With Version 2021, Autodesk announced its intention to remove the Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment (VLIDE) replacing it with the Visual Studio (VS) Code source editor. This is an open-source editor that can be used to develop programs in almost all known languages. This code editor features IntelliSense code completion, syntax highlighting, bracket-matching, auto-indentation, box-selection, snippets, and more. It also includes an interactive debugger, to step through source code, inspect variables, view call stacks, and execute commands in the console. And it has built-in support for Source Control Management by installing Git, a system for tracking changes in source code during software development.Having previously published the AutoCAD Expert's Visual LISP book which is based on VLIDE and considering that most of its content from this book related to AutoLISP / Visual LISP programming will not change and that only the chapters dedicated to the development environment would have to be modified, I have decided to publish AutoCAD 2021 VS Code Update including all those changes that would be necessary to make to the original book's text.As the situation above has not changed with the release of AutoCAD 2022, we now include in this Second Edition of the book, the few things added with the most recent version of the AutoCAD AutoLISP Extension. We are also expanding the information on the commands used in the management of Source Code Control.

With Release 2021 Autodesk has announced its intention to phase out the Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment (VLIDE). They are proposing to substitute the old VLIDE with a source code editor developed by Microsoft under the name of VS Code. This is an open souce program which can be used for developing programs in almost every known programming language. Support for the different languages is provided by installing Extensions available in the VS Code Marketplace. This code editor features IntelliSense code completion, syntax highlighting, bracket-matching, auto-indentation, box-selection, snippets, and more. It also includes an interactive debugger, to step through source code, inspect variables, view call stacks, and execute commands in the console. And it has built-in support for Source Control Management by installing Git, a system for tracking changes in source code during software development. Not a bad deal...The Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment is an important part of my books "Autocad experts Visual LISP" and "Experto AutoCAD con Visual LISP", so an update seems to be required. But instead of updating the whole book to the new source code editor proposed by Autodesk, I have decided to publish this new one, the "AutoCAD 2021 VS Code Update" so the readers of "AutoCAD Expert's Visual LISP" can begin to get used to this new environment with all its new features. The Visual LISP books will eventually be updated, but I believe we should wait to see if this is the definitive solution.

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2021: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instruction, examples and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor. Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand, basic concepts Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD that build student confidence Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds Includes new exercises and projects for the AutoCAD 2021 version

This book -updated for Release 2019- aims at guiding he who uses AutoCAD on a daily basis in becoming a true expert. That kind of AutoCAD expert that is acquainted with, understands and can manipulate the program's inner workings to achieve the desired output in a fast and efficient way. That expert who is not satisfied with what comes out of the box, but demands more. Like automating the creation and shaping of 3D objects, whether 3DSolids, subdivision meshes, associative or NURBS surfaces and setting the points of view and visualization modes that help in understanding the generated models. To these and other advanced techniques, including parameterization, reactors, the graphical user interface and building applications, more than half of this book is dedicated. For this we use Visual LISP, the tool of choice to customize and extend AutoCAD's features, be it by its capabilities as a basic scripting language to automate repetitive tasks or taking advantage of advanced drawing database access possibilities and the management of properties and methods exposed through the ActiveX interface. LISP programming techniques, including the use of the Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment, are explained starting from scratch. No previous experience in programming is required to profit from this book's contents. User support is available at http: //lispexpert.blogspot.com/. The source code for all the examples included in the book can be downloaded freely from the author's Blog http: //lispexpert.blogspot.com/

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