Creating Windows Application versus Class Library (ie exe vs dll) for AutoCAD

[bjhuffine]

I thought this would be easy at first, but keep getting an error:

"FileNotFoundException was unhandled"  "Could not load file or assembly 'acdbmgd, Version=17.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."

I thought I could read the drawing database externally using the ReadDwgFile method.  If I use this in a Class Library (aka netloadable dll), it works fine, if used in an exe it doesn't. 

Is it not possible to create a stand-alone .NET executable instead of a netloaded dll that can read various drawing databases outside of AutoCAD?

[caddzone]

You cannot use the AutoCAD managed API from another process,

it's only usable from a NETLOADed DLL.

[bjhuffine]

I was afraid you were going to say that.  Do you know of or have used any tricks to get around this?

[apt42]

Try:

http://www.opendesign.com/the_oda_platform/tdn