Training
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This post continues on from Part 1 of this series. You'll find much of this content has been used before in these previous posts, although post does include content updated for F# 1.9.6.2 (the September 2008 CTP). The first thing we need to do is – as with any AutoCAD .NET project – add project references to AutoCAD's managed assemblies, acmgd.dll and acdbmgd.dll. With F#'s integration into Visual Studio 2008 you do this in exactly the same way as you would for a C# or VB.NET project, by selecting Project -> Add Reference... from the pull-down menu or right-clicking the…
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AU Unplugged is the unconference component of Autodesk University. The sessions have been submitted and the voting is now on: based on external feedback the event organizers will schedule the most interesting classes at this year's event. Last year I held a poorly publicized (and therefore poorly attended 🙂 session on comparative AutoCAD development tools/technologies, but I've decided not to repeat that this year, and hang on the coat-tails of one of my team... Stephen Preston, the manager of DevTech Americas and our worldwide platform products technical lead, is planning the following session: AutoCAD .NET: Help Us to Help You…
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As mentioned in my previous post, I've been beavering away on the handout for a new class I'm delivering at this year's Autodesk University. Here is the first part of this handout. Introduction F# is a new programming language from Microsoft, due to become a first-class .NET citizen (joining its siblings C# and VB.NET) and fully integrated with Visual Studio 2010. In this class we'll introduce many of the concepts behind the F# language, and look at examples where we use it to create applications inside AutoCAD. At the time of writing, F# is available as a Community Technology Preview…
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As mentioned in this previous post, my team delivers regular webcasts on programming with Autodesk technologies. Assuming you're reading this while the metaphorical ink's still damp, it's still not too late to register for a class being held on Thursday October 16th at 8am Pacific, 5pm CET: AutoCAD: .NET for LISP Programmers. Otherwise you should be able to find a recording of the webcast on this page within a few weeks of the session being delivered. In fact, here's the recording of the last time this session was delivered (although it may well have been updated slightly, as the session…
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This year's AU is coming up quickly... as I mentioned in this earlier post, we have a number of sessions lined up for developers, in addition to a wealth of interesting sessions in the Customization & Programming track. If you'd like to see the various sessions in the Developer track, click here. Here are specific links to my three sessions: DE311-2 AutoCAD® .NET: Developing for AutoCAD Using F# DE215-4 There's More to DWG™ than AutoCAD® (handout parts 1, 2 & 3) DE301-3 Enrich Your DWF™ (handout parts 1 & 2) I'll also be participating in this panel session, "DE115-3 AutoCAD®…
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It struck me as a good time to remind people of some good learning resources for the APIs to Autodesk products. The Developer Centers are really the first place to start, from where you can typically access API documentation and (increasingly) DevTV sessions for our various platform products. Another great resource people may not realise is available to everyone, for free is our collection of API webcasts, which can not only be attended for free but also downloaded and viewed offline. You can access these via this direct link to the training schedule, or by clicking on "Schedule" from http://www.autodesk.com/apitraining…
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One more to add to the collection of DevTV sessions: Gabriel Ajayi, from our DevTech team in Europe, has completed a very cool introductory DevTV session on programming with the Geospatial API in AutoCAD Map 3D. It is available for download (26.6 MB) or for online viewing. Many thanks, Gabriel!
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The class schedule for Autodesk University 2008 has been published on Joseph Wurcher's BLAUG. Here are this year's Developer Track sessions (although they may end up being categorized under "Customization & Programming", along with a host of other interesting classes from external presenters). You'll see a number of speakers listed, both from my team (DevTech) and our various Engineering teams (who I've highlighted in italics below). I'm personally presenting three classes: two will be more-or-less the same as last year (here are the handouts for There's More to DWG™ than AutoCAD®, Parts 1, 2 and 3 and Enrich Your DWF™,…
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In addition to the existing collection of DevTV sessions, we have just posted a DevTV session on RealDWG. It is available for download (97.5 MB) or for online viewing. A big thanks to Adam Nagy from our DevTech team in Europe for delivering this informative session!
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Last year we held our first DevCamps for AEC and Manufacturing customers & partners. Following on from their success, this year's events are fast approaching: this year we've added Geospatial into the mix, and are holding DevCamps through the month of June. Manufacturing DevCampJune 11-13, 2008Portland, Oregon Architecture, Engineering & Construction DevCampJune 16-18, 2008Wakefield, Massachusetts (near Boston) Geospatial DevCampJune 25-27, 2008San Rafael, California (near San Francisco) This is really a good opportunity to meet and get to know members of my team (DevTech) and Autodesk's engineering teams, as well as getting first-rate information on how to develop with Autodesk APIs.…