Through the Interfacetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3684052013-06-18T09:58:08+02:00A blog for developers programming with AutoCAD and other Autodesk platforms.TypePadInserting a specific Excel sheet as an AutoCAD table using .NETtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20191037953cc970c2013-06-18T09:58:08+02:002013-06-18T09:58:08+02:00Last week I received the following question from Adam Schilling: I have enjoyed your posts on .net programming for datalinks. I have searched high and low and haven’t been able to find answers or any support to help me with...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/inserting-a-specific-excel-sheet-as-an-autocad-table-using-net.htmlUpdated set of Leap Motion samples availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20192ab1f1046970d2013-06-14T16:53:20+02:002013-06-14T16:53:20+02:00I’ve been beavering away in an attempt to streamline the AutoCAD-Leap Motion integration samples I posted last week. Here’s the updated project. This latest set generally gets better results than the last ones, and the LEAPEXT command certainly feels more...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/updated-set-of-leap-motion-samples-available.htmlEmbedding a 123D Catch scene in an HTML pagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e201901d4f31fd970b2013-06-12T21:12:19+02:002013-06-12T21:18:19+02:00A little over a year ago I first saw the HTML version of 123D Catch. My first thought was “that’s cool!” and my second was “I wonder whether you can embed the WebGL control to host a 123D Catch scene...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/embedding-a-123d-catch-scene-in-an-html-page.htmlDunroamintag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20192aaf6a2a8970d2013-06-10T15:40:18+02:002013-06-10T15:40:18+02:00I’ve now finished my recent trio of long-haul trips: the San Francisco Bay Area in late April, Singapore in mid-May and Boston in early June. So I can take a breather for a few weeks (maybe even months), at least:...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/dunroamin.htmlA different approach for using Leap Motion with AutoCADtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20192aad73ad0970d2013-06-07T12:13:06+02:002013-06-07T12:13:06+02:00I mentioned a presentation I gave in Singapore a few weeks that talked about integrating Kinect and Leap Motion with AutoCAD. After the session I had a good conversation (in person and then by email) with Nagappan Nachiappan. Nagappan is...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/a-different-approach-for-using-leap-motion-with-autocad.htmlStrategic alliance between Autodesk and NetSuitetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20192aa62779b970d2013-06-05T06:18:00+02:002013-05-30T08:31:36+02:00This isn’t new news – it was announced a few weeks ago at NetSuite’s SuiteWorld 2013 event – but I thought I’d mention it here mainly because of a personal connection of mine. The announcement was regarding a broad strategic...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/strategic-alliance-between-autodesk-and-netsuite.htmlMoney designed with AutoCADtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20192aa43e114970d2013-06-03T07:23:00+02:002013-05-30T08:33:52+02:00I'm currently in Boston for an internal technical summit where I'll be presenting sessions on Kinect Fusion and Leap Motion (which will the sessions I've submitted - and will hopefully get accepted - for AU 2013). I arrived a day...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/06/money-designed-with-autocad.htmlAutodesk Exchange Apps webinartag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e201901cbf6f82970b2013-05-31T07:26:00+02:002013-05-30T08:27:42+02:00The ADN team has announced a free webinar (and free to all, not just to ADN members) on “How developers can ride and profit from the adoption wave of Autodesk Exchange Apps”, being held on June 13th, 2013. We’ve all...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/05/autodesk-exchange-apps-webinar.htmlFixing block draw-order in AutoCAD drawings exported by SmartSketch using .NETtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e201901ca35b06970b2013-05-27T16:49:55+02:002013-05-29T14:48:39+02:00Here’s a question I received recently from Dustin Vest, who works as a PDMS administrator at Fluor: I am having a problem with Intergraph’s SmartSketch dwg files it exports... I found some code on your site that got me into...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/05/fixing-autocad-drawings-exported-by-smartsketch-using-net.htmlAutodesk ReCap Phototag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20191027a74a4970c2013-05-24T14:59:08+02:002013-05-28T14:22:47+02:00You’re hopefully by now familiar with 123D Catch – a technology I’ve talked about before, a consumer-focused tool for reconstructing 3D models from photos – but Autodesk is also providing a professional-grade version of the system on Autodesk 360 called...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/05/autodesk-recap-photo.html