>> Don't have time for such stupidity.
Considering that the libraries are not free, and they need legal documents,
I wouldn't call it stupidity.
I know those guys and they are pretty sharp. They walk a fine line, and
can't simply give away the software the way you'd like. But they are far
more helpful than Autodesk. That's for sure...
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 9:30 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] DWG Viewer for linux
On 8/9/06, Ken Elliott <kelliott11@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> >> I was hoping for a Linux viewer, Auto- Desk is so anal...
>
> Try:
> http://lx-viewer.sourceforge.net/
>
I looked at that, indeed was going to use it, but it told me I needed
libraries from OpenDWG, I went there and you have to fill out a form and
send to them in the post (or by fax and they reply snail mail) in order for
the to determine if you merit the lib files... Don't have time for such
stupidity.
> 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.
>
I just sent him a note asking him if he could export it to a pdf, then I
will be OK.
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