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To add a bit of historical perspective, AutoCad could be extended through Lisp (AutoLisp), back in the day. So I posit that this approach is nothing new and unl
by Vorcin83 11y ago
To add a bit of historical perspective, AutoCad could be extended through Lisp (AutoLisp), back in the day. So I posit that this approach is nothing new and unlikely to be what the customers of CAD packages don't already have.
- castell 11y ago...and later also VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). The same goes for CATIA v5 (VBA).
- ZenoArrow 11y agoAutoCAD also allows for .NET and C++ extensions now IIRC. I have a vague memory of JavaScript support coming soon too, perhaps it's already available.
- brudgers 11y agoAutoCad can still be extended using AutoLisp. However, AutoLisp is one of several scripting API's rather than a "first class value" in the drawing database. AutoLisp also lacks a macro facility.