[jschuchert]

I developed a coordinate geometry application several years ago and have been marketing it to land surveyors and civil engineers. It is essentially a number cruncher but does have basic plotting to scale capablility. I want to go to the next level and include cad that will integrate the results of the calculations for producing maps. Presently, there is a dxf routine which transfers data so that a cad program can make the drawings. However, users would have to have a separate program to do this. Good cad software is not cheap. I want them to be able to have everything in one software package.

My code is written in VB6 and until now I have not been able to find any source code that could help me do what I want. I am far from an expert programmer but can't afford to have someone else get involved. I had a quote from an India firm that is out of my league. Will the $749 source code functions be adequate to make a full-blown mapping application integrateing what I already have? Could an intermediate VB programmer (not vb.net) be able to do it? I could expand on what coordinate geometry (cogo) is if anyone needs to know but essentially it is a 2D application that relates points on the earth's surface and assigns north and east coordinates from some base. Picture a large piece of grid paper and plot points by their distances from the 2 axes. My app can plot the points, even curves, etc. but can't move, copy, rotate, zoom, provide layers, annotate (one routine can), configure plotters (mine pots to the printer only), provide symbols, text styles, re-size, etc. Any advice or comments will be appreciated.

Jim Schuchert

[Athanasios Gardos]

$749 is the cost only for AVAX-CAD VB6 source code application. This application is using Avax Vector ActiveX control that has an additionla cost of $486.53.

Do you have a DEMO of your applicaton, to see it? We have many civil engineers customers and maybe we can have a collaboration on this project.

[jschuchert]

evaluation version

[Athanasios Gardos]

Your product is very intersting.
I suggest you use AVAX-CAD as base to store the map and then make small add-ons for every function of your program
I can make for you one of these AVAX-CAD's add-ons, as an example.

[jschuchert]

Athanasios Gardos, on Aug 6 2008, 01:46 AM, said:

Your product is very intersting.
I suggest you use AVAX-CAD as base to store the map and then make small add-ons for every function of your program
I can make for you one of these AVAX-CAD's add-ons, as an example.

An example would be wonderful. Thank you.

[Athanasios Gardos]

Can you please suggest me one small problem and the algorithm to solve it?

[jschuchert]

Athanasios,

I would like to be able to send you something but, in order to do so, there would be a lot of code involved. It might be simpler if we could communicate via skype (do you have this?) or I could upload the code to my comcast account and you could download it from there. For example, one of my routines named Iplot (for interactive plot) uses several other routines contained in modules. Assuming you have VB6, I could make the code available with an explanation of how the routine is used. The routine plots all or selected points from the file it is using. You can then create lines, measure distances, etc. by clicking the plotted points. I would like to see how that figure could then be rotated, annotated, manipulated, etc. using your avax code. You would probably have to actually use the program a little to understand what it is doing. What I am saying is that there isn't any easy way to present a problem and solution.

At present, a user of my program can dxf the points created into a cad program and make his map. However, he must have cad software to do that. I want to eliminate the middle man and do it all in my software. Do you have a couple of snippets of code that I could compile in VB6 and see what it does? I might be able to incorporate it somehowto my routines. The idea of using your system separately with each routine as needed might also work.
My skype name is "schuch4".

Jim Schuchert

[Athanasios Gardos]

My skype name is "athangard"

[Athanasios Gardos]

Here it is an AddOn example:
 AddonExample.zip (5.77K)
Number of downloads: 217
Please open the AddonExample\test\Group1.vbg file.

[jschuchert]

I get a "Can't find library or project" message when compiling and trying to run testproject.vbp. I assume after I am able to start the project, I can click the "Calculate Area" button to see how it works. Please clarify how I am supposed to use it.

[Athanasios Gardos]

You have to open Group1.vbg file. Testproject.vbp has a reference to the AddonExample.dll. Opening the group file it is not necessary to build the AddonExample.dll

[jasonflord25]

jschuchert I have open your evaluation version very interesting hope you could update us on the progress.