Developing Interactive CAD Systems with Visual Basic (CD-ROM)

Author: Su Jinming
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: For most readers, "interactive CAD technology" is a familiar yet unfamiliar concept. Why is that? Because you might often use this technology without realizing its name. So, what exactly is interactive CAD technology? A simple analogy will make it clear: drawing a straight line segment on the screen with a mouse, selecting it, and seeing square handles appear at the endpoints. Moving the handles allows you to change the orientation and length of the line segment. Due to its advantages such as being straightforward, intuitive, and efficient, this technology is widely used in various professional software, data processing software, and many other applications. This book provides a detailed explanation of the development techniques for interactive CAD systems using the Visual Basic language. It analyzes the thought process and techniques for constructing such systems and offers a complete set of code examples. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 3) is the Development Basics section, which comprehensively introduces the language fundamentals and plane geometry knowledge required for developing interactive CAD systems using Visual Basic. Part 2 (Chapters 4 to 10) is the core section of the book, explaining the thought process and techniques for developing interactive CAD systems using Visual Basic. Part 3 (Chapters 11 to 13) is the System Integration section, focusing on interface design, graphic printing, and how to package the compiled programs. All the example programs in this book have been debugged and are included on the accompanying CD for easy learning and sharing.