Aspose.CAD for .NET is Released! Work with AutoCAD DWG & DXF Files in .NET Apps

2024-11-02 07:13:49 Computer

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Aspose is proud to expand its .NET APIs family with the addition of a new product known as Aspose.CAD for .NET. It allows users to work with CAD formats including DWG and DXF formats. Aspose.Imaging also supports CAD formats but these formats will be removed from Aspose.Imaging in next three months and all features related to CAD formats will be the part of Aspose.CAD only. This release of Aspose.CAD for .NET supports converting DWG and DXF formats to PDF and raster image formats. Converting CAD layers and layouts to PDF and raster image formats has also been supported by this release. You can also remove entities from DWG and DXF documents. Aspose.CAD for .NET allows you to convert CAD drawings to PDF format. Aspose.CAD.Image.Load method can be used to load CAD drawings, Aspose.CAD.ImageOptions.CadRasterizationOptions can be used to set vector rasterization options, Aspose.CAD.ImageOptions.PdfOptions can be used to set PDF options and Aspose.CAD.Image.Save method can be used to save output PDF. It allows users to convert CAD drawings to raster image formats and enables users to remove specific entities from CAD drawings. Aspose.CAD.Image.Load method can be used to load CAD drawings, Aspose.CAD.FileFormats.Cad.CadImage.Entities can be used to loop through each entity and Aspose.CAD.FileFormats.Cad.CadImage.RemoveEntity can be used to remove any entity e.g.Here are some important features included in this release, Convert CAD layers to PDF, Convert CAD layouts to PDF, Convert CAD layers to raster image formats and convert CAD layouts to raster image formats. The main new features added in this release are listed below

? Add support for CAD file formats in FileFormat enumeration and properly update Image.GetFileFormat method
? Support DXF 2007 format
? Add support for removing entities
? Add support for leaders entity for DWG format
? Add support for solid entity for DWG
? Add support for solid entity for DXF
? Exceptions namespace should be removed or renamed since it conflicts with Microsoft's guidelines
? Converting DWG to PDF is producing PDF of zero size
? Fix reading Dimldrblk property for CadDimensionStyleTable entity in DWG format
? Fix issue with dimension layout
? Fix reading DimensionStyle entity for 2004 DWG format
? Improve dashed polylines drawing
? Render only part of an image during CAD->PDF export

Newly added documentation pages and articles

Some new tips and articles have now been added into Aspose.CAD for .NET documentation that may guide users briefly how to use Aspose.CAD for performing different tasks like the followings.

- Aspose.CAD for .NET Installation: http://www.aspose.com/docs/display/cadnet/Installation

- Exporting DWG Drawings to PDF: http://www.aspose.com/docs/display/cadnet/DWG+Drawings#DWGDrawings-ExportingDWGDrawingstoPDF

Overview: Aspose.CAD for .NET

Aspose.CAD for .NET enables developers to convert AutoCAD DWG and DXF files to PDF, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF and GIF image formats. It is a native API and does not require AutoCAD or any other software to be installed. Developers can also convert the selected layers and layouts from the AutoCAD files. The conversion to PDF and Raster images is of very high quality. Developers can also remove entities from DWG and DXF documents. It also adds support for leader?s entity for DWG format.

More about Aspose.CAD for .NET

- Homepage of Aspose.CAD for .NET: http://www.aspose.com/.net/autocad-api.aspx

- Download Aspose.CAD for .NET: http://www.aspose.com/downloads/cad-family/net

- Online documentation Aspose.CAD for .NET: http://www.aspose.com/docs/display/cadnet/Home

- Post your technical questions/queries to Aspose.CAD for .NET Forum: http://www.aspose.com/blogs/aspose-products/aspose.cad-product-family.html

- Receive notifications about latest news and supported features by subscribing to Aspose.CAD for .NET blog: http://www.aspose.com/community/forums/aspose.cad-product-family/540/showforum.aspx

Contact Information
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Suite 163, 79 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, NSW, 2066
Australia
http://www.aspose.com/
sales@aspose.com
Phone: 888.277.6734
Fax: 866.810.9465