| Article | 41019091 |
| Type | HowTo |
| Product | Engine |
| Version | 4.x |
| Date Added | 5/5/2003 |
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Upgrade to version 4
Name changes
| Version 3.x | Version 4.x |
| VDRAWLib.VDRAW4 | VDProLib.VDPro |
| VDRAWLiB | VDProLib |
| DRAW2DLib.VDRAW2DIM | VDStdLib.VDStd |
| VDRAW2DLib | VDStdLib |
| VDRAWILib.VDRAWI | VDViewLib.VDView |
| VDRAWILib | VDViewLib |
| VDRAWDOCUMENT | vdDocument |
| VDSELECTIONSET | vdSelection |
| VDSELECTIONSETLIST | vdSelections |
| VDENTITYLIST | vdEntities |
| VDBLOCKLIST | vdBlocks |
| VDDIMSTYLELIST | vdDimstyles |
| VDLAYERLIST | vdLayers |
| VDLAYOUTLIST | vdLayouts |
| VDTEXTSTYLELIST | vdTextstyles |
| SelectionSetList property | Selections property |
| Item property | Attribute property |
Not support in version 4
| Version 3.x | Similar in Version 4.x |
| VDDWGENTITYHEADER class | |
| IVDDWGENTITYHEADER interface | |
| ReadXtraEntityValue Event | |
| Scale property (VDDIMSTYLE) | ScaleFactor property |
| DrawEntity event | EntityDraw event |
| GridSpace property | GetGridSpace method. SetGridSpace method |
| SnapSpace property | GetSnapSpace method. SetSnapSpace method |
| HighLight method (VDSELECTIONSET) | HighLight property (VDSELECTION) |
| VdViewToPixel method (VDPRINT) | you can use the vdRender object |
| PixelToVdView method (VDPRINT) | you can use the vdRender object |
| PixelSize method (VDPRINT) | you can use the vdRender object |
| AddItem (XProperties) | AddXProperty method. Note there is also a AddItem |
| DwgRegAppName method |
Changes in parameters of methods, events or calling changes
| Version 3.x | Change type |
| Draw event | new parameters |
| DrawAfter event | new parameters |
| DrawAfterEntity event | new parameters |
| DrawBackground event | new parameters |
| AddXProperty method | new parameters |
| ActiveLayout property | also propputref (needs set before changing it) |
| Type property (VDXProperty) | also propput |
| OffsetPoints property (VDUtility) | new parameters (PointsArray as vdxyzList) |