Ransen's ObjectARX Course

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Press Release for Version 2.0

ObjectARX v. 2.0 multimedia CD-ROM Course teaches how to program AutoCAD in C++.

Ransen Software announces Ransen's ObjectARX Course version 2.0, a unique multimedia CD-ROM that teaches you how to program AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD 14 in C++. This self-paced course consists of 21 chapters and many complete source code examples.

The course takes you step by step though creating applications for AutoCAD using Autodesk's ObjectARX programming libraries.

Version 2 has an expanded help file with tips and hints for beginning ObjectARX programmers, as well as a new chapter on calling C++ functions from LISP.

Ransen's ObjectARX Course was devised by Owen Ransen, a registered AutoCAD applications developer who is also the author of "Programming AutoCAD in C/C++" (Wiley and Sons 1997). Having faced the same problems that other real-world developers face, he saw a need for a general and useful way of introducing AutoCAD C++ programming since the official Autodesk documentation is very detailed but sometimes too much so. Ransen's ObjectARX Course offers tutorials, practical examples, and help files written in a programmer-friendly language.

Each chapter consists of a concept overview followed by a detailed explanation, with a self-test summary quiz to check that the student has absorbed the concept. A laboratory exercise for practical experience of the ideas introduced concludes each chapter.

Subjects covered in Ransen's ObjectARX Course include "Getting Started", "An ARX View of AutoCAD Drawings", "How to Create 2D and 3D Objects", "Handling Layers and Blocks", and many others. A valuable feature that programmers will appreciate is the easily searchable Help File, which covers in a practical way many important problems that AutoCAD programmers face.

To make use of this course a knowledge of C++ to a medium level is required, and experience in using AutoCAD is also an advantage. The ObjectARX SDK file, available as a free download from the Autodesk website, is also needed.

Ransen's ObjectARX Course version 2.0 costs $59 and can be ordered in the USA from:

Saelig Co. Inc. 1160-D2 Pittsford-Victor Rd. Pittford NY 14534 USA
Tel 585-385-1750 Fax585-385.1768

For international orders and a demo version see the WEB site

http://www.ransen.com/cadcourse.htm

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