I need to draw a path in AutoCAD for a robotic

[HeavenlySolid]

I need to draw a path in AutoCAD for a robotic dispensing application. Does anyone know how to get the coordinate data from AutoCAD into Visual Basic 2005?

 

[borgunit]

Are you talking about a polyline or something like that?

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[HeavenlySolid]

Yes a polyline. Do you know how it is done?

 

[HeavenlySolid]

I’m using AutoCAD 2004 and it has a VBA editor, maybe we can write a small macro to analyze the shape (polyline?) and dump its coordinate data to a text file.

Then I could just read that in from VB.net. Do you have any idea where to go to get a sample VBA macro that does this?

 

[borgunit]

Try here...

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-4431.html

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[chicopee]

Hopefully this is not too late! Once you path is drawn out do a listing (LI command) but make sure the UCS is in a position whereby the X and Y values are useful to you. Invoke F2 key and X & Y values will be presented to you. Highlight for Copy to clipboard and Paste into you spreadheet. Since there will be extraneous info, you will have to modify your spreasheet so that only X and Y's will show up. Note Copy to and Paste from will allow only a certain amount of info, therefore, you may have to repeat copy and Paste several times