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Automating the use of an ARX add-in in AutoCAD 2004

Automating the use of an ARX add-in in AutoCAD 2004

Automating the use of an ARX add-in in AutoCAD 2004

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Hello everyone, I'm new to this section of the forum.

We have a large catalog of Medusa files that are accessible only using AutoCAD 2004 and an ARX add-in that allow the user to browse to the medusa file and import into AutoCAD.  The add-in appears to be graphical only, opening a dialog for the user to navigate to the file they wish to import.  The Medusa files are stored on that computer in a variety of folders.  We wish to script the operation of this import process to get them all in AutoCAD format and maybe also run a print-to-file step to get them in .tif format too.

The program might resemble:
- Load a list of Medusa files including full path and filenames
Loop{
 - Run import ARX, feed in next Medusa filename
 - Run print routine to dump .tif file
 - Save AutoCAD file
}
(end)

Is Autolisp the way to go here?  Can it automate the use of the  ARX import utility(not part of the core AutoCAD interface)?  Can Autolisp load the filenames/paths from an outside file?  Any other possible roadblocks to consider?

Thanks for any advice before I send my IT department into it.

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