// 2. Access the layout and add a custom boundary layer vdLayer boundaryLayer = new vdLayer(); boundaryLayer.Name = "Property_Boundaries"; boundaryLayer.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Red; doc.Layers.Add(boundaryLayer); // 3. Create a complex Polyline (The "CAD" power upgrade) vdPolyline fence = new vdPolyline(); fence.SetDocumentDefaults(doc); fence.Layer = boundaryLayer; // Add vertices (Lot corners) fence.VertexList = new Vertexes(new gPoint[] new gPoint(0, 0, 0), new gPoint(50, 0, 0), new gPoint(50, 30, 0), new gPoint(25, 45, 0), new gPoint(0, 30, 0) ); fence.Flag = LineFlags.Closed; fence.LineWeight = VdConstLineWeight.LineWeight025; // 4. Add to the model doc.Model.Entities.AddItem(fence); // 5. Zoom to extents and refresh doc.Zoom(EZoomAction.eZoomExtents); doc.Redraw(true);
If you are a software engineer looking to embed a native CAD solution into a .NET, ActiveX, or web environment, this article is your definitive deep dive into the VectorDraw Developer Framework. To understand the power of the current framework, one must look at its lineage. The previous naming, VectorDraw Standard , suggested a baseline set of features—mostly viewing and light editing. Add to the model doc
VectorDraw is the "Unreal Engine" of CAD tools—massively powerful but accessible to a single developer. Autodesk RealDWG is only viable for enterprises with massive budgets. Part 4: Practical Implementation – A Code Example Let us look at a practical C# example using the VectorDraw Developer Framework. Assume we are building a custom "Site Planner" tool. We need to load a survey DWG and programmatically add property boundaries. The previous naming, VectorDraw Standard , suggested a
public void ProcessSurvey(vdDocument doc, string dwgPath) public void ProcessSurvey(vdDocument doc
In under 20 lines of code, you have hybrid CAD interaction (loading an existing file + creating new native entities). Part 5: The Web Component – Moving Beyond Desktop The biggest differentiator for VectorDraw Developer Framework CAD (formerly VectorDraw Standard) is the Web Library .
// 1. Load the existing survey map (formerly Standard functionality) doc.ReadFile(dwgPath);