Autocad Civil3D debugging with .net express
If you have been using VBA to customize Autocad Civil 3D and have been wanting to check out vb.net now is a great time. Microsoft has made available express editions of their visual studio products for some time now. They can be downloaded here:
Either version should work equally well for Autocad .net customization and can be installed side by side.
The express editions have some limitations over the standard and pro versions of visual studio. The most important being that the express editions do not allow real time debugging in Autocad. This makes it very difficult to debug your code.
I came across a link to Kean’s blog through the API with a post on Debugging using Express Editions. After reading the post you’ll see it is possible to debug with the Express Editions.
To make it even easier those who attended Jerry Winter’s class at Autodesk University in 2006/2007 who received a DVD from him it includes an Autocad vb.net express template installer that works with Autocad and C3D.
The website civildev.com provides a template installer for VS Express 2005 it can be downloaded here. This installer was recommended by the AU 2007 class .net Programming for Civil Engineers and Surveyors.
Best of all this powerful programming tool is free.
