Installation
Using DXFReaderNET Component inside a WPF app
Here’s how you can use .NET Framework 4.8 Windows Forms components inside a WPF (.NET Framework 4.8) app via WindowsFormsHost (WPF ↔ WinForms interop).
1) Target the right framework
This works when your WPF app targets .NET Framework (not .NET 6/7/8).
In Visual Studio: Project → Properties → Application → Target framework → .NET Framework 4.8.
2) Add the required references
Add references to these assemblies:
Right click on "Dependencies" line on "Soultion Explorer":
Browse and add the DXFReaderNET dll:
3) XAML: host DXFReaderNET control
Add the namespace for the interop host:
<Window x:Class="DXFReaderNET_WPFApp.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DXFReaderNET_WPFApp"
mc:Ignorable="d"
xmlns:wfi="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms.Integration;assembly=WindowsFormsIntegration"
xmlns:legacy="clr-namespace:DXFReaderNET;assembly=DXFReaderNET"
Title="DXFReaderNET WPF App" Height="450" Width="800" Loaded="Window_Loaded">
<Grid>
<wfi:WindowsFormsHost x:Name="DXFReaderNET" >
<legacy:DXFReaderNETControl x:Name="myDXFReaderNET" />
</wfi:WindowsFormsHost>
</Grid>
</Window>
4) Code-behind (C#)
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
myDXFReaderNET.ShowGrid = true;
myDXFReaderNET.ReadDXF(@"..\..\test.dxf");
myDXFReaderNET.Refresh();
myDXFReaderNET.ZoomCenter();
}
Sample program for using DXFReaderNET Component inside a WPF app