excel to acad

[harajliali]

I am generating data in excel,saving it as comma delimited(.csv)file. I then open the .csv file as a text file and then save it as a script file (.scr) to be invoked in Autocad that eventually draws lines. Is there a visual basic function that communicates between excel and Autocad to automate this process?. Thanks

 

[Damon Ostrander]

Hi harajliali,

If AutoCAD is OLE-compliant (I suspect it is, but don't know for sure) then you can easily pass data back and forth between it and Excel using Automation. I suggest you check the Excel VBA helps for the topic "Understanding Automation" (you have to be in the Visual Basic Editor to view these helps). There is probably a similar Automation topic in the AutoCAD help files to help you on that side. The key will be finding out about the AutoCAD object model. On the Excel side the object model is thoroughly documented in the VBA helps.

If Automation is not available then I suggest you look into using DDE. You can also research that in the helps.

Damon

 

[sueandco]

Hi,
I have some code that is supposed to connect autocad to excel. But I could not get it to work (to difficult for me) if you want it reply to message.
DDE does not work with latest autocad.
I am trying to draw from excel it works pretty well although i use results from calcualtions to make a .scr file, which is then read by Autocad.
Hope this helps
Sue

 

[sueandco]

Hi,
I have some code that is supposed to connect autocad to excel. But I could not get it to work (to difficult for me) if you want it reply to message.
DDE does not work with latest autocad.
I am trying to draw from excel it works pretty well although i use results from calcualtions to make a .scr file, which is then read by Autocad.
Hope this helps
Sue

 

[Mala]

AutoCad 2000 and above supports VBA in addition to AutoLisp. You can use CreateObject (for Excel) in an AutoCAD VBA module and have it communicate directly with Excel objects. This can be used to generate drawings automatically.
See a sample and description on the section titled 'XL-AutoCad Integration'
at the bottom of:
http://www.mrexcel.com/graphics.shtml

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Mala Singh
MrExcel Graphics & Engineering Division
This message was edited by Mala on 2002-10-31 08:21

 

[harajliali]

can you send me the code you have. I can communicate with autocad to the extent of opening the file. I am trying to pass commands to acad. That is what I need to complete the tas.
Thanks