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AutoCAD Debugging Setup

Debug Configuration

  • Go to project properties > Debug > Start Action and Set Start external Program to AutoCAD exe by using below command

    C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2015\acad.exe

  • This command will automatically launch AutoCAD when you click on start debugging, you might need to adjust AutoCAD exe path as per your current version

  • Set Command Line arguments

    /nologo /t Acad  /b "C:\Users\Ryzen2600x\source\repos\FirstAutoCADApp\FirstAutoCADApp\StartUp.scr"

  • /nologo command will make sure that AutoCAD direcly lauch with blank drawing without any start page

  • /t Acad will make sure that new Drawing is Created with Acad Template, You can change your Template as per your Requirement here
  • /b "C:\Users\Ryzen2600x\source\repos\FirstAutoCADApp\FirstAutoCADApp\StartUp.scr" command will automatically run Startup script after creating new drawing
    • Startup Script automatically netload your dll file for testing, you have to adjust dll file path

Startup Script

```
netload
C:\Users\Ryzen2600x\source\repos\FirstAutoCADApp\FirstAutoCADApp\bin\Debug\FirstAutoCADApp.dll
```

Open Specific Drawing For Testing

  • You have to specify file path for that drawing and remove template arguments cmd "C:\Users\Ryzen2600x\source\repos\Template_AutoCAD_BasicApp_CSharp\CadApp\Sample Blocks.dwg" /nologo /b "C:\Users\Ryzen2600x\source\repos\Template_AutoCAD_BasicApp_CSharp\CadApp\StartUp.scr"

Modification when you're Using AutoCAD Template

  • Open your Visual studio project
  • From Solution Explorer, switch to Folder View
  • Open StartUp.scr and Update Dll file Path
  • Open CadApp.csproj.user file and Update AutoCAD Script file path in Command line Arguments
  • Unload and reload whole Project to update Project Properties