Through the Interfacetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3684052009-11-19T17:03:03+01:00A blog for developers working with Autodesk technology.TypePadPreview of Decembers Plugin of the Month: Layer Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a6b66aa7970b2009-11-19T17:03:03+01:002009-11-20T11:42:01+01:00I feel like I’m posting a lot about our Plugin of the Month initiative, at the moment, but then I suppose it’s to some degree a function of what I’m spending time on. It’s definitely eating into the time I...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/preview-of-decembers-plugin-of-the-month-layer-reporter.htmlUpdated version of Screenshot now availabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e2012875a9ef69970c2009-11-16T21:53:10+01:002009-11-16T22:04:06+01:00We’ve had a few reports of issues with the Screenshot “Plugin of the Month”. They fall into two main categories: Attempting to NETLOAD the application DLL from a network share Within the ReadMe for each of the plugins we’ve documented...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/updated-version-of-screenshot-now-available.htmlTuring test for live bank chat (failed)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20128757b2ef2970c2009-11-11T18:18:07+01:002009-11-12T09:18:13+01:00Important note: If you’re only interested in programming-related posts (rather than those related to interpersonal or possibly human-computer interaction) please stop reading. I lived in the US between 2000 and 2003, and have since kept a bank account there which...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/turing-test-for-live-bank-chat-failed.htmlNovembers Plugin of the Month: Screenshottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a66de841970b2009-11-10T13:43:11+01:002009-11-12T17:27:09+01:00Given the previous posts on this topic, I’d hope it’s no great surprise to regular readers that this month’s “Plugin of the Month” consists of a tool to simplify the capturing of screenshots within AutoCAD. This month’s tool allows you...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/novembers-plugin-of-the-month-screenshot.htmlShaan by name, shorn by naturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e201287566fb87970c2009-11-09T17:09:15+01:002009-11-09T17:09:15+01:00OK, I suppose the title only really works if you have a British accent and mispronounce Mr. Hurley’s name, but anyway. :-) For those of you heading to AU, you may be interested in a rather fun offer being made...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/shaan-by-name-shorn-by-nature.htmlDetecting the use of the shift and control keys during an AutoCAD jig using .NETtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a6ab72ca970c2009-11-05T12:20:16+01:002009-11-05T17:11:38+01:00Another interesting little problem, that of how to detect the use of modifier keys during a jig operation (to indicate different jig behaviour). In this case the specific task was to detect the use of the Control and Shift keys,...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/detecting-the-use-of-the-shift-and-control-keys-during-an-autocad-jig-using-net.htmlAU 2009 classes, both physical and virtualtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a652e50a970b2009-11-04T16:50:37+01:002009-11-04T17:01:34+01:00As mentioned in this previous post, at this year’s Autodesk University the “Developer Track” has rightly been combined with the “Customization & Programming” track (it made sense to rationalise these two tracks which had a very similar style of class)....Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/au-2009-classes-both-physical-and-virtual.htmlTurning AutoCAD into a Spirograph using F#tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a69fce07970c2009-11-02T14:42:40+01:002009-11-02T14:42:40+01:00I’ve been toying for some time with the idea of writing some code to turn AutoCAD into a Spirograph, a device which I’m sure fascinated and inspired many of you as children (just as it did me). I chose to...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/11/turning-autocad-into-a-spirograph-using-f.htmlStreamlined QuickSaveAs command for AutoCAD 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a63416e7970b2009-10-30T06:38:00+01:002009-10-30T08:58:43+01:00A big thanks to Tony Tanzillo for providing some tips to help improve the implementation of the application we saw in these previous posts: in particular Tony pointed out the ability of AutoCAD 2010 to generate a thumbnail image for...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/10/streamlined-quicksaveas-command-for-autocad-2010.htmlDesign iteration #3 of Screenshot, Novembers Plugin of the Monthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452464869e20120a686395b970c2009-10-28T23:26:21+01:002009-10-30T09:42:22+01:00Now that I’m completely finished with my AU 2009 preparation, it’s time for me to get back to the next “Plugin of the Month”, given that we have just a few days left of the month of October. Here’s another...Kean Walmsleyhttp://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2009/10/design-iteration-3-of-screenshot-novembers-plugin-of-the-month.html