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DWG2ImageX is an ActiveX control let you convert DWG/DXF/DWF file into GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG directly, without need of AutoCAD.

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Online demo let you upload your dwg/dxf files, and then convert it to gif, jpg, png image on the fly, click here to try

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Sample Code

Dim objImage
On Error Resume Next
Set objImage= CreateObject("DWG2ImageX.Converter")

objImage.Width = 1024
objImage.Height = 768
objImage.ImageFormat = 2         '1--jpeg, 2--gif
objImage.InputFile = "c:\My Drawings\8th floor furniture.dwg"
MsgBox objImage.Version             'Get the drawing file version.

MsgBox "Total "& objImage.ViewCount &" Views"
For I=1 to objImage.ViewCount
    strViewName = objImage.ViewName(I)
    MsgBox "Converting view: "& strViewName& "..."
    nWidth = objImage.ViewWidth(I)
    nHeight= objImage.ViewHeight(I)
    MsgBox "Width="&nWidth&" Height="&nHeight
    strOutput = "c:\Output\"&strViewName
    objImage.Convert strOutput, strViewName
Next

If Err.Number < 0 Then
MsgBox Err.Description
End If

Properties

InputFile	Specify the file to be converted.
Width	Set output image width in pixels.
Height	Set output image height in pixels.
Background	Set background of output image.
ImageFormat	Set output image format.
ZoomType	Set zoom type.

ViewCount	Get the views count in the drawing file.
ViewName	Get the view name by index.
ViewWidth	Get the view width by index.
ViewHeight	Get the view height by index.
Version	Get version of the file.

Methods

Convert	Convert the drawing file to a Image file.
AddFontPath	Add AutoCAD font support path.

Version Support:
From AutoCAD R9 files to current AutoCAD 2012

Support Languages:
Any programming languages that supports COM, such as Visual C++, VB, Delphi, FoxPro, VBScript, JavaScript and etc.