topic Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac. in .NET Forum

Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:27:03 GMT

Currently I am working on a project and I am using C# in objectARX. At the end of my project i found that i cannot use the same C# code on Mac. Is there any solution available so that i can make the autocad plugin using same C# code that i have used for developing it for windows.

I have searched that i can use same code for both platforms if i work on c++. So, is using c++ the only option or i can make it using c# too.

Please help.

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

ActivistInvestor — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 05:52:43 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Currently I am working on a project and I am using C# in objectARX. At the end of my project i found that i cannot use the same C# code on Mac. Is there any solution available so that i can make the autocad plugin using same C# code that i have used for developing it for windows.

I have searched that i can use same code for both platforms if i work on c++. So, is using c++ the only option or i can make it using c# too.

Please help.

No C# or .NET on MAC.

While there are .NET runtimes and development tools for the MAC, they're not supported by Autodesk, and without that support you can't use .NET or C# to build apps for AutoCAD MAC.

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:03:39 GMT

Does it mean that i can only use C++? Only it will help me in developing plugin that works on Mac and Windows while having same code?

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

ActivistInvestor — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:33:03 GMT

It's either C++ or a subset of LISP (no vlax/vla-* or windows-specific functions).

It's kind of like AutoCAD Release 14

@Anonymous wrote:
Does it mean that i can only use C++? Only it will help me in developing plugin that works on Mac and Windows while having same code?

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

KIMHENGHOR98 — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:38:10 GMT

Autocad now has new vision of Autocad 2023 which supports Mac M Series but I don’t know if it works with .Net

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

_gile — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:53:27 GMT

Hi,

AutoCAD .NET requires to use the .NET Framework (not .NET Core) and the .NET Framework only supports the Windows operating system.

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

KIMHENGHOR98 — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:06:18 GMT

Installing Window OS on Mac may work out.

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

KIMHENGHOR98 — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:55:55 GMT

If I am running Window by Bootcamp on Mac m series ,Does C# work with Autocad?

Re: Can I use C# for making auto-cad plugin for both Windows and Mac.

Ed__Jobe — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:17:14 GMT

@KIMHENGHOR98 Asking the same question in three different threads is not polite. I merged your other two threads into one. See the answer there.