Visual Studio 2017 with old projects

[joantopo]

Hi,

I have done some projects in Visual Studio 2012.

Now, I have desintalled VS 2012 and I have installed VS 2017.

My project works fine but I can´t debug it in Civil 3D 2017.

I press the button "play" in VS and it opens AutoCAD 2017.

Then, I can type "netload" to load my dll and it seems working, but it doesn´t recognize any of my commands of the app.

Even some commands of AutoCAD are not recognized such as "ribbon", etc...

The issue is about Civil 3D 2017 when is thrown from Visual Studio 2017.

Any ideas?

[joantopo]

Here is my Debugging Settings.

My app (dll) works fine out of Visual Studio Debugging, opening directly Civil 3D and load it.

[RodWing]

I've stopped trying to have Visual Studio try to launch Civil 3D in debug mode long ago.

To debug I do this...

1. Compile the app in Debug mode in Visual Studio.
2. Launch Civil 3D from the desktop icon or start menu.
3. In Visual Studio select DEBUG > Attach to Process...
4. A dialog is displayed with all of your running processes. Select acad.exe which is usually at the top of the list and click Attach.
5. Once attached do a NETLOAD and debug the app.

[Jeff_M]

Really Rod? I have had no issues in quite some time Debugging from within VS, including the use of Edit & Continue. A few years ago I created a .bundle app and I direct all of my Debug builds to there so I never have to manually load the app.

Joan, I've still not had a chance to do any testing with VS 2017. Hopefully tonight...

[norman.yuan · Accepted solution]

I do not have problem to run/debug AutoCAD Civil3D 2017 from VS2017.

Do you have SP1 installed? When AutoCAD 2017 came out, it had VS debugging issue with VS2015 (VS2017 has not be out then), and Autodesk solved that issue with AutoCAD 2017 SP1. I suppose the same debugging issue would be with VS2017, if AutoCAD2017 SP1 is not installed.

In my Civil3D 2017's "About" window, it says:

Product Version:

11.0.771.0 Autodesk AutoCAD Civil3D 2017 SP1.1

Built on:

N.301.0.0 AutoCAD 2017.1.1 Update

N200AC Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2017.0.3 Hot Fix 7.9.48.0 Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2017

[joantopo]

Yes, I have the same product version (SP1.1)

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[Jeff_M]

Hi Joan,

I finally go a chance to test VS 2017. I started with a project originally created in VS2010 for C3D 2015, edited the References, then built the project without issue. I then ran Debug and everything loaded correctly. I set a breakpoint, ran the associated test command, and could edit the code & continue...also without issue.

Is your project set to x64 or AnyCPU? Mine is for x64.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Is your project set to x64 or AnyCPU? Mine is for x64.

I would like to add:

• Is your project set to use Framework 4.6 or another one (which is sometimes a reason for breakpoints ignored)

Besides of that: I don't have issues with VS2017 and AutoCAD 2014 - AutoCAD 2018 development and debug (not for the AutoCAD part, not discussing the VS issues here 😉 ).

- alfred -

[joantopo]

Hi.

I have changed the platform to x64 unsuccesful.

The issue is not my app, is between Visual Studio and Civil 3D 2017.

Even when Civil 3D is opened from the debugger, the ribbon doesn´t appear (the workspace is also "Civil 3D" but for some reason it can´t show the ribbon).

Ribbon command is not recognized.

I will check other projects.

[joantopo · Accepted solution]

Solved.

I have installed AutoCAD 2017 SP1.

This time, I have issue running Civil 3D in debugging mode because it can´t load the Workspace...Ribbon. (it appeared a break aplication window). ** aplication was refered to Civil 3D.

I opened Civil 3D out of Visual Studio, and I created a new workspace with the same name "Civil 3D" and I replaced it.

Now it works fine.

Thanks all.