libdxfrw

libdxfrw can come in handy for developers who work with various types of AutoCAD files. It allows them to easily manipulate DXF and DWG files within the development process, without having AutoCAD or another compatible program installed on your computer.

libdxfrw is designed to help you read DXF files and write them in either binary or ASCII formats, plus read a large range of versions of DWG documents.

The DXF format, or Drawing Interchange Format is created with AutoCAD and it is designed to sustain the data interoperability between various drawing programs.

More recent versions of the programs that support this format can read the files both as binaries and as ASCII. Older versions, however, only supported ASCII, which is why libdxfrw can help you convert the DXF files in a quick manner.

The DWG format, or “drawing” is the native file format for storing graphic designs and can be created with several CAD compliant programs.

The structure and requirements for reading this file have changed over time, which is why older versions of DWG file may not be compatible with recent programs. libdxfrw supports reading the data from a large range of DWG files, starting with Release 14 (in the late 1990s), up to 2015. These version nominations correspond to the edition of AutoCAD used to produce them.

libdxfrw is built in C++ and can be used with any development environment that supports this programming language. The pack includes a series of libraries that help you extend the functions of the development tool, to support reading/writing DXF and DWG files.