Feasibility of Migrating ObjectARX-Based Application to Autodesk Platform Services (APS).

[ashutosh_laley_109]

I am currently using ObjectARX for my CAD-based application, which handles tasks like checking dimensions and calculating areas, etc. I am exploring whether it would be feasible to shift this functionality to Autodesk Platform Services (APS).

My primary concern is performance. Is it feasible to migrate to APS while maintaining good performance, and can I reuse my existing ObjectARX code, or would I need to rewrite the logic entirely?

Any guidance or experiences with similar migrations would be greatly appreciated!

[norman.yuan · Accepted solution]

Depending on what the ObjectARX app does, it may or may not be used with APS. Basically, if the app only handles data in a drawing file and do not require user interaction, it is likely the ObjectARX app can be used with APS. To verify it, you can run the app with AutoCAD core console. APS (its Design Automation services) is just an AutoCAD core console remotely hosted in the cloud.

Obviously, you probably need to write a process driving app (web client, or desktop app) to upload drawing, trigger the remote APS hosting, receive back the drawing process result (downloading output data or drawing file...).

In general, the target users of the APS would be those who do not do their work with AutoCAD/no AutoCAD installation. Or it is for batch processing drawing files/data. If your ObjectARX is for AutoCAD user, then there is less/no need to use APS, because the user has AutoCAD installed in his/her computer, why send data/drawings to a remote AutoCAD?

If the ObjectARX is suitable to run in APS/core console, the performance of processing drawing data should be as good as in local AutoCAD session, or maybe better, except for the extra time required for data/drawing uploading/downloading.