Connect VS Code to Autocad
I don't know about debugging lisp ( may have heard something new about it), but to me the lack of debugging in C# is a big drawback for VSC. You can use the Community version of Visual Studio for free as long as you're not developing commercial apps. The latest version is fine as long as you target NET Framework 4.8. You can follow this tutorial for info on how to set up debugging.
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1. Installing the C# extension allows you to write code and run it. That's not the same as an interactive debugger like Visual Studio has.
2. Your second point has nothing to do with number 1. You need to start a new thread.
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Thanks, This link (a sub node of your link) starts with this sentence:
"You can make functions, objects, or entities coded in ObjectARX available to developers who access an ActiveX object model through VBA or another programming environment."
So, basically this is possible to expose extended object model from inside Autocad, but reference documents are all in c++ and ObjectARX.
By the way I tried this piece of code, hopelessly that it works and not surprisingly it didn't!
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace BuildingApp_Client
{
public interface iComObject
{
void Test();
}
[ClassInterface( ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
[ComDefaultInterface(typeof(iComObject))]
public class ComObject: MarshalByRefObject, iComObject
{
public ComObject()
{
}
[ComVisible(true)]
public void Test()
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ComTest");
}
}
}Instance of class in AutoCAD environment
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace BuildingApp_Client
{
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
public static class BuildingAppGlobal
{
public static ComObject testcom = new ComObject();
}
}
Client side, late bound, without importing type library
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Reflection;
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Type objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AutoCAD.Application");
object objSum = Activator.CreateInstance(objType);
object[] myArgument = {};
object c = objType.InvokeMember("Test", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objSum, myArgument);
}
}
}
and this is the object model I can see
And part of your answer:
"Create COM interface, use ClassInterfaceAttribute and ComVisibleAttribute in System.Runtime.InteropServices.
Out of process, you would attach to whatever process is running your script.
For COM, where ever you call Marshal.GetActiveObject(progID)"
I think you meant connecting from my code (inside of Autocad) to script running environment, not from script environment to AutoCAD, isn't it? it may also work and good Idea, but wanted to make sure.
In your code:
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Type objType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AutoCAD.Application");
object objSum = Activator.CreateInstance(objType);
object[] myArgument = {};
object c = objType.InvokeMember("Test", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, objSum, myArgument);
}
}
}
objectType is the type of AcadApplication (AutoCAD COM object), it DOES NOT HAVE a member called "Test".
You need to create an instance of your COM Type (ComObject class), and then invoke the Test() method from the instance.
Furthermore, since the ComObject class has reference to the AutoCAD .NET assembly, the COM API would only be exposed AFTER the managed DLL is loaded into running AutoCAD session, that is your console test app would only work in the conditions:
1. AutoCAD runs;
2. the managed DLL that exposes its objects as COM-able has to be loaded into AutoCAD.
