a polyline. You could roll your own polyline which handles the bulges and vertices so that it looks like a revision…
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Dimensioning Curves Using Jigs (AutoCAD .net, Precast)
This is a beautiful little plug-in – it allows you to dimension a curve – a complex curve with a jig. It allows the user to choose the types of dimensions that he wants. It’s pretty cool. I must do an entire series on jigs. And I will slowly, when I get the chance.
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Tek1 Tools – Panel Comparisons (Precast)
Demo – Tool To Compare Panels and Easily Identify Differences Here’s the situation: Someone from the factory floor calls in: “Hey can you move a cast in plate across panel number ABC123” “Sure – let me just check there are no —” “GIVE ME THE DRAWINGS NOW!” The problem with handing over the drawings without…
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AutoCAD-Tekla Interoperability (AutoCAD .net)
Tekla – AutoCAD Interoperability Tool Tekla licenses are pricey. About $30k + maintenance per license. What if I told you that you needed 30-50% less licenses than you currently hold. That’s a huge cost saving, isn’t it? If you only need 5 licenses (as opposed to 10), then you’ve saved $150k instantly, plus maintenance. AutoCAD…
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In Process vs Out of Process
There seems to be a lot of confusion with folks about the difference between using the AutoCAD .net API vs the COM Interop API. They both hope to do the same things, but via different ways. Given a choice, I’d always recommend using the .net API because it is much more powerful. In process –…
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How to insert Reference Models into Tekla
Wouldn’t it be handy if we could pro grammatically insert reference models into Tekla? Well you can now do so quite easily. And if you want to see a video demonstration, here it is: Here is the code which does the hard work. (You will of course add the appropriate references and directives):
