topic Re: ASD and C# in .NET Forum

ASD and C#

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:42:40 GMT

I'm an experienced developer in AutoAd, Revit and Inventor environments, but now in my job i want to extend ASD functionality and this is made using API

Anyone knows how to create a simple plugin or macro project in ASD??

Regards

Manolo

Re: ASD and C#

arcticad — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:01:08 GMT

as google was of no help on this. Can you explain what ASD is?

Re: ASD and C#

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:10:40 GMT

ASD means AutoCAD Structural Detailing, the steel section permits modeling and create fabrication drwaings, is like an Autodesk flavored Tekla Structures, Tekla is much more powerful but is expensive, but if you have this software and don't want to spend more money this is the solution.

Thanks

Re: ASD and C#

DiningPhilosopher — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:38:37 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
ASD means AutoCAD Structural Detailing, the steel section permits modeling and create fabrication drwaings, is like an Autodesk flavored Tekla Structures, Tekla is much more powerful but is expensive, but if you have this software and don't want to spend more money this is the solution.

Thanks

Tekla is also more open and standards-based than anything Autodesk makes, and does not store information in proprietary format, for the purpose of increased customer-dependence on their products, or any other reason.

Customers in general are increasingly expecting the software they use to support standards-based data interoperability, and not having their data and their intellectual property held for ransom. They are also becoming better-educated and astute regarding the various tactics employed by software makers that are designed to increase the customers dependence on their products, and are gaining the ability to recognize those tactics for what they are. They are also setting standards for adoption of software that in many cases, disqualifys software that (in some cases, by-design) complicates or hinders data interoperability.

IOW, the days of proprietary lock-in and "high cost of switching" are clearly numbered.

How's that for 'off-topic' ?