Microsoft Visual Studio is an object-oriented programming environment that runs independently of AutoCAD and other applications. While Microsoft Visual Studio is external to AutoCAD, it is able to interact with the AutoCAD through either the native AutoCAD .NET API or ActiveX/COM library.
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Overview of Microsoft Visual Studio (.NET)
Topics in this section
- Which Edition of Microsoft Visual Studio to Use (.NET)
- Dependencies and Restrictions (.NET)
- Programming Differences Between C++ and .NET (.NET)
There are some distinct differences between ObjectARX classes and their .NET counterparts; these differences require some subtle but important code practice changes. - C++ Interoperability (.NET)
- COM Interoperability (.NET)
Parent topic: About .NET and the AutoCAD .NET API (.NET)