Lee Ambrosius

AutoCAD Platform Customization (eBook, PDF)

User Interface and Beyond

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Make AutoCAD your own with powerful personalization options Options for AutoCAD customization are typically the domain ofadministrators, but savvy users can perform their owncustomizations to personalize AutoCAD. Until recently, most usersnever thought to customize the AutoCAD platform to meet theirspecific needs, instead leaving it to administrators. If you are anAutoCAD user who wants to ramp up personalization options in yourfavorite software, AutoCAD Platform Customization: UserInterface and Beyond is the perfect resource for you. AuthorLee Ambrosius is recognized as a leader in AutoCAD platformcustomization and can help you get the most out of AutoCAD. * Establish and manage CAD standards for the drawings youcreate * Control the startup process and settings that define thedrawing environment * Modify the user interface to display the commands you use mostfrequently and create new commands * Create macros to speed up frequently repeated tasks * Define custom shapes, linetypes, and hatch patters to controlthe linework in a drawing * Use real-world tips and tutorials to reinforce the author'stopical discussions A perfect resource for CAD administrators, students, seniordrafters, and other CAD enthusiasts, AutoCAD PlatformCustomization: User Interface and Beyond features in-depthdiscussions of customization options as well as detailed examplesand tutorials. As an eight-year customization and programmingsession leader with Autodesk University, Lee Ambrosius is uniquelyqualified to help users get the most out of software based on theAutoCAD platform. His AutoCAD Platform Customization: UserInterface and Beyond is the go-to resource for those who areready to take their software customization to the next level.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118900468
• Artikelnr.: 40390928

Autorenporträt

Lee Ambrosius is a Principal Learning Content Developer at Autodesk for the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT products and has worked on end-user and API documentation for eight releases. He has presented customization and programming sessions at Autodesk University for a decade, and has authored and edited several AutoCAD-related books. Follow him on twitter at @leeambrosius.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xxxi Part I AutoCAD Customization: Increasing Productivity
through Personalization 1 Chapter 1 Establishing the Foundation for Drawing
Standards 3 Chapter 2 Working with Nongraphical Objects 35 Chapter 3
Building the Real World One Block at a Time 69 Chapter 4 Manipulating the
Drawing Environment 99 Chapter 5 Customizing the AutoCAD User Interface for
Windows 121 Chapter 6 Customizing the AutoCAD User Interface for Mac 167
Chapter 7 Creating Tools and Tool Palettes 183 Chapter 8 Automating
Repetitive Tasks 201 Chapter 9 Defining Shapes, Linetypes, and Hatch
Patterns 221 Chapter 10 Using, Loading, and Managing Custom Files 249 Part
II AutoLISP: Productivity through Programming 261 Chapter 11 Quick Start
for New AutoLISP Programmers 263 Chapter 12 Understanding AutoLISP 277
Chapter 13 Calculating and Working with Values 301 Chapter 14 Working with
Lists 333 Chapter 15 Requesting Input and Using Conditional and Looping
Expressions 359 Chapter 16 Creating and Modifying Graphical Objects 405
Chapter 17 Creating and Modifying Nongraphical Objects 461 Chapter 18
Working with the Operating System and External Files 489 Chapter 19
Catching and Handling Errors 513 Chapter 20 Authoring, Managing, and
Loading AutoLISP Programs 533 Chapter 21 Using the Visual LISP Editor
(Windows only) 567 Chapter 22 Working with ActiveX/COM Libraries (Windows
only) 587 Chapter 23 Implementing Dialog Boxes (Windows only) 611 Part III
AutoCAD VBA: Programming with VBA and ActiveX (Windows only) 643 Chapter 24
Understanding the AutoCAD VBA Environment 645 Chapter 25 Understanding
Visual Basic for Applications 665 Chapter 26 Interacting with the
Application and Documents Objects 701 Chapter 27 Creating and Modifying
Drawing Objects 727 Chapter 28 Interacting with the User and Controlling
the Current View 757 Chapter 29 Annotating Objects 795 Chapter 30 Working
with Blocks and External References 819 Chapter 31 Outputting Drawings 865
Chapter 32 Storing and Retrieving Custom Data 891 Chapter 33 Modifying the
Application and Working with Events 923 Chapter 34 Creating and Displaying
User Forms 953 Chapter 35 Communicating with Other Applications 983 Chapter
36 Handling Errors and Deploying VBA Projects 1019 Index 1053