AutoCAD_VB_plug_in problem

[rajeshpatnaik2001]

Hello,

I am new to .net programming for AutoCAD.
In my system AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 is installed and the OS is Windows XP.


As per the instruction in the "My First Plug-in Training" of autodesk, I did the installation of
- VS2008 Exprees,
- objectarx_2011 _wizard and
- autocad_2010-2012_dotnet_wizards

Now as I open visual studio and create a new project using the Autocad plugin, the following 2 errors are found in Error list.

- Type 'AutoCAD_VB_plug_in.My.MySettings' not defined.

- 'AutoCAD_VB_plug_in' is not a member of '<Default>'.

Why I am getting these errors? If I create a project without using Autocad plug-in, then everything is fine. So, there must some problem in the AutoCAD plugin? I have tried to uninstall the Autocad plug in and again re-installed. But i found the same errors when tried to create a new project using the plugin.

I have attached herewith the snap shot of the error.

Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

Rajesh

[BlackBox]

Welcome to AUGI; I've never used Visual Studio Express 2008, but have been very successful with Express 2010 (separate install for each C++,C#,VB)... You might try installing that instead.

Also, I've even been testing Express 2012 here and there, and haven't had any limitations (yet) coding for 2012-2014 from home.

In either event, just be sure to change the default .NET Framework version (within your project) in the IDE of your choosing, to that which your AutoCAD product targets.

[Ed Jobe]

Did you name your project "AutoCAD_VB_plug_in"?

[BlackBox]

Did you name your project "AutoCAD_VB_plug_in"?

That's the default project/solution name when using the Autodesk wizard... In VSE 2010 (C#), the default is "AutoCAD CSharp plug-in1"

[rajeshpatnaik2001]

Thank you all!
No, I was using a different name and so the errors were comming.
I tried with the name "AutoCAD VB plug-in", the project was created successfully with out any error.
Why it is showing error with a different name for the project?
How to avoid these 2 errors while using a different project name?

[Ed Jobe]

That's the default project/solution name when using the Autodesk wizard... In VSE 2010 (C#), the default is "AutoCAD CSharp plug-in1"

Yes, but its giving an error. As I suspected, the project is actually named something else.

[Ed Jobe]

How to avoid these 2 errors while using a different project name?

I haven't heard of this problem before, so I'm not sure how to avoid it. I would try creating a totally new project with a different name. You could also right-click on the project and rename it. Or you could go to the two lines reported in the Error List and fix the names there.

[BlackBox]

Yes, but its giving an error. As I suspected, the project is actually named something else.

No, it isn't (named something else)... Look to the right of the screen shot in the OP.

Interestingly however, the Autodesk Wizard (2010) templates do not include a Settings.Designer.[vb [cs [cpp]]], but rather a myCommands.Designer.[vb [cs [cpp]]].

[BlackBox]

How to avoid these 2 errors while using a different project name?

From the Visual Studio Start Page, select New Project, select AutoCAD plug-in, and below that there's a text box for you to enter the Name.

If you've already created a new project using the defaults instead, but have not yet saved the project under that default name, simply Save All (Ctrl + Shift + S), and enter the desired project Name there. Be mindful that you may need to refactor/rename some aspect of your project if you choose this option.

Hope this helps.

[Ed Jobe]

No, it isn't (named something else)...

Then I misunderstood him when he said he used a different name.