A Ruby library for automating AutoCAD operations through the COM interface (version 0.5).
- Create, open, and manipulate AutoCAD drawings
- Work with layers, blocks, text, and other drawing elements
- Support for symbolic color names through ACAD::COLOR constants
- Selection sets for filtering and manipulating objects
- PDF export capabilities
- Event handling for AutoCAD events
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'autocad', '~> 0.5'
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install autocad
# Start AutoCAD and create a new drawing
Autocad.run do |app|
drawing = app.new_drawing("test.dwg")
# Create a new layer with a color
layer = drawing.create_layer("MyLayer", ACAD::COLOR::RED)
# Switch to model space
drawing.to_model_space
# Add a line to the drawing
model = drawing.model_space
pt1 = Point3d(0, 0, 0)
pt2 = Point3d(10, 10, 0)
line = model.add_line(pt1, pt2)
# Save and close the drawing
drawing.save
drawing.close
end
# Colors can be specified in multiple ways:
layer.color = Autocad::Color::Blue # Using constants
layer.color = :green # Using symbols
layer.color = "RED" # Using strings
layer.color = 1 # Using AutoCAD color indices
# Create a layer
layer = drawing.create_layer("NewLayer", :blue)
# Set the active layer
drawing.active_layer = layer
# Iterate through all layers
drawing.layers.each do |layer|
puts "Layer: #{layer.name}, Color: #{layer.color_name}"
end
# Create a selection set
ss = drawing.create_selection_set("MySelection")
# Filter for specific objects
ss.filter do |f|
f.and(f.model_space, f.block_reference)
end
# Select objects
ss.select
# Process selected objects
ss.each do |obj|
puts obj.inspect
end
# Export the current drawing to PDF
drawing.save_as_pdf(dir: "output")
# Batch convert multiple drawings
Autocad.with_drawings(["drawing1.dwg", "drawing2.dwg"], read_only: true) do |drawing|
drawing.save_as_pdf(dir: "output")
end
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake test
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/dsisnero/autocad. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Everyone interacting in the Autocad project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.