Dear Mr. Pace, the fastest way is to use "Zonwvlak" by Fer de Vries. If you want to implement something on your own, you can (almost) easily generate a DXF file with every language you want, even BASIC, following the rules of DXF for primitives like lines and text (it's not difficult, e-mail me if you want more). Another solution is to use Auto-Lisp, Ads or ObjectArx that allows you to create AutoCAD built-in commands. This may be a harder task, because you have to deal with compilers, libraries, and all that stuff. And your users will then need AutoCAD and your application, and you should ask if it's worth. I do that every day, but for work, and for amusement on sundials I use something a little more portable, like Java.
Fabrizio Massara Civil Engineer Cad & Internet developer Turin, Italy Roger Bailey wrote: > The output from Fer de Vries wonderful sundial design program "Zonwvlak" > can be converted to DXF format and imported into CAD programs. I have done > this and used the files in TURBOCAD, one of the low cost CAD clones. > Warning! the learning curve is steep. Perhaps I should follow Luke > Coletti's advice. > > Roger Bailey > Walking Shadow Designs > 51 N 115 W > > At 06:08 PM 3/20/99 +0100, Mr.Pace wrote: > > Hello all there I would like to know if someone has ever done any dial > >design using AutoCAD or some other CAD software - i think it would prove > >pretty accurate to draw and plot/print the results Is there some program > >which makes this task easier? like some CAD add-on or plugin etc Thanks !
