# Coding Python Nodes for Dynamo for Civil 3D in an External IDE

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**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** python, civil3d\
**Created:** [June 6, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/coding-python-nodes-for-dynamo-for-civil-3d-in-an-external-ide/77337 "2022-06-06T16:28:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/coding-python-nodes-for-dynamo-for-civil-3d-in-an-external-ide/77337/7 "2022-06-07T16:27:56Z")

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> [@WrightEngineering](#):
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> Now I see that he was probably referring to coding in that environment and then copying it over?

That’s correct. It would be a challenge to actually hook it up to an AutoCAD process (via COM API). There’s this example for Revit, but I haven’t seen it done with AutoCAD. Probably because if you’re going to go through all of that work, you may as well just write ZT nodes.

> [@Debugging Python Code](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/debugging-python-code/12729):
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> Made a shinny new development toy, I though it might be useful to a few of you; allows you to launch an interactive console from a breakpoint anywhere in your python code. Demo: More info here: [http://revitpythonwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/forms.html#console](http://revitpythonwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/forms.html#console)

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