VBA - AutoCAD to BricsCAD - Pretty Cool
I just completed an experiment. I'm no programmer but am testing to see how difficult it will be to convert several of my AutoCAD VBA projects to run on BricsCAD.The results are in. IT IS JUST TOO EASY!I exported the required files from AutoCAD. Imported them into BricsCAD.I was required to change:> A few variable declarations i.e. ACADLayer to Layer> Object references i.e. ThisDrawing to ActiveDocument> A few methods i.e. Select SelectionSetAll to .Select vicSelectionSetAllThat is it! Pleasant surprises are always welcome.
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Since no one else has replied, I will jump in, even though I am a novice, and my memory is vague on the issue.There are other, more difficult issues, which can't be solved by a simple search and replace. It is in the way coordinates are handled... sorry that is all I can recall.Also, we've been told that an upcomming BricsCad will have true AutoCAD VBA compatability. But, we don't have any timeframe for this. I've put some of my programming efforts on indefinite hold so that I can do it in VBA and use the extenstve AutoCAD training books availble to learn how to do it.Joe Dunfee
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Bricscad V8 indeed will have an AutoCad compatible COM API. It is scheduled to be released this summer.Hans De BackerBricscad development
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Does this mean I will have to rewrite all my Intellicad VBA applications I wrote, and am writing for my office?Would it be possible to include a translator to convert Intellicad projects to Autocad projects?
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