In this exercise, you
will reference the .NET assemblies acmgd.dll and acdbmgd.dll.
After you reference the two files, you will adjust the properties
of the referenced files so they are not copied to the build directory.
For more information
on referencing AutoCAD .NET API files, see Components
of the AutoCAD .NET API.
To reference the AutoCAD .NET
API Files
- In Microsoft Visual Studio, click View
menu
Solution Explorer to
display the Solution Explorer if it is not already displayed.
- In the Solution Explorer, on the toolbar
along the top, click Show All Files.
- Right-click the References node and click
Add Reference.
- In the Add Reference dialog box, Browse
tab, browse to the install folder of AutoCAD and select acmgd.dll.
Press and hold Ctrl, and then select acdbmgd.dll.
Click OK.
The default install location
of AutoCAD is <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2012.
If you installed the ObjectARX SDK, you should reference the files
from the inc folder.
- In the Solution Explorer, click the plus
sign to the left the References node to expand it.
- Press and hold Ctrl, and select AcDbMgd
and AcMdg from the References node.
- Right-click over one of the selected
references and click Properties.
- In the Properties window, click the Copy
Local field and then select False from the drop-down list.
NoteSetting Copy Local
to False instructs Microsoft Visual Studio to not include the referenced
DLL in the build output for the project. If the referenced DLL is
copied to the build output folder, it can cause unexpected results
when you load your assembly file in AutoCAD.
