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Sub DrawPolyline()
'Draws a polyline in AutoCAD using X and Y coordinates from sheet Coordinate
s.
'By Christos Samaras
'http://www.myengineeringworld.net
'In order to use the macro you must enable the AutoCAD library from VBA edit
or:
'Go to Tools -> References -> Autocad xxxx Type Library, where xxxx depends
'on your AutoCAD version (i.e. 2010, 2011, 2012, etc.) you have installed to
your PC.
'Declaring the necessary variables.
Dim acadApp As AcadApplication
Dim acadDoc As AcadDocument
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim acadPol As AcadLWPolyline
Dim dblCoordinates() As Double
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim k As Long
Sheet1.Activate
'Find the last row.
With Sheet1
LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
End With
'Check if there are at least two points.
If LastRow < 3 Then
MsgBox "There not enough points to draw the polyline!", vbCritical, "Poi
nts Error"
Exit Sub
End If
'Check if AutoCAD is open.
On Error Resume Next
Set acadApp = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application")
On Error GoTo 0
'If AutoCAD is not opened create a new instance and make it visible.
If acadApp Is Nothing Then
Set acadApp = New AcadApplication
acadApp.Visible = True
End If
'Check if there is an active drawing.
On Error Resume Next
Set acadDoc = acadApp.ActiveDocument
On Error GoTo 0
'No active drawing found. Create a new one.
If acadDoc Is Nothing Then
Set acadDoc = acadApp.Documents.Add
acadApp.Visible = True
End If