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AutoCAD is possibly the best selling CAD software in the world, and while not a Microsoft product, AutoCAD includes Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)—which allows you to control your programming environment. This book will teach you to run Autodesk design tasks in the embedded VBA environment. And with VBA, you can customize everything you do in AutoCAD 2004!

This comprehensive guide to the AutoCAD VBA language allows you take advantage of VBA in AutoCAD 2004. So if you're new to VBA programming, you will quickly acquire a skill set to work efficiently. Power users will also benefit from this text, which serves as a fast reference to the full AutoCAD object model. The book also discusses connecting to Microsoft Office products like Excel and Word, and using the Win32 API.

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AutoCAD 2004 VBA: A Programmer’s Reference teaches how to automate Autodesk design tasks using the embedded Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming environment. AutoCAD is possibly the best selling CAD software in the world, and while not a Microsoft product, does include Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), allowing graphic designers to control their environment programmatically.

VBA allows you to take complete control of AutoCAD and to automate all your AutoCAD drawing tasks. With VBA you can automate and customize everything you do in AutoCAD 2004, so you can work faster and more efficiently. AutoCAD 2004 VBA provides a unique opportunity to build custom applications to create and manipulate AutoCAD drawings, interact with a user and plot your drawings. You can even use VBA to create designs that modify themselves based on user input or computational results.

This book provides you with a complete reference to the AutoCAD VBA language. This book is for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the VBA programming language that comes with AutoCAD 2004. If you're new to VBA programming, this book will give you enough information to start making AutoCAD work for you.

Power users who want to take advantage of the advanced features of AutoCAD 2004 VBA and who need a fast reference to the full AutoCAD object model will find great value in this book. Additional topics covered include connecting to Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word, and using the Win32 API.

About the Author
Joe Sutphin’s background includes more than 20 years in the machinery manufacturing industry. He has more than 14 years of CAD experience with 8+ years of AutoCAD-specific experience. Joe is an Autodesk Registered Developer, and his work has appeared in the pages of <i>Cadence</i> and <i>Cadalyst</i> magazines. He has been programming for over 10 years, with the last 5 years spent focusing on Visual Basic. In 1998, he collaborated with Microsoft on a Visual Basic application case study.