Does Autodesk still proved a DWG library for developers?

[oransen]

Does Autodesk still proved a DWG library for developers do that other companies can import and export AutoCAD DWG files?

If so does anyone know ho much it costs?

TIA,

Owen

[Sea-Haven]

Please explain more what it is your trying to do. Is it make a dwg without CAD there is a package out there. 

[oransen]

Yes, I should have said "Sell" or "provide" not "prove". Old neurons!

A company has asked me to find out if they can buy a library (C++) (from Autodesk) which will read and write DWG files. They do not make CAD programs, but their clients use AutoCAD.

[daniel_cadext · Accepted solution]

realdwg?

https://aps.autodesk.com/developer/overview/realdwg

I don't know about the cost

[Sea-Haven]

Maybe this RealDWG | Autodesk Platform Services

[oransen]

Many thanks.

[hak_vz · Accepted solution]

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@oransen wrote:

Yes, I should have said "Sell" or "provide" not "prove". Old neurons!

A company has asked me to find out if they can buy a library (C++) (from Autodesk) which will read and write DWG files. They do not make CAD programs, but their clients use AutoCAD.

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If their clients use AutoCAD then they don't need RealDWG licensing. To interact with AutoCAD they can create programs inside it or around it using autolisp/visual lisp, dotNet (c++, C#, F# and visual basic), Python and JavaScript. Reading writing to dwg/dxf are carried out by AutoCAD . If they want to use RealDWG in an application that is not related to AutoCAD , but they i/o functionality for this data format, then they need license agreement. Current yearly cost of license for up to 10 000 users is 8000 US$/7500 € as stated here.  

[Sea-Haven]

There is another I think its called open alliance, but again a cost.

maybe this Open Design Alliance - Wikipedia

A sort of non cost is write DXF as its a ascii version of a dwg open in notepad etc and have a look, depending on how complex a dwg required may be a simple way out.

[oransen]

The company already does that, but some of their customers want DWG input and output, and a DXF library needs constant updating. In the end it may cost less to go with RealDWG, though that is a choice they will have to evaluate economically.

Thanks for the suggestion though.