Is thera an Autocad export file so it is programmatically readable?

Question

I would like to extract the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and some properties like name and colour of Autocad files. I may do this from a Java program. From Autocad, which is the right format to export to so I can programmatically parse the file, look for objects and get their properties? (coordinates, name, colour...) I know Autocad DWG format is a propietary binary file that changes its format every 3 years, so I need to find a file format to export to that allow me to read it easily. Thanks!

Answer 1

What you're looking for is a file type called DXF. This is a universal file type that programs and machines use to extract coordinate data to generate thigs like GCODE for CNC machining.