Build with the Best

The AutoCAD® OEM  platform empowers developers to build highly customized, AutoCAD-based applications. Choose from the full range of powerful AutoCAD features to create and brand a product scaled to meet your customers' specific requirements and budget. Confidently develop your application upon a solid foundation heavily tested both in the lab and on the desktops of millions of users.

Whether you're an experienced plugin developer, or new to the AutoCAD platform, you'll be able to quickly develop and deploy an application that is functional, unique and 100% compatible with AutoCAD and DWG™.

• Get to market faster
• Possibility to self-brand, create/hide menus, modify commands, add/remove features
• Create a product that can read and write DWG™  files
• Greatly customizable and flexible: your developers can create specific features to target niche markets or customer-specific requirements.
• Multi-level licensing allows you to deliver a cost-effective solution.
• Based on extremely reliable technology, used by over 4 million customers.
• Direct access to AutoCAD WS web and mobile applications allows your customers to view, edit and share designs from a web browser or mobile device

A product developed using AutoCAD® OEM software can provide customers with a subset of the complete AutoCAD®feature set, in addition to custom features created by the AutoCAD®OEM developer. You’re enabled to give users only the features they need in a customized environment, while benefiting from the robust Autodesk® technology which guarantees fidelity of DWG data and broad API access.

• AutoCAD OEM  development platform supports ObjectARX® programming environment, Visual LISP®, ActiveX®, VBA programming environments, and the .NET Framework. It also supports the tools in standard AutoCAD software for customizing menus, toolbars and quick keys
• Provides encryption and binding security mechanisms that help prevent copying or reverse-engineering of your LISP and Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) software programs.
• Create host programs that run your AutoCAD OEM software development platform in a child window, Microsoft® Windows® .NET Form, or through a web page.
• Activation control enables your customers to interact with your AutoCAD OEM design software while remaining in the host program or browser.
• AutoCAD OEM MakeWizard is a graphical interface that makes it easy for you to create customization. Only the files required for your application are included in your product, shortening its build time and optimizing its size.
• Read DWG™ and DXF™ file formats for every version of AutoCAD® design software through AutoCAD 2014
• Write DWG files for AutoCAD software Release 14 or its later versions
• DXF files can be written back to AutoCAD software Release 12 version.
• Available for 32-bit and 64-Bit

Read:
DWG™ and DXF™:  Every version of AutoCAD® design software through AutoCAD 2014

Write:
DWG files for AutoCAD software Release 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
DXF files can be written back to AutoCAD software Release 12 version.

Development Interface:
ObjectARX® programming environment, Visual LISP®, ActiveX®, VBA programming environments, and the .NET Framework.

For 32-Bit AutoCAD OEM

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate edition (SP2 or later)
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD® Athlon dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1.7 GB free disk space for installation
• 1 GB free disk space for development
• 1,024 x 768 display with true color
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (SP1) for C/C++ development; Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 for managed development
• DVD Drive

or

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional edition (SP3 or later)
• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1.7 GB free disk space for installation
• 1 GB free disk space for development
• 1,024 x 768 display with true color
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• Visual Studio 2008 (SP1) for C/C++ development; Visual Studio 2010 for managed development
• DVD Drive
   

For 64-Bit AutoCAD OEM

• Windows 7 or Windows Vista (64-bit) Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate edition (SP1 or later) or Windows XP Professional x64 edition (SP2 or later)
• AMD® Athlon 64, Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, Intel Pentium 4 or Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
• 2GB RAM
• 2 GB free disk space for installation
• 1 GB free disk space for development
• 1,024 x 768 display with true color
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• Visual Studio 2008 (SP1) for C/C++ development; Visual Studio 2010 for managed development
• DVD Drive

Notes: AutoCAD® OEM 64-bit software cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system. AutoCAD OEM does not support Windows XP Home, Windows Vista Home Premium, or Windows Vista Home Basic as development platforms.

For more information on licensing AutoCAD OEM, please contact us here.