Built for manufacturing, AutoCAD® Mechanical engineering design software includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, plus libraries of standards-based parts and tools to help accelerate mechanical CAD.
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Learning
Several source code samples showing how to use AutoCAD Mechanical are included with the SDK (download links below). These samples are located in the “sample” subfolder.
Documentation and Samples
Several source code samples showing how to use AutoCAD Mechanical are included with the SDK (download links below). These samples are located in the “sample” subfolder.
The “doc” subfolder in AutoCAD Mechanical SDK contains C++ API reference guide (“acadmcpp.chm”).
AutoCAD Mechanical Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2023 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2022 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2021 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2020 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2019 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2018 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2015 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2012 Developer’s Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 Developer’s Guide
Any task you can perform within AutoCAD Mechanical can be automated with macros, scripts, or custom external programs. This guide shows you how to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros to control the program, saving time in repetitive or specialized tasks, helping to enforce company standards, and easing collaboration with other AutoCAD Mechanical users.
AutoCAD Mechanical ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2023 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2022 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2021 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2020 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2019 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2018 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2015 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2012 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 ActiveX and VBA Reference Guide
Tools
When developing on AutoCAD Mechanical, you can also use the Object ARX SDK.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
The SDK contains libraries, header files, documentation, and samples for AutoCAD Mechanical APIs, which provide object-oriented C++ programming interfaces for developers to use, customize, and extend AutoCAD Mechanical software. Please refer to the readme for changes to this release of SDK.
AutoCAD Mechanical SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2023 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2022 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2021 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2020 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2019 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2018 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2016 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2015 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2012 SDK
- AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 SDK
ActiveX (COM Automation)
AutoCAD Mechanical ActiveX Automation contains three parts of type libraries, including SymBBAuto (Symbols, Balloons, and Bills Of Materials), AcadmAuto (AutoCAD Mechanical), and GeAuto (Geometry). These type libraries provide ActiveX® interfaces in AutoCAD Mechanical software to automate AutoCAD Mechanical from other applications via COM automation.
Note: Microsoft is no longer offering VBA distribution licenses to new customers as of July 1, 2007 and has indicated that there are no plans to provide VBA product enhancements in the future. As a result of this, though Autodesk will continue to “unofficially” support VBA in its 2011 products, software developers are strongly encouraged to base all future Microsoft Windows based development for AutoCAD based products on the Microsoft .NET Framework (VB .NET, C#, managed C++ etc). Download the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Module (VBA) here.
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