Overview
Customizing AutoCAD is easy when you know how to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the powerful programming language which Autodesk has integrated into AutoCAD R14.01. With VBA, you can develop applications for automating AutoCAD functions and exchanging data between AutoCAD and other Windows applications. Using Visual Basic with AutoCAD shows you how to quickly develop Visual Basic macros to drive AutoCAD and increase your productivity by automatically updating quantity tables, bills of material and other spreadsheet, database, and word-processing data. This book instructs the user how to effectively use both VBA and stand-alone Visual Basic with AutoCAD, and also serves as a reference to the Visual Basic language. It is a must for every AutoCAD R14 user, professional or student. Keywords: Visual Basic