The DLL can be called from Visual Basic or C/C++.

It gives the full translation capabilities of the user interface version of CAD2Shape.

It has the advantage that only the DLL file plus a few configuration files need be distributed with your application.

It uses essentially the same general syntax as CAD2Shape run in command line mode. However because it is a DLL you know definitely when the translation has completed.

Other features include:

- single processing of DXF or DWG file to relevant shapefiles.
- run invisibly or display Batch Progress dialog to the user.
- output of a log file of all operations (useful in development or for tracking down problems.)
- translates all AutoCAD DXF & DWG versions up to and including AutoCAD 2012 New

Application developers, if you need output to ESRI shapefile format (and your software already has DXF / DWG output) this is the software module for you, all the hard work is already done!