Can CadLib do the job?
eskkt
10/1/2008 11:19 AM
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Hello Wout, I am trying to integrate AutoCAD drawings with our ERP system to generate BIL of materials. Can CADLib cover me for the following? 1) Files read will be stored in DWG format. I would ideally want to support latest versions (eg AutoCad 2009). 2) My reading needs should be basic. I must be able to read all blocks from a drawing and some of their properties (eg ItemCode to link to our ERP system) 3) Implementation in .NET (1.1 or higher not a problem - which versions do you support?) 4) AutoCAD should NOT be present on the machines running my imports. (or else I could do this with automation I suppose) 5) Finally, I would like (optionally) to build my solution as a service. Concurrency is needed (I will take care of threading and stuff but I want to know if the library you offer will work if I try to read two drawings at the same time). I would very much apreciate your help Konstantinos |
Wout
10/1/2008 11:32 AM
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Hi Konstantinos, 1) Files read will be stored in DWG format. I would ideally want to support latest versions (eg AutoCad 2009).
Also version 2009 is supported, the format hasn't changed from AutoCad 2008. If you can send me a sample DWG file I'll verify all works ok though.
2) My reading needs should be basic. I must be able to read all blocks from a drawing and some of their properties (eg ItemCode to link to our ERP system)
I don't foresee any issues here.
3) Implementation in .NET (1.1 or higher not a problem - which versions do you support?)
.NET 2.0 and 3.5. The old 1.1 version is no longer maintained and doesn't support DWG.
4) AutoCAD should NOT be present on the machines running my imports. (or else I could do this with automation I suppose)
CadLib doesn't have any dependencies outside .NET.
5) Finally, I would like (optionally) to build my solution as a service. Concurrency is needed (I will take care of threading and stuff but I want to know if the library you offer will work if I try to read two drawings at the same time).
I don't expect any issues, though I haven't actually tried reading multiple DWG files at the same time. But since the DwgReader doesn't use any shared/static resources it should be fine.
Feel free to try out CadLib and let me know if you encounter any issues!
Wout
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eskkt
10/2/2008 6:02 PM
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Thanks I will now evaluate the product. |