DWG Deciphered?
21-Aug-93 08:38:33
Sb: #132756-DWG Deciphered?
Fm: Syndesis 76004,1763
To: Linowes, Jonathan S. 70743,3136
Thank you for your comments. As I said in one of my other postings, my company
makes a 3D translator. We're at the fringes of the CAD market, the bulk of our
customers are shuttling data between what are more commonly called "3D"
programs, used for video and animation. A lot of these people have clients who
can supply data in DXF form, but DWGs would be nicer for file-size and
convenience. I've hesitated to consider a third-party link library for this.
First, we have a version of our program for the Amiga. The Windows version will
be out this fall. We're also porting to the Mac. So for two out of three
platforms that we *need* to be on, I can't get a DWG library. And I'm not even
sure if (say) Marcomp's library is available in Metaware's 32-bit Windows form,
as opposed to 32-bit DOS. Is your library in this form?
Having dealt with third-party libraries in the past, I know what kinds of binds
can occur. Without source, my company's reputation is at the mercy of another
company.