在AutoCAD里可以通过 List 和Area命令求的样条曲线等任意一条曲线的长度。但是要在delphi得到AutoCAD里任意一条曲线的长度就需要编写宏,然后再将宏嵌入到Delphi里
这是在AutoCAD2004下调试通过的宏
Sub SecFunc()
    Dim SelectionSet As AcadSelectionSet
    Dim lSpLine As AcadSpline
       
    Dim sysVarName As String
    Dim sysVarData As Variant
    Dim DataType As Integer
       
    ThisDrawing.SelectionSets.Item(0).Delete
    Set SelectionSet = ThisDrawing.SelectionSets.Add("New_SelectionSet")
    SelectionSet.SelectOnScreen
    Set lSpLine = SelectionSet.Item(0)
   
    ThisDrawing.SetVariable "USERR1", 1.5
    ThisDrawing.SendCommand "(vl-load-com)" & vbCr
   
    Dim StrCom As String
   
    StrCom = "(setvar " & Chr(34) & "USERR1" & Chr(34) & Chr(32) & "(vlax-curve-getdistatparam (vlax-ename->vla-object (handent " & Chr(34) & lSpLine.Handle & Chr(34) & ")) (vlax-curve-getendparam (vlax-ename->vla-object (handent " & Chr(34) & lSpLine.Handle & Chr(34) & ")))))" & vbCr
    ThisDrawing.SendCommand StrCom
    MsgBox StrCom
    sysVarData = ThisDrawing.GetVariable("USERR1")
    MsgBox sysVarData
End Sub
这是Delphi里对该宏的嵌入式调用
function GetLengthOfObject(pHandle:THandle;pCadDoc:OleVariant):Real;
var
  lTempVariant:OleVariant;
  lTempVar:wideString;
begin
    lTempVariant:=0;
    lTempVar:='USERR1';
    pCadDoc.SetVariable(lTempVar,lTempVariant);
    lTempVar:='(vl-load-com)' + #13;
    pCadDoc.SendCommand(lTempVar);
    lTempVar:='(setvar ' + Chr(34) + 'USERR1'+Chr(34)+ Chr(32) +
                        '(vlax-curve-getdistatparam (vlax-ename->vla-object '+
                        '(handent '+ Chr(34) +IntToStr(pHandle)+ Chr(34)+')) '+
                        '(vlax-curve-getendparam (vlax-ename->vla-object '+
                        '(handent '+ Chr(34) +IntToStr(pHandle)+Chr(34) +
                        ')))))'+#13;
    pCadDoc.SendCommand(lTempVar);
    Result:=pCadDoc.GetVariable('USERR1');
end;
体会:
       1,宏的语法就是VB的语法。
       2,宏里面的"&"符号就是字符串的连接,在delphi里面就是字符串的相加。比如
            宏里面的 "(setvar " & Chr(34) & "USERR1" & Chr(34) & Chr(32)
            在delphi里面就是"(setvar " + Chr(34) + "USERR1" + Chr(34) + Chr(32)
            其中 Chr(34)是 " 符号 Chr(32)是空字符
        3 宏里面的VbCr就相当于是按了一下回车键,而在delphi里面就是#13
        4 在delphi里面嵌套宏一定要注意空格和回车。比如在宏里面是"USERR1",在delphi里  面也必须写成:'USERR1',如果写成'USERR1 ',在连接AutoCAD时就会出线“呼叫被拒绝”,或者是及时在delphi里面能运行通过,你却得不到想要的结果。
         5 关于参数的传递 与函数的调用。
            AutoCAD里提供一个设置系统变量的函数 SetVariable 原型是:
                  object.SetVariable Name, Value
                             Object : Document
                                          The object or objects this method applies to.     
                             Name :String; input-only
                                        The name of the system variable to set.  
                               Value:Variant; input-only
                                         The new value for the specified system variable.    
                  Example
                       
Sub Example_SetVariable()
    ' This example sets various system variables, each of
    ' a different data type.
    
    Dim sysVarName As String
    Dim sysVarData As Variant
    Dim DataType As Integer
    
    ' Set FILEDIA system variable (data type Integer) to 1. NOTE that
    ' you need to declare a variable as the data type of system variable,
    ' assign data to that variable and then make it variant type
    Dim intData As Integer
    sysVarName = "FILEDIA"
    intData = 1
    sysVarData = intData    ' Integer data
    ThisDrawing.SetVariable sysVarName, sysVarData
    
    ' Check the variable using GetVariable
    sysVarData = ThisDrawing.GetVariable(sysVarName)
    MsgBox sysVarName & " = " & sysVarData, , "SetVariable Example"
    
    ' Set DCTCUST system variable (data type String) to "My Custom Dictionary"
    Dim strData As String
    sysVarName = "DCTCUST"
    strData = "My Custom Dictionary"
    sysVarData = strData        ' String data
    ThisDrawing.SetVariable sysVarName, sysVarData
    
    ' Check the variable using GetVariable
    sysVarData = ThisDrawing.GetVariable(sysVarName)
    MsgBox sysVarName & " = " & sysVarData, , "SetVariable Example"
   
    ' Set CHAMFERA system variable (data type Double) to 1.5
    Dim dataDouble As Double
    sysVarName = "CHAMFERA"
    dataDouble = 1.5
    sysVarData = dataDouble ' Double data
    ThisDrawing.SetVariable sysVarName, sysVarData
    ' Check the variable using GetVariable
    sysVarData = ThisDrawing.GetVariable(sysVarName)
    MsgBox sysVarName & " = " & sysVarData, , "SetVariable Example"
   
    ' Set INSBASE system variable (data type array) to (1.0,1.0,0)
    Dim arrayData3D(0 To 2) As Double
    sysVarName = "INSBASE"
    arrayData3D(0) = 1#: arrayData3D(1) = 1#: arrayData3D(2) = 0
    sysVarData = arrayData3D    ' 3D array data
    ThisDrawing.SetVariable sysVarName, sysVarData
    ' Check the variable using GetVariable
    sysVarData = ThisDrawing.GetVariable(sysVarName)
    MsgBox sysVarName & " = " & sysVarData(0) & ", " & sysVarData(1) & ", " & sysVarData(2), , "SetVariable Example"
    
End Sub
 这个函数在AutoCAD提供的类型库里的原型是这样的:
                 procedure SetVariable(const Name: WideString; Value: OleVariant); safecall;
                 理论上这样调用是没有问题的
                           SetVariable('USERR1',1.5);
                但是这样编译能通的过去,运行的时候就会报错“无法设置系统变量值”
                如果声明一个WideString类型的变量就可以了 如:
                           var
                              lName:WideString;
                           lName:='USERR1';
                           SetVariable(lName,1.5);