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[#1]

There is a function within ObjectARX, acedCoordFromPixelToWorld, that I want to use from my C#/.NET application. This method isn't exposed through the .NET wrappers or COM interface, so it seems like I need to call it natively from C++.

What's the best way to do this? One idea: create a managed C++ project, write a C++ wrapper for acedCoordFromPixelToWorld, and then set up my C# project to reference the managed C++ project.

Is this possible? If so, how do I go about setting up the managed C++ project? (What external libraries do I reference and so on? I couldn't find any documentation on this.)

Really we want a general purpose way of using the native ObjectARX functions when .NET wrappers are unavailable. Does this sound like the best way to accomplish that?

Thanks

Michael

[#2]

I'd call it directly from C# like this:
public class ArxApi
{
[DllImport("acad.exe", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl,
EntryPoint="?acedCoordFromPixelToWorld@@YAHHVCPoint@@QAN@Z")]
extern static bool acedCoordFromPixelToWorld(int viewportNumber,
System.Drawing.Point pixel, out Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry.Point3d worldPt);

[DllImport("acad.exe", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl,
EntryPoint="?acedCoordFromWorldToPixel@@YAHHQBNAAVCPoint@@@Z")]
extern static bool acedCoordFromWorldToPixel(int viewportNumber, ref
Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry.Point3d worldPt, out System.Drawing.Point pixel);

[CommandMethod("testpix")]
public void Test()
{
Point3d pt = new Point3d(0,0,0);
System.Drawing.Point pix;
acedCoordFromWorldToPixel(0,ref pt,out pix);
Point3d res;
acedCoordFromPixelToWorld(0,pix,out res);
}
}

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There is a function within ObjectARX, acedCoordFromPixelToWorld, that I want
to use from my C#/.NET application. This method isn't exposed through the
.NET wrappers or COM interface, so it seems like I need to call it natively
from C++.

What's the best way to do this? One idea: create a managed C++ project,
write a C++ wrapper for acedCoordFromPixelToWorld, and then set up my C#
project to reference the managed C++ project.

Is this possible? If so, how do I go about setting up the managed C++
project? (What external libraries do I reference and so on? I couldn't find
any documentation on this.)

Really we want a general purpose way of using the native ObjectARX functions
when .NET wrappers are unavailable. Does this sound like the best way to
accomplish that?

Thanks

Michael