To Register a CAD Standards Plug-in (ActiveX/CSP)

Register the Plug-in DLL with Windows

A CAD Standards plug-in DLL must be registered with Windows before it can be used by the CAD Standards framework. The regasm.exe application is used to register a DLL with Windows and generate a Registry (REG) file that be used as part of an installer to register a DLL. The regasm.exe application is part of the .NET Framework.

1. On the Start menu, click [All] Programs Accessories Command Prompt.
2. In the Command Prompt window, enter one of the following based on the latest version of the .NET Framework installed on the workstation and press Enter:

   • "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe" /codebase /regfile:<COM_RegFilename> <DLL_Fflename>

   • "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe" /codebase /regfile:<COM_RegFilename> <DLL_Fflename>

   Note: The values <COM_RegFilename> and <DLL_Fflename> represents the path and filenames of the Registry (REG) file to create that contains the entries necessary to register the CAD Standards plug-in DLL. For example, you might enter the following to create a REG file named MyLayersPlugin.reg that can be used to register a DLL named MyLayersPlugin.dll in the CAD Plug-ins folder:

   "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe" /codebase /regfile:"C:\CAD Plug-ins\MyLayersPlugin.reg" "C:\CAD Plug-ins\MyLayersPlugin.dll"

Register the Plug-in DLL with the AutoCAD CAD Standards Framework

After a CAD Standards plug-in DLL is registered with Windows, the CAD Standards plug-in DLL must also be registered with the CAD Standards framework. You register a CAD Standards plug-in DLL with the CAD Standards framework by adding the programmatic identifier (ProgId) of the plug-in to the following key in the Windows Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Drawing Check\Plugins2

1. On the Start menu, click [All] Programs Accessories Notepad.
2. In Notepad, type the following:

   REGEDIT4
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Drawing Check\Plugins2\<Plug-in_ProgId>]
   @=<Component>

   Note: The value <Plug-in_ProgId> represents the ProgId of the CAD Standards plug-in. For example, you would enter MyPlugins.ABCLayers to register a DLL with the ProgId of MyPlugins.ABCLayers. The ProgId is added before the class that inherits from the IAcStPlugin2 interface. The value <Component> represents a descriptive value for the CAD Standards plug-in the registry, this value is typically the second part or component name of the ProgId. For example, you might enter "ABCLayers" if the ProgId of the CAD Standards plug-in is MyPlugins.ABCLayers.
3. Click File menu Save As, and then select All Files from the Save As Type drop-down list. Enter a file name for the REG file and type .reg after the file name.
4. Click Save.