On 8/9/06, Todd <dumb-ass@acpdata.com> wrote:
> 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.
Ratz... the file is 3.945M in size so that blows that out of the water...
I may have to intall wine and try that. I was hoping for a Linux viewer, Auto-
Desk is so anal...
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