Reference documentation can now be accessed using the Intellisense feature of the Visual Studio code editor window and the Object Browser.Reference documentation is accessible via a CHM file in the ObjectARX SDK or as part of a Visual Studio integration installer ( ).API and documentation can be downloaded from the ADN or ObjectARX websites ( ).Refer to the Managed Class Reference Guide (part of the ObjectARX SDK) and the What's New topic for a list of changes made to the API.DwgFiler and DxfFiler class now supports a minor version.Updates were made to the Reference Guide to include the new classes, interfaces, and functions introduced for this release.The files are named acad_aag.chm and acadauto.chm.
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Documentation continues to be available online through the product help and offline as CHM files in the %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\en-US\ directory.Change was made late in the AutoCAD 2016 release, so many people didn't know the change was made. The CAD Standards Plug-in documentation is now part of the product documentation and includes code samples.Change was made late in the AutoCAD 2016 release, so many people didn't know the change was made. ( ) The Transmittal Object Library documentation can be found in the product documentation and includes code samples.Four new constants were added to the AcInsertUnits enum.The IAcadShadowDisplay class is now obsolete as a result of Mental Ray support being removed.No new classes were added, but the following here changed:.No new or changed functions/tiles this release.Historical list of changes from AutoCAD 2009 through AutoCAD 2017 can be used to identify potential problems in existing programs.The ssget function topic has been updated to include the :L, _:V, and # selection modes.No new or changed functions this release.If custom images need to support transparency, they must be converted to PNG files and assigned the transparent color. BMP images used in CUIx files no longer support the color 192,192,192 as a workaround for transparency.NET, and ObjectARX APIs are not accessible from this page. General compatibility information for the AutoLISP, ActiveX, Managed. The CAD Management and Developer Home Page has been reorganized to provide a better flow.The following outlines the changes that were made to the AutoCAD APIs: General Updates The developer related documentation can be found at: While I cannot cover them all in depth here, I will highlight the changes that were introduced. There have been many small and large changes to the AutoCAD application programming interfaces (APIs) in the latest release along with many improvements to the developer documentation. I have been trying to blog more, but often find myself spending time working on the developer documentation or preparing for AU sessions. Wow, where did the year go! Looking back, the last article I wrote was for the changes in the AutoCAD 2016 APIs and Developer Documentation.