Re: [SLUG] DWG Viewer for linux

From: Todd (dumb-ass@acpdata.com)
Date: Wed Aug 09 2006 - 08:55:17 EDT


Chuck Hast wrote:
> Folks,
> A friend of mine sent me a DWG file, I have been looking for a linux DWG
> viewer, but so far have only found one, Lx-Viewer, when you go to pull it
> down they tell you that you have to go and get some libraries from
> another
> location, you go there and that place tells you that you have to fill
> out a
> form and MAIL or FAX it to them so they can CONSIDER it for
> recommendation.
> WHAT a crock.... There are a bazillion viewers for winders but so far
> seem
> to be pissing in the wind as to Linux.
>
> Sure seems that they make it hard to just look at some files. Any other
> recommendations?
>
Safvision.com might help - if your file is under 2 megabytes. <<
doubtful for a cad file. Possibly something under wine?
I do know that it is extremely easy to have the designer save as
postscript or pdf instead of the headache dwg file. I can sent you
Bentley's Viewer (64 MB) if you want to attempt to wine it.

../Todd

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