AU
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[This post continues from the last post, which I've been back and modified slightly since it was posted.] Using the DWG Thumbnail in a simple application Thumbnail images, when they exist inside a drawing, live in a predictable place at the beginning of the file. This makes it possible for a module – such as an ActiveX control – to extract the thumbnail information when pointed at a DWG file and generate an image from it. All done without the need for RealDWG (which also does this, but with a much heavier runtime component). A number of 3rd party tools…
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[As mentioned in the last post, I'll be publishing chunks of the handouts for my AU classes via this blog over the coming weeks] Introduction This session focuses on downstream technologies that can be used to access DWG content outside of AutoCAD-based products. We're going to start by creating a basic model inside AutoCAD comprised of 3D solid objects, and then look at a simple AutoCAD .NET application to access information about those solids. We will then take the same code and build a non-graphical (in terms of geometry - it does, after all, have a GUI) application around it…
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AU BEAT is a series of interview-style podcasts held with instructors, presenters and key AU stakeholders. The series provide a valuable glimpse into the programs and activities planned for this year's AU. On the subject of AU... over the next two weeks I'm going to be heads-down preparing handout material for my AU sessions. As a taster for my two sessions (DE319-2: There's More to .DWG Than AutoCAD® & DE401-2: Enriching Your DWF™), I'm going to post the hand-out material here, too. The two sessions will dive more deeply into the material created for the recorded presentation available from this…
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Just a quick post today regarding an AU Unplugged! topic I've submitted. The proposed session is called "Developing applications for AutoCAD: best practices for using AutoCAD's APIs." Here's the description I gave for the topic: "Come along to share and learn best practices for customizing/developing with AutoCAD: discuss your choice of API technology and how best to address common development issues. Find out where best to focus your learning around AutoCAD customization." If you're interested in attending this (and other developer-oriented Autodesk University sessions), you can register for the conference at AU Online. I don't know whether the Unplugged event…
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As mentioned some time ago, my team has been working with members of our Engineering teams to put together a comprehensive "Developer" track for AU 2007. We have 52 sessions devoted to developers or people customizing our products, in addition to a further 96 sessions in the "Customization and Programming" track. This adds up to host of great content for developers at this year's Autodesk University. Below are the details of the various sessions in the "Developer" track. I've marked the course IDs of sessions that have already sold out in red and the guest speakers from Engineering in italics.…
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My team is currently working on a proposal to deliver a significant number of additional API- & customization-related classes at this year's Autodesk University. We're planning to hold sessions covering many of our products' APIs, including (hopefully): Platform products & technologies AutoCAD Component Technologies (RealDWG, AutoCAD OEM, DWG TrueView, DWF Toolkit, Design Review, Freewheel) AEC Revit Architecture Revit Structure Revit MEP AutoCAD Architecture AutoCAD MEP AutoCAD Civil 3D Manufacturing Inventor AutoCAD Mechanical AutoCAD Electrical Productstream Geospatial AutoCAD Map 3D Topobase MapGuide Enterprise Media & Entertainment Maya 3ds Max MotionBuilder Here are the some of the sessions we're thinking about for…