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Exercise: Create a New Project
 
 
 

In this exercise, you will create a new project named “MyFirstProject” and reference the files of the AutoCAD .NET API.

To create a new project named “MyFirstProject”

  1. On the Start menu, click (All) Programs Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to start Microsoft Visual Studio.
  2. In Microsoft Visual Studio, click File menu New Project (or click File menu New Project).
  3. In the New Project dialog box, Installed Templates tree, expand Other Languages Visual Basic or Visual C# and click Windows.
  4. Under Templates, select Class Library.
  5. In the Name box, enter MyFirstProject.
  6. In the Location box, click Browse to specify a new location or accept the default location.
    TipTo change the default location for new projects, display the Options dialog box and select the Projects and Solutions folder from the navigation pane. Click the ellipsis button to the right of the Visual Studio Projects Location and browse to a new default location.
  7. Click OK.
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