Getting started¶
Installation¶
If you have pip or easy_install, you can just:
pip install --upgrade pyautocad
or:
easy_install -U pyautocad
Also, you can download Windows installer from PyPI pyautocad page.
Requirements¶
Retrieving AutoCAD ActiveX documentation¶
A copy of the AutoCAD ActiveX guide and reference can be found in the help
directory of your AutoCAD install.
acad_aag.chm
- ActiveX and VBA Developer’s Guideacadauto.chm
- ActiveX and VBA Reference
Reference can also be found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\acadauto.chm
What’s next?¶
Read the Usage section, or look for real applications in examples folder of source distribution.
Note
Applications in examples are Russian engineering specific, but anyway I hope you’ll find something interesting in that code.
For more info on features see API documentation and sources.