ObjectARX Wizards for Visual Studio

AutoCAD/ObjectARX Wizards for Visual Studio 2022
by Cyrille Fauvel, Madhukar Moogala - Autodesk Developer Network (ADN)

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📋 Overview

This repository contains Visual Studio project wizards for ObjectARX development, making it easier to create AutoCAD plugins and applications. The wizards provide templates and boilerplate code for various ObjectARX development scenarios.

Available Wizards

• ArxAppWiz - Main ObjectARX application wizard
• ArxWizCustomObject - Custom AutoCAD entity creation
• ArxWizReactors - Event-driven reactor implementations
• ArxWizJig - Interactive drawing jigs
• ArxWizMFCSupport - MFC-based UI components
• ArxWizNETWrapper - .NET wrapper classes
• ArxAtlWizComWrapper - COM component wrappers
• ArxAtlWizDynProp - Dynamic property implementations

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2019 or 2022
• ObjectARX SDK (corresponding to your AutoCAD version)
• WiX Toolset v3.14.0 (for building the installer)
• AutoCAD (for testing your ObjectARX applications)

📥 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ADN-DevTech/ObjectARX-Wizards.git
cd ObjectARX-Wizards

🔨 Build Instructions

For detailed build instructions, see StepsToBuild.md

Quick Build Steps:

1. Install WiX Toolset v3.14.0
2. Install WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension
3. Open ObjectARXWizardsInstaller/ObjectARXWizard.sln in Visual Studio
4. Set configuration to x86 for both projects
5. Build the solution to generate the installer

💾 Installation

1. Build the installer MSI using the steps above
2. Run the generated MSI file as Administrator
3. Restart Visual Studio
4. The wizards will appear in File → New → Project under Visual C++

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🔧 Troubleshooting

Wizards not appearing in Visual Studio?

See our comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide for solutions to common issues including:

• MEF cache clearing
• Visual Studio configuration reset
• Permission and compatibility issues

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📁 Project Structure

ObjectARX-Wizards/
├── ArxAppWiz/              # Main application wizard
├── ArxWizCustomObject/     # Custom object wizard  
├── ArxWizReactors/         # Reactor wizard templates
├── ArxWizJig/              # Jig wizard templates
├── ArxWizMFCSupport/       # MFC support templates
├── ArxWizNETWrapper/       # .NET wrapper templates
├── ArxAtlWizComWrapper/    # COM wrapper templates
├── ArxAtlWizDynProp/       # Dynamic property templates
├── ObjectARXWizardsInstaller/ # MSI installer project
└── _Installs/              # Installation files and props

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

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📄 License

Copyright (c) Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

🔗 Resources

• ObjectARX Documentation
• AutoCAD Developer Center
• Autodesk Developer Network

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Happy ObjectARX Development! 🎯