In the world of construction engineering, CAD drawings are the universal language. But when a drawing needs to cross borders, translation becomes a structural nightmare. Text is scattered across hundreds of objects, each with its own spatial coordinates, layer properties, font styles, and layout constraints. Simply replacing text can destroy the drawing's structure, causing layer loss, coordinate shifts, or text overflow. This article, based on a real CAD translation project, presents a robust architecture that preserves every element during translation. The author explains how to handle object-level text extraction, coordinate-aware reinsertion, and font mapping across languages. For overseas developers building localization tools or collaborating with Chinese engineering teams, this is a goldmine of practical insights. The approach is not just about translation—it's about maintaining engineering precision across languages, a critical need for global infrastructure projects.
A deep dive into the architecture for translating CAD drawings without breaking layers, coordinates, or fonts, with high commercial value for global engineering teams.