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Automate AutoCAD from a website using .NET is it possible?

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:46:05 GMT

Dear All,

I am wondering is it possible to do such thing? if so is there any links for me to study?
Currently I got this project to build a web application and from the web automate the Autocad drawing.

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Hasegawa

Re: Automate AutoCAD from a website using .NET is it possible?

arcticad — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:35:14 GMT

There is http://freewheel.autodesk.com/ which is just for viewing and printing.

It may be possible using the http://www.opendesign.com/

Re: Automate AutoCAD from a website using .NET is it possible?

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:21:30 GMT

I tried once to no avail. I forget what the exact complication was. It could probably be done, but rather than waste time beating the problem to death, I created a web service. Speaking broadly, I used a web application to get information about what actions needed to be performed. I then created a Windows Forms app that controlled AutoCAD through COM (though not the best way), and queried the web service from the Windows app to retrieve the info.

This might seem like a long way around the bush, but IMO it makes more sense because you don't need to run AutoCAD on your web server.

Re: Automate AutoCAD from a website using .NET is it possible?

arcticad — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:29:12 GMT

Autocad does not license Autocad to run on a server.
That being said it could be done,
By using another API to modify a drawing directly will allow you to have more control and not be limited by AutoCAD being busy.

Re: Automate AutoCAD from a website using .NET is it possible?

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:35:14 GMT

Thanks all for the reply.

arcticad: are there any site where I can get an example?

thanks again