Hazy memory: I think some of the project wizards from Autodesk add your symbol to the namespace. I saw your question on the Autodesk forum - that answer is basically the same as mine: try to make your namespace unique. You'd have to be pretty unlucky, or have annoyed someone, to get a clash with that sort of thing. I tend to make my top-level namespace pretty wordy, something like ''. In your code, namespace clashes can certainly be an issue. Buttons on a toolbar etc don't care how long a command name is. The way I try to avoid command name duplication is to use a really long command name, including my top namespace ('CadBloke' in my case) and then add a command alias to the acad.pgp file so the keyboard command is more sensible.

If symbol registration is required where can I find a clear example of it's implementation within code? I've noticed that there is a section on the AutoDesk website with regards to registering a custom prefix via the RDS scheme.Ĭode that differs from the default template is found within the following areas:īased on the current implementation and intended usage/distribution method is symbol registration required? I ask as I am not sure what would happen if another plug-in used by the user has a 'DEBUGDATA' command for example. The plug-in itself is to be distributed privately and will not be submitted to the 'Marketplace' supplied by Autodesk for AutoCAD products. The plug-in is loaded into AutoCAD at start-up via a registry entry as documented in the SDK files. I've developed a plug-in using the ObjectARX SDK, C# and the Autodesk plug-in templates for VS2010.

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