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ARES Commander provides .NET API that lets you author third party Plugin Software for ARES Commander.

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        //Method attribute to define lisp callable function 'LispTest' 
        //i.e (setq x (lisptest "Text created by .NET lisp function" 1.0 '(10 10 0)))
        [LispFunction("lisptest")]
        public ResultBuffer DoIt(ResultBuffer args)
        {
            // Get the database of the active document.
            Database db = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase;
            TypedValue[] argsVal = new TypedValue[3];
            if (args != null)
            {
                argsVal = args.AsArray();
            }
            else
            {
                argsVal[0] = new TypedValue((int)LispDataType.Text, "Default Text");
                argsVal[1] = new TypedValue((int)LispDataType.Double, .2);
                argsVal[1] = new TypedValue((int)LispDataType.Point3d, new Point3d(0, 0, 0));
            }
            // Set up transaction manager.
            Teigha.DatabaseServices.TransactionManager tm = db.TransactionManager;
            using (Transaction tr = tm.StartTransaction())
            {
                try
                {
                    Point3d pPosition = new Point3d(0, 0, 0);

                    // Create a new MText object and set properties.
                    DBText pText = new DBText();
                    pText.TextString = (String)argsVal[0].Value;
                    pText.Height = Convert.ToDouble(argsVal[1].Value);
                    pText.Position = (Point3d)argsVal[2].Value;

                    // Get model space to add the MText object.
                    BlockTable pBlockTable = (BlockTable)tr.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForWrite);
                    BlockTableRecord pModelSpace = (BlockTableRecord)tr.GetObject(pBlockTable[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace], OpenMode.ForWrite);

                    // Add the object to the model space.
                    ObjectId id = pModelSpace.AppendEntity(pText);
                    tr.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(pText, true);

                    // Commit changes to database.
                    tr.Commit();
                    //return created text entity to lisp
                    return new ResultBuffer(new TypedValue((int)LispDataType.ObjectId, id));
                }
                finally
                {
                    // delete tr , managed by c# with garbage collection
                }

            }
        }

Migrating AutoCAD® .NET Classic Application to ARES Commander

You can migrate .NET applications running on AutoCAD® platform to ARES Commander with minimal changes.

Replace AutoCAD® .NET assemblies with ARES .NET assemblies.
Replace Autodesk.AutoCAD namespace with Teigha namespace in the source code.

Advance Migration

If you do not want to maintain separate source code for AutoCAD® and ARES Commander, then additional steps are necessary. A single project with two build configuration solves the issue.

Step 1: Create a new build configuration for AutoCAD® and ARES Commander.

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Step 2: Using project Properties, select all configurations one by one and define Symbol “AutoCAD” or “ARES” for the corresponding configurations.

For AutoCAD_Release configuration:

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For ARES_Release:

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Step 3: Add Conditional reference assemblies to the project using Symbols. Modify csproj file manually in the text editor to add condition for all references as in the following example.

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<ItemGroup>

    <Reference Include="accoremgd" Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('AutoCAD'))">

      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\accoremgd.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>

    <Reference Include="acdbmgd" Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('AutoCAD'))">

      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\acdbmgd.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>

    <Reference Include="acmgd" Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('AutoCAD'))">

      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018\acmgd.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>

    <Reference Include="FxCoreMgd_4.03_14" Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('ARES'))">

      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Graebert GmbH\ARES Commander 2018\BIN\FxCoreMgd_4.03_14.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>

    <Reference Include="TD_Mgd_4.03_14" Condition="$(DefineConstants.Contains('ARES'))">

      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Graebert GmbH\ARES Commander 2018\BIN\TD_Mgd_4.03_14.dll</HintPath>

    </Reference>

  </ItemGroup>

Step 4: Changes in the source code add using directives for both the application conditionally and Replace Autodesk.AutoCAD to CADApp in *.cs source files which is defined conditional declaration below.

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#if  ARES

using Teigha.DatabaseServices;

using Teigha.Runtime;

using Teigha.Geometry;

using Teigha.ApplicationServices;

using Teigha.EditorInput;

using CADApp = Teigha;

#elif  AutoCAD

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;

using CADApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD;

#endif

//If we define using statement as above then while porting no need to write as below
#if ARES
Teigha.Colors.Color acadColor = Teigha.Colors.Color.FromRgb(color.R, color.G, color.B);
#else
Autodesk.AutoCAD.Colors.Color acadColor = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Colors.Color.FromRgb(color.R, color.G, color.B);
#endif

//ported code will be

CADApp.Colors.Color acadColor = Teigha.Colors.Color.FromRgb(color.R, color.G, color.B);

Step 5:

Specify separate Output folders for both configurations.

Build both configurations one by one. The builds will work with their corresponding applications.

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Migrating AutoCAD® .NET Classic Application to ARES Commander

Advance Migration