CAD to Image

The CADViewer sample demonstrates this functionality. See Samples.

The following CADRaster sample illustrates how you can create a raster page from a CAD page:

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using System.IO; using ImageGear.Formats; using ImageGear.Formats.CAD; public static void CadToRaster(string path) { ImGearCADPage page = null; // Load file. using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)) { page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0); } // Get an ImGearRasterPage from the loaded ImGearCADPage ImGearRasterPage raster = page.Rasterize(); }

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using System.IO;
using ImageGear.Formats;
using ImageGear.Formats.CAD;

public static void CadToRaster(string path)
{
     ImGearCADPage page = null;

     // Load file.
     using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
     {
         page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0);
     }

     // Get an ImGearRasterPage from the loaded ImGearCADPage
     ImGearRasterPage raster = page.Rasterize();
}

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Imports System.IO Imports ImageGear.Formats Imports ImageGear.Formats.CAD Public Sub CadToRaster(path As String) Dim page as ImGearCADPage ' Load file. Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)) page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0) End Using ' Get an ImGearRasterPage from the loaded ImGearCADPage Dim raster as ImGearRasterPage = page.Rasterize() End Sub

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Imports System.IO
Imports ImageGear.Formats
Imports ImageGear.Formats.CAD

Public Sub CadToRaster(path As String) 
    Dim page as ImGearCADPage

    ' Load file.
    Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
        page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0)
    End Using

    ' Get an ImGearRasterPage from the loaded ImGearCADPage
    Dim raster as ImGearRasterPage = page.Rasterize()
End Sub

If you simply wish to save your CAD file as an image the following sample shows how this can be done:

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using System.IO; using ImageGear.Formats; using ImageGear.Formats.CAD; public static void CadToImage(string inPath, string outPath) { ImGearCADPage page = null; // Load file. using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(inPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)) { page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0); } // Save a CAD file to a PNG image ImGearSavingFormats formatOut = ImGearSavingFormats.PNG; using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(outPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read)) { ImGearFileFormats.SavePage(page, fileStream, formatOut); } }

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using System.IO;
using ImageGear.Formats;
using ImageGear.Formats.CAD;

public static void CadToImage(string inPath, string outPath)
{
    ImGearCADPage page = null;

    // Load file.
    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(inPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
    {
        page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0);
    }

    // Save a CAD file to a PNG image
    ImGearSavingFormats formatOut = ImGearSavingFormats.PNG;
    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(outPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
    {
        ImGearFileFormats.SavePage(page, fileStream, formatOut);
    }
}

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Imports System.IO Imports ImageGear.Formats Imports ImageGear.Formats.CAD Public Sub CadToImage(inPath As String, outPath As String) Dim page as ImGearCADPage ' Load file. Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(inPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)) page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0) End Using ' Save a CAD file to a PNG image Dim formatOut As ImGearSavingFormats = ImGearSavingFormats.PNG Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(outPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read)) ImGearFileFormats.SavePage(page, fileStream, formatOut) End Using End Sub

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Imports System.IO
Imports ImageGear.Formats
Imports ImageGear.Formats.CAD

Public Sub CadToImage(inPath As String, outPath As String) 
    Dim page as ImGearCADPage

    ' Load file.
    Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(inPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
        page = ImGearFileFormats.LoadPage(fileStream, 0)
    End Using

    ' Save a CAD file to a PNG image
    Dim formatOut As ImGearSavingFormats = ImGearSavingFormats.PNG
    Using fileStream as FileStream = New FileStream(outPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
        ImGearFileFormats.SavePage(page, fileStream, formatOut)
    End Using
End Sub

Any conversions made to the CADPage’s camera will reflect in the saved image.