ACadSharp

C# library to read/write cad files like dxf/dwg.

Features

ACadSharp allows to read or create CAD files using .Net and also extract or modify existing content in the files, the main features may be listed as:

• Read/Write Dxf binary files
• Read/Write Dxf ASCII files
• Read Dwg files
• Write Dwg files
• Extract/Modify the geometric information from the different entities in the model
• Control over the table elements like Blocks, Layers and Styles, allows you to read, create or modify the different tables

For pdf export check 🚧 ACadSharp.Pdf 🚧.

Compatible Dwg/Dxf versions:

	DxfReader	DxfWriter	DwgReader	DwgWriter
AC1009	✔️	❌	❌	❌
AC1012	✔️	✔️	❌	❌
AC1014	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AC1015	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AC1018	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AC1021	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌
AC1024	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AC1027	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
AC1032	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️

Code Example

public static void Main()
{
	string path = "sample.dwg";
	CadDocument doc = DwgReader.Read(path, onNotification);
}

// Process a notification form the reader
private static void onNotification(object sender, NotificationEventArgs e)
{
	Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}

For more code examples check.

Visit the 🚧 wiki 🚧 for the API specification of the library.

Check the documentation for specific information about some use cases.

Building

Before building run:

git submodule update --init --recursive

This command will clone the submodules necessary to build the project.