how to print dwg file from java

Question

How to print .dwg file from java. there is any api for accessing and passing to the printer for print the autocad file dwg.

Answer 1

You'll to find an API that allows you to read an AutoCAD dwg file. I haven't seen any Java ones, but you might be able to start from the .NET one following:

http://code.google.com/p/tf-net/wiki/DwgReaderWriter

Once you've found an API, then it might be as simple as printing whatever you render.

Answer 2

Dwglib is a Java library for accesing DWG files. It is essentially a port from the Pythoncad DWG reading classes by Art Haas. jdwglib manages complex DWG objects allowing users to employ these objects directly in their applications.