This class will present strategies used to create cross-platform plug-ins taking advantage of C++ language in order to create core source code that could be used by AutoCAD software for Windows and by AutoCAD for Mac software. We will then demonstrate how to consume this shared core code into each platform, taking advantage of each specific user interface feature (Microsoft MFC, Microsoft .NET inside Windows, and Cocoa inside Mac OSX).

This class will present strategies used to create cross-platform plug-ins, taking advantage of C++ language in order to create core source code that could be used by AutoCAD software for Windows and by AutoCAD for Mac software. We will then demonstrate how to consume this shared core code into each platform, taking advantage of each specific user interface feature (Microsoft MFC, Microsoft .NET inside Windows, and Cocoa inside Mac OSX).

This class will introduce AutoCAD for Mac software and the special features it provides. In Release 2017, AutoCAD for Mac software has created an efficient, coherent, and more-Macintosh-compatible user interface. This includes an advanced toolset, toolbar, drawing tabs, and layout tabs, and a new command line and status bar. After this class, you will know how to use them and how to customize them. In addition, Datalink, Quick Select, Layer, and Visor are special features that are different from AutoCAD for Windows software. We will explain the benefits of these new features, and how they can help you to work faster. One common difficulty encountered by users of earlier versions of AutoCAD for Mac software is working on the same projects as AutoCAD for Windows software. The new server path-mapping feature can help you work seamlessly between both versions. This session features AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD.