Sutphin J. AutoCAD 2006 VBA: A Programmer’s Reference

New York: Apress, 2005. - 744 p.
This book provides a concise guide to the kind of customization programmers can achieve
with AutoCAD 2006. It demonstrates how to use AutoCAD through short code examples writ-
ten in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). It also includes a complete quick reference that lists
all the events, methods, and properties available with AutoCAD. Finally, it describes all the
constants and system variables.The VBA Integrated Development Environment (VBAIDE)
Introduction to Visual Basic Programming
Application Elements
AutoCAD Events
User Preferences
Controlling Layers and Linetypes
User Interaction and the Utility Object
Drawing Objects
Creating 3-D Objects
Editing Objects
Dimensions and Annotations
Selection Sets and Groups
Blocks, Attributes, and External References
Views and Viewports
Layout and Plot Configurations
Controlling Menus and Toolbars
Drawing Security
Using the Windows API
Connecting to External Applications
Creating Tables
The SummaryInfo Object
An Illustrative VBA Application
A AutoCAD Object Summary
B AutoCAD Constants Reference
C System Variables