Is there any library to Convert CAD to SVG?

java c++ svg cad
Joe SHI picture Joe SHI · Dec 26, 2012 · Viewed 15.8k times · Source

I am looking for a library, which can convert CAD files(DWG, DXF) into SVG format. The library should be able to run on Linux platform. Can anyone tell me which library can do this?

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Jirilmon picture Jirilmon · Dec 26, 2012

Try these tools.

1) http://etc.nkadesign.com/Download/Cad2svg

cad2svg is a simple Linux command-line utility that automatically converts AutoCAD files (both dwg and dxf) to SVG

2) http://davinder.in/blog/how-install-libredwg-ubuntu

GNU LibreDWG is a free C library to handle DWG files.

3) http://kabeja.sourceforge.net/

Kabeja is a Java library for parsing, processing and converting Autodesk's DXF format

4) http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxf-svg-convert

A dxf to svg converter.
Can be used to create pure svg files or Inkscape svg files with extra information like layers.

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