How use the COM resources of CAD in a new app

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Goof afternoon.

I'm trying to programming a new application that uses resources of CAD software, but i don´t know how to migrate the COM interfaces from CAD Software.

one of the requiements is migrate the funtions of the CAD software to the new app that is making in Visual Studio.

What I have tried:

I tried to programming COM local server and client, but i don´t find the best way to the make that

Posted 30-Apr-19 12:13pm

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Updated 30-Apr-19 20:32pm

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Christian Graus 1-May-19 2:17am

If it's a COM object, you can spin it up in most languages and call it.

Member 14254662 1-May-19 15:25pm

what is the correcto way to do it?

Christian Graus 1-May-19 16:51pm

Depends on the language you use.

Member 14254662 1-May-19 17:02pm

C++, VBA or c#??? which has more development facility?

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Gerry Schmitz · Answer 1 · 2019-04-30T20:33:00

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The "type library" contains the info you need:

COM, DCOM, and Type Libraries - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs[^]

Loading and Registering a Type Library - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs[^]

How do I go about instantiating a COM Object in C# by CLSID? - Stack Overflow[^]

Posted 30-Apr-19 20:33pm

Gerry Schmitz

Christian Graus · Answer 2 · 2019-04-30T20:13:00

Solution 1

If it's a COM object, you can spin it up in most languages and call it.

Posted 30-Apr-19 20:13pm

Christian Graus