>> I was hoping for a Linux viewer, Auto- Desk is so anal...
Try:
http://lx-viewer.sourceforge.net/
AutoCAD was developed on Unix until Release 13. That's when the new CTO
Robert Carr started the complete re-write based on Win32. Frankly, he had
no choice. Release 12 sucked on Windows, and that's where the action is in
CAD. A multi platform option didn't work for them. Microstation seems to
have done much better, but there are lots of structural differences between
those programs.
You might ask the author of the DWG file to provide it in another format.
Autodesk keeps changing the DWG format, and the latest versions are said to
have encryption. It costs so much to reverse engineer the format, that all
their competitors use OpenDWG (OpenDesign.com). It cost money, so you won't
see any open source app use it.
Ken Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Chuck Hast
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:41 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] DWG Viewer for linux
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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