AutoCAD Platform Customization (PDF)

Take control of AutoCAD for a more efficient, streamlined
workflow

AutoCAD Platform Customization is the most comprehensive
guide to streamlining and personalizing the AutoCAD platform. The
AutoLISP and VBA programming languages open up a myriad of
customization options, and this book provides expert guidance
toward applying them to AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, and other
programs based on the Autodesk AutoCAD platform. Detailed
discussions backed by real-world examples and step-by-step
tutorials provide user-friendly instruction, and downloadable
datasets allow for hands-on learning. Through customization you can
increase screen real estate, streamline workflows, and create more
accurate drawings by unleashing powerful programming languages that
allow the user to command the software how to work, instead of the
other way around.

AutoCAD customization is commonly performed by system
administrators and CAD managers, but senior drafters and savvy
users are increasingly taking customization into their own hands.
AutoLISP and VBA are two popular and versatile tools that allow for
going beyond the boundaries of normal user interface customization
options, allowing users to:

* Enforce drawing and CAD standards, and automate repetitive
tasks

* Customize the workspace, including tool sets, ribbon tabs and
panels, and palettes

* Modify graphical objects, set system variables, integrate with
external software, and more

* Manage blocks, change the interface, create dialog boxes, and
communicate with Microsoft Office applications

The ideal design environment puts the tools you need right at
your fingertips, removes unnecessary steps, and fosters precision
through good communication. Customizing, including applying
AutoLISP and VBA to AutoCAD, enables all of this and much more. For
the designer who needs to work smarter because it's impossible to
work any harder, AutoCAD Platform Customization provides the
key information, insight, and techniques that will help to increase
your productivity with AutoCAD.