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Brian Pham
Brian Pham

Reputation: 561

Convert dwg file to pdf

I'm quite new to AutoCAD and has been asked to write a C# utility that can convert a .dwg file to pdf. I've been googling around and haven't figured out any way yet. Do you have any suggestion?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5608

Answers (1)

CAD bloke
CAD bloke

Reputation: 8798

If you are automating AutoCAD then just simply send a command to plot the appropriate layout using the DWG to PDF.pc3 printer. You're looking for SendStringToExecute() or SendCommand() if you are using COM.

C# is overkill for this, even if you are batch-plotting thee are commands built into AutoCAD for this. See the AutoCAD Publish command.

Edit in response to comment below. You should look at https://developer.autodesk.com/api/autocadio/ - it's AutoCAD as a web service.

Upvotes: 3

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