libcad.so is a library for Linux. It enables to add CAD functionality to applications in different programming languages.
The library can be used in a vast range of industrial sectors:
- mechanical engineering,
- building,
- circuit technology,
- cartography,
- analytic systems,
- and many other spheres that involve work with CAD.
Supported Formats
The libcad.so library allows opening the following file formats:
- CAD formats: AutoCAD® DWG (up to Autodesk AutoCAD® 2024), DXF, DWF, HPGL, PLT;
- Vector formats: SVG, CGM, PDF;
- 3D formats: STEP, IGES, SLDPRT, SLDASM, X_T, X_B, BREP, STL, SAT/SAB, FSAT, OBJ, 3DS, SMT, IPT, IFC;
- Raster formats: PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF.
libcad.so supports saving to:
- Vector formats: AutoCAD™ DWG, DXF, PDF, SVG, CGM, HPGL;
- 3D formats: STEP, SAT, SAB, STL, OBJ;
- Raster formats: BMP, JPG, PNG and others;
- G-code.
Features
- support of all popular 2D and 3D CAD formats,
- high speed and accuracy of visualization,
- easy access to the properties of CAD entities: coordinates, texts, layers etc,
- conversion to a wide range of file formats,
- generation of G-code from DWG and DXF files,
- Unicode support.
libcad.so
libcad.so is a library for Linux. It enables to add CAD functionality to applications in different programming languages. The library can be used in a range of industrial sectors including: mechanical engineering, building, circuit technology, cartography, analytic systems and many other spheres that involve working with CAD.