Viewer for CAD files

[Paul Taylor]

Anyone have a free fewer for cad type files?

Someone has a plotter at our office now and I want to try and print off a plan.

Thanks
Paul

[Annette Elmore]

There is an excellent free 2d cad package called Turbocad LE that might do what you want:

http://www.al-ki.com/tcad/download.php

And seach for Turbocad!

Description:
TurboCAD Learning Edition, is a comprehensive, fully functional 2D CAD software product. It is the ideal vehicle for new users to learn how to use and discover the concepts behind CAD software. In addition it is a viable product for producing professional 2D CAD drawings. The software includes the very informative ""Complete Guide to Learning CAD"" by Randall Newton and Robert Berry (271 pages), the useful crossover guide ""TurboCAD for Users"" (144 pages) and a full multimedia Quick Tour. This will reduce the learning curve and provide easier accessibility to the software for the entry-level user.
Complements existing CAD seats within a design environment.
Powerful enough to be used by dedicated CAD specialists.
Easy enough to use by non-dedicated, occasional users.
Customizable User Interface.
Compatible with MS Office and other productivity applications.
OLE: Drag and Drop drawings into any OLE compliant application.
Easy to Learn and Use
Setup wizards using real world input.
Templates for every discipline and measurement system.
Extensive multimedia tutorial.
Handle based editing with the precision of CAD.
Context sensitive Edit Bar with constraints.
Context sensitive local menus.
IMSI is making its Learning Edition available for free with the firm belief that users will learn to love the TurboCAD product and will want to upgrade to our latest 2D/3D versions. Research has shown that CAD users typically remain with the CAD software they learn first, favoring techniques and procedures that they are already familiar with.

Features of the Learning Edition include:
More than 150 tools for drawing, editing, and viewing Reads and writes AutoCAD R14 files.
Text: Oblique, Backwards, Outline and Fill, Scaleable, Flexible, Standard.
Dimensions: Edit dimension text. Trailing zeros to indicate accuracy. Prefix/Suffix, Tolerance Limits, Leader Text.
Symbols: Tabbed, Docking, Symbol palettes.
Open/Import File Types: AutoCAD DXF R14, AutoCAD DWG R14, AutoCAD Web Format (*.DWF), Windows Metafile (*.WMF), IMSI FloorPlan 3.0 (*.FP3), TurboCAD for Windows ASCII, file (*.TCX), EPS, and HPGL.
Copy: Rubber Stamp with snaps. Offset
Snaps: Perpendicular, Mirror (Opposite), Single Entry Keyboard Equivalents(SEKEs).
Hatching: Outline method, Selection hatching of non-closed surfaces. Moveable hatch pattern origin. New hatch patterns.
Explode: Multiple explode across multiple selections.
Selection Options: Select by Color; Drawing Order (with keyboard).
View: Aerial View; Viewports (magnification tool); Multiple drawing windows for drawing from one window to another.
Toolbars: Multiple predefined toolbar configurations.
Node Edit: Segment delete; Bezier curve tangent controls; as a keyboard shortcut.
Handle-Based Editing: Stored reference points for all objects; Stored insertion points for symbols and blocks; Direct node edit access tool.
Other Functionality: Distance, Area and Angle calculations by path; IntelliMouse support for zooming; Setup Wizard (intelligent page setup); On-line software synchronization. Print a large drawing across multiple sheets.
Content: ANSI and ISO templates; Mono-spaced fonts; More than 30 Sample Drawings, PDF Book: Guide to Learning CAD, PDF Book: TurboCAD for AutoCAD(t) Users; Quick Tour (Multimedia tutorials).
Software Development Kit: supporting Visual Basic, C++, Delphi, and Java, fully customizable, extensible, and programmable.
Circle/Arc: Tangent to Three Points
Edit Bar: Selection Size
Developed by: IMSI
Download file size: 15.4mb
Note:
IMSI has stopped offering a freeware copy of TurboCAD LE at their own website due to installation problems with Windows XP.

File Size: 15.4 MB
Registration: Free
Platform: Windows 95 thru 2000
Developer: IMSI
Developer Email:
Developer Website: www.imsisoft.com

I have found it works fine with XP!

Tony

[Harry Rice]

Solidworks edrawings viewer:

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/edrawings/viewer.html

Free too.

Views 3d models as well as .dxf etc 2D stuff.


Cheers


Harry

[Greg L Bahrman]

Just Google "ACAD VIEWER" and you will get a list of free downloads for Autocad viewers.