Software eases the sharing of CAD drawings

A CADnection product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 8, 2008

The DWF web format allows users without CAD software to view product drawings and plans.

CADnection has released the extended support for Autodesk's DWF file format.

The CADnection software combines the functionality of Autodesk's AutoCAD and Microsoft SharePoint,a suite of server-based capabilities for content management, collaboration and enterprise search to create a flexible, distributed and cost-effective project data management system.

DWF is Autodesk's new design web format, which creates a compressed version of an associated AutoCAD drawing (DWG).

The web format allows users without CAD software to view product drawings and plans.

CADnection provides full support of DWF data, which is managed and controlled along with the original AutoCAD drawing.

As a result, SharePoint users can quickly search, select and view a drawing, even without AutoCAD software or CAD skills.

The system allows unlimited drawing access without the risks of inadvertently sharing intellectual property or accidentally editing the contents of a drawing.

To support the viewing of DWF files, CADnection provides the necessary linkages to Autodesk Design Review, another Autodesk product designed specifically for viewing DWF files.

Design Review is available free from Autodesk and can operate as a stand-alone application or as an integrated part of the CADnection solution.

CADnection software updates DWF files as their counterpart DWG drawings are modified through the normal check-in and retrieval process.

In SharePoint, CADnection greatly expands the access to drawing file visuals.

By right-clicking on an AutoCAD file, the user is presented with the option to "View Drawing".

Selecting this option launches the DWF image inside the designated viewing application.

Similarly, CADnection gives the AutoCAD user the option to "publish" or "export" the active session drawing to a DWF format prior to checking in a drawing.

When the drawing is checked back into SharePoint, CADnection automatically updates the DWF file.

If a previous DWF rendition exists in the SharePoint database, CADnection overwrites the file to reflect the current version.

A demonstration of CADnection can be viewed on the company's website.

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