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Opens drawings from R13 through R2018 read-only, using safe DWG, DWF, and DWFx parsers written in pure Rust and a wgpu renderer. Review 2D entities, layers and layouts, and even 3D solids and materials without modifying the original.
Installation
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What to check now
- Source version
- 0.1.17
- Supported platforms
- Linux
- Release status
- Released · improving
- GitHub repository
- Verified repository
- External docs
- Verified docs
Quick start
- 1
Get the installer for your operating system from the Downloads page.
- 2
Prepare the DWG, DWF, or DWFx file you want to review. The viewer never modifies the original.
- 3
Open the file in the viewer and review the drawing while switching between layers and layouts.
Key features
Wide range of drawing versions
Identifies and decodes files from DWG R13 (AC1012) through R2018 (AC1032), and opens DWF and DWFx files in the same viewer.
2D drawing entities
Displays lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, splines, polylines, hatches (pattern and gradient), dimensions, text and MTEXT, block and array inserts, leaders and multileaders, tables, and images.
Layers and linetypes
Reflects layer colors, lineweights, and visibility, as well as linetype scale (LTSCALE) and dashed and text repeat patterns, exactly as drawn.
Layouts and viewports
Follows Paper Space layouts and viewport projections so you see the print arrangement as is.
3D solids and materials
Reconstructs ACIS-based REGION, 3DSOLID, and BODY geometry, and applies material colors and texture projection.
GPU scene rendering
Converts drawings into a format-neutral model, then draws lines, fills, points, and layouts with wgpu.
Safe read-only parser
Forbids unsafe in all product code, and checks section bounds, parsing limits, and CRCs to safely reject corrupted files.
Inspection command-line tool
Inspect a drawing's structure, model, scene, and layout information from the command line.
Troubleshooting
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Can I check which operating systems are supported?
The docs only list environments verified for each product. “Being verified” means support isn't confirmed yet.
Where can I check the current feature scope?
The key features in these docs and the product page are written based on the current project source.