Convert DXF to PDF via C#

Render DXF as PDF without any 3D modeling and rendering software.

How to Convert DXF to PDF Using C#

In order to convert DXF to PDF, we’ll use

Aspose.3D for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.3D and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.3D

Steps to Convert DXF to PDF via C#

.NET programmers can easily load & convert DXF files to PDF in just a few lines of code.

Load DXF file via the constructor of Scene class
Create an instance of PdfSaveOptions
Set PDF specific properties for advanced conversion
Call the Scene.Save method
Pass the output path with PDF file extension & object of PdfSaveOptions
Check resultant PDF file at specified path

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono.
Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
Aspose.3D for .NET DLL referenced in your project.

A 3D File Processing Library to manipulate 3D files without any modeling and rendering software. The 3D API supports Discreet3DS, WavefrontOBJ, FBX (ASCII, Binary), STL (ASCII, Binary), Universal3D, Collada, glTF, GLB, PLY, DirectX, Google Draco file formats and more. Developers can create, read, convert, modify and control the substance of 3D document formats easily.

DXF What is DXF File Format?

DXF, Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format, is a tagged data representation of AutoCAD drawing file. Each element in the file has a prefix integer number called a group code. This group code actually represents the element that follows and indicates the meaning of a data element for a given object type. DXF makes it possible to represent almost all user-specified information in a drawing file. DXF file format was developed by Autodesk as CAD data file format for data interoperability between AutoCAD and other applications. Thus, data can be imported from other formats to DXF to AutoCAD as per the DXF file format interoperability specifications.

pdf What is pdf File Format?

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a type of document created by Adobe back in 1990s. The purpose of this file format was to introduce a standard for representation of documents and other reference material in a format that is independent of application software, hardware as well as Operating System. PDF files can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer as well in most modern browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox via extensions/plug-ins. Most of the commercially available software suites also offer conversion of their documents to PDF file format without the requirement of any additional software component. Thus, PDF file format has full capability to contain information like text, images, hyperlinks, form-fields, rich media, digital signatures, attachments, metadata, Geospatial features and 3D objects in it that can become as part of source document.

Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert DXF into many other file formats including few listed below.

DXF TO 3DS (3D Studio DOS Mesh)

DXF TO AMF (Additive Manufacturing Format)

DXF TO DAE (Digital Asset Exchange)

DXF TO FBX (3D Format)

DXF TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)

DXF TO OBJ (3D File Format)

DXF TO PLY (Polygon File Format)

DXF TO RVM (AVEVA Plant Design Model)

DXF TO STL (Interchangeable 3D Surface Geometry)

DXF TO U3D (Universal 3D)