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How i can read AutoCad DWG file using ObjectARX SDK ?

How i can read AutoCad DWG file using ObjectARX SDK ?

Anyone have any idea please inform me..?
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Get the ObjectARX samples on this issue from http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=773180
'AcDbDatabase::readDwgFile()' is what you should look for in the above samples...
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Yes...I am looking for 'AcDbDatabase::readDwgFile()'.How i can get souce code for reading all autocad objects in a DWG file.?
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If you want to list ALL object you should learn ObjectARX anyway.

Some helpful hints
How to get entities:
ARX\DOCSAMPS\TESTDB\TESTDB.CPP

void
readDwg()
{
    // Set constructor parameter to kFalse so that the
    // database will be constructed empty.  This way only
    // what is read in will be in the database.
    //
    AcDbDatabase *pDb = new AcDbDatabase(Adesk::kFalse);

    // The AcDbDatabase::readDwgFile() function
    // automatically appends a DWG extension if it is not
    // specified in the filename parameter.
    //
    pDb->readDwgFile("test1.dwg");

    // Open the model space block table record.
    //
    AcDbBlockTable *pBlkTbl;
    pDb->getSymbolTable(pBlkTbl, AcDb::kForRead);

    AcDbBlockTableRecord *pBlkTblRcd;
    pBlkTbl->getAt(ACDB_MODEL_SPACE, pBlkTblRcd,
        AcDb::kForRead);
    pBlkTbl->close();

    AcDbBlockTableRecordIterator *pBlkTblRcdItr;
    pBlkTblRcd->newIterator(pBlkTblRcdItr);

    AcDbEntity *pEnt;
    for (pBlkTblRcdItr->start(); !pBlkTblRcdItr->done();
        pBlkTblRcdItr->step())
    {
        pBlkTblRcdItr->getEntity(pEnt,
            AcDb::kForRead);
        acutPrintf("classname: %s\n",
            (pEnt->isA())->name());
        pEnt->close();
    }
    pBlkTblRcd->close();
    delete pBlkTblRcdItr;
    delete pDb;
}

Notice that there are various levels of AutoCAD objects visibility and various location of them.
Sample above lists top level objects available in model space.

The following types of objects can not be found this way:
- subentities In order to get them use
        AcDbObjectIterator  *pIter = NULL;
        if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDbBlockReference::desc())) {
              // Block Reference  - get Attribute iterator
            pIter = AcDbBlockReference::cast(pEnt)->attributeIterator() ;
        } else if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDb2dPolyline::desc())) {
              // 2D Polyline - get vertex iterator
            pIter = AcDb2dPolyline::cast(pEnt)->vertexIterator() ;
        } else if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDb3dPolyline::desc())) {
              // 3D Polyline - get vertex iterator
            pIter = AcDb3dPolyline::cast(pEnt)->vertexIterator() ;
        } else if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDbPolyFaceMesh::desc())) {
              // Polyface Mesh - get subobject iterator
            pIter = AcDbPolyFaceMesh::cast(pEnt)->vertexIterator() ;
        } else if (pEnt->isKindOf(AcDbPolygonMesh::desc())) {
              // Polygon Mesh - get vertex iterator
            pIter = AcDbPolygonMesh::cast(pEnt)->vertexIterator() ;
        }

- Symbol Table records in order to get them use
    AcDbSymbolTable mpSymbolTable;

// Block
     mErrStat = mpDwg->getBlockTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead );
// Layer
          mErrStat = mpDwg->getLayerTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// TextStyle:
         mErrStat = mpDwg->getTextStyleTable(mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// LineType
         mErrStat = mpDwg->getLinetypeTable(mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// View    
        mErrStat = mpDwg->getViewTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// ViewPort
        mErrStat = mpDwg->getViewportTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// UCS         
        mErrStat = mpDwg->getUCSTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// RegApp  
        mErrStat = mpDwg->getRegAppTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);
// DimStyle
        mErrStat = mpDwg->getDimStyleTable( mpSymbolTable, AcDb::kForRead);

        mErrStat = mpSymbolTable->newIterator( pIter,
                                              true,
                                              true/*Skip Deleted*/ )

// dictionaries

// Group  
 mErrStat = mpDwg->getGroupDictionary( mpDict, AcDb::kForRead);
// Layout  
mErrStat = mpDwg->getLayoutDictionary( mpDict, AcDb::kForRead);
// MLStyle
mErrStat = mpDwg->getMLStyleDictionary( mpDict, AcDb::kForRead);
// PlotStyleName :
AcDbDictionaryWithDefault   *pDictWD      = NULL;
mErrStat = mpDwg->getPlotStyleNameDictionary( pDictWD, AcDb::kForRead);
if( Acad::eOk == mErrStat )
  mpDict = AcDbDictionary::cast(pDictWD);
// NamedDict:
 if( !strcmp(pName/*dictionary name*/, ACDB_PLOTSETTINGS_DICTIONARY)) {
    mErrStat = mpDwg->getPlotSettingsDictionary( mpDict, AcDb::kForRead);
    break;
 }
 mErrStat = mpDwg->getNamedObjectsDictionary( pDict, AcDb::kForRead);
 if( !pName && Acad::eOk == mErrStat ) {
    mpDict = pDict;
    break;
 }
 if( Acad::eOk == (mErrStat = pDict->getAt(pName, pObj, AcDb::kForRead))) {
    if( NULL == (mpDict = AcDbDictionary::cast(pObj))) {
      pObj->close();
      mErrStat = Acad::eWrongObjectType;
   }
 }

// extension disctionary that can be attached to any object

    dictObjId = pObj->extensionDictionary();
    pObj->close();

    // Open the extension dictionary  
    acdbOpenObject(pDict, dictObjId, AcDb::kForRead);


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I gave detailed description of drawing reading procedure. It's much more useful answer than other ones.