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DWG Deciphered?
Message #133591
>> I can understand things that break when versions change, but what about other forms of bugs? I've made too much money as a consultant, hired to fix and work-around "unrepairable" bugs in import/export code like this, that I'm not confident in anyone's libraries except my own. 🙂
J.– 1. The Sirlin CAD++ ENGINE libraries definately support Metaware on DOS. We are working on a Mac port now. Your's is the first request I've seen for Amiga. 2. Perhaps you could just use a DWG2DXF utility to convert drawings before importing them into your program using DXF. Sirlin's…
Sirlin's CAD++ ENGINE provides full DWG read/write support for DOS, Extended DOS, ADS, Windows, and Unix platforms, including Sun, HP700, SGI. RS600, Ultrix, NT, and Mac are on the way. Regarding cost, if you just want to access the DWG information, our read-only library only costs $495 and no royalties.…
>> I'd love to know the least little bit about the format of DWG files. Several companies have deciphered the format. Is anyone talking about it? Any clues would be appreciated…
Drawing mgmt Software
Message #34492
There is a new product which has gotten a great deal of positive attention recently. It is CADMANDU (good name!) from Baratek Inc. in Colorado. Phone #303-730-2220. They have a network drawing management system which tracks drawing revisions. It also includes a good collection of utilities integrated into the product,…
What does Slick 386 do in an ADS? –Jonathan.
Maciek– We are considering providing a utility like you mentioned, to check the integrity of drawing files in a batch mode, as a product. If there is a market for this capability, it could be available this spring. It could come is several flavors: a) just report which files fail…