CAD DLL

CAD DLL

Updated: May 16, 2023 | Version 15.0 NEW

CAD DLL allows adding CAD functionality to applications in different languages that support DLL technology.

The library can be used in a vast range of industrial sectors:

  • mechanical engineering,
  • building,
  • circuit technology,
  • cartography,
  • analytic systems,
  • and many other spheres that involve work with CAD.
If you need a library compatible with Linux, please check libcad.so

Supported Formats

The CAD DLL library allows opening the following file formats:

  • CAD formats: AutoCAD® DWG (up to Autodesk AutoCAD® 2024), DXF, DWF, HPGL, PLT;
  • Vector formats: SVG, CGM, EMF, WMF;
  • 3D formats: STEP, IGES, SLDPRT, SLDASM, X_T, X_B, BREP, STL, SAT/SAB, FSAT, OBJ, 3DS, SMT, IPT, IFC;
  • Raster formats: PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF.

CAD DLL supports saving to:

  • Vector formats: AutoCAD™ DWG, DXF, PDF, SVG, CGM, HPGL, EMF, WMF;
  • 3D formats: STEP, SAT, SAB, STL, OBJ;
  • Raster formats: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG and others;
  • G-code.

Features

  • support of all popular 2D and 3D CAD formats,
  • high speed and accuracy of visualization,
  • easy access to the properties of CAD entities: coordinates, texts, layers etc,
  • automatic export to AutoCAD™ DWG / DXF and other CAD formats through the Windows Metafile technology which allows saving everything the software plots or prints to CAD,
  • conversion to a wide range of file formats,
  • generation of G-code from DWG and DXF files,
  • 32- and 64-bit support,
  • Unicode support,
  • compatibility with any DLL-supporting development environment,
  • ready to use demos for C#, Delphi, C++Builder, Visual Basic, Visual C++, ASP.NET, Java and VB.NET.
CAD DLL demo project

CAD DLL Editions

Features Editions
Import Enterprise
Viewing
Viewing of 3D formats  
Access to entity properties
Creation of drawings (programming interface)
Export to raster formats
Export to vector formats  
DWG/DXF to G-code  

Package Contents

  • the CAD.dll library;
  • executable files of demo applications;
  • documentation for demo applications and the library;
  • the source code of the demo applications for:
    • Delphi
    • C++Builder
    • MS Visual Basic
    • MS Visual C++
    • C#
    • ASP .NET
    • VB .NET

Support and Updates

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