Interfacing AutoCAD with JAVA

Question

Any idea on interfacing with AutoCAD through a JAVA program. I am looking for a solution that can directly interface with an AutoCAD session (even start one), the way it wor

Answer 1

You can try to use the JavaBeans ActiveX bridge and the COM Automation to open AutoCAD and manipulate it.

That said, JavaBeans ActiveX bridge hasn't evolved in a while (I used it back in 2003) and Autodesk is seriously investing in .Net for everything related to extensions and automation in AutoCAD.