Description:

pyautocad 0.2.0

pyautoacad - AutoCAD Automation for Python
This library aimed to simplify writing ActiveX Automation scripts for AutoCAD with Python


Requires:

comtypes

Optional:

xlrd, tablib



Features:

Simplifies work with coordinates (3D points)
Efficient objects iteration and searching (with casting to correct type)
Excel/csv/json import and export (xlrd and tablib required)



Simple usage example:
from pyautocad import Autocad, APoint


acad = Autocad()
acad.prompt("Hello, Autocad from Python\n")
print acad.doc.Name

p1 = APoint(0, 0)
p2 = APoint(50, 25)
for i in range(5):
text = acad.model.AddText('Hi %s!' % i, p1, 2.5)
acad.model.AddLine(p1, p2)
acad.model.AddCircle(p1, 10)
p1.y += 10

dp = APoint(10, 0)
for text in acad.iter_objects('Text'):
print('text: %s at: %s' % (text.TextString, text.InsertionPoint))
text.InsertionPoint = APoint(text.InsertionPoint) + dp

for obj in acad.iter_objects(['Circle', 'Line']):
print(obj.ObjectName)
See more examples in source distribution.


Links

Documentation at readthedocs.org
Source code and issue tracking at GitHub.

License

For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.

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