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Create dockable AutoCAD palettes easily

Software Engineering#wpf#palette#autocad#palette-set#tool-palettes#properties-palettes
Authorhebackus
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This guide helps developers create and manage AutoCAD UI palettes by detailing PaletteSet, Palette, and related hosting patterns, enabling rich, dockable plugin UIs in AutoCAD/Civil 3D without heavy boilerplate.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Understand PaletteSet and Palette hosting methods (Add, AddVisual, Add(string, Uri)) to host WinForms or WPF content.
  • Leverage the Tool Palette API and the Properties Palette APIs for consistent, integrated UI experiences across AutoCAD.
  • Apply lifecycle patterns (IExtensionApplication, application/document events) to keep palettes responsive across documents and sessions, with practical examples and gotchas.

Quick Start

Create a simple PaletteSet named 'Sample Palette', add a WPF UserControl, and display it via a command.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

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Please help me install this Skill:
Name: acad-palettes
Download link: https://github.com/hebackus/c3d-api-plugin/archive/main.zip#acad-palettes

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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