- Comparison of CAD, CAM and CAE file viewers
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Computer aided design (CAD), Computer-aided engineering (CAE) and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software produces files in a large variety of formats many of which are extremely complex and poorly supported by other applications. This article gives an overview of the available software suitable for viewing these files so they can be shared with people who do not have the application which produced the file.
Comparison of CAD/CAM/CAE file viewers
Software which has not been added to this table can be seen on the discussion page.
Application Latest stable release Developer 3D support? Runs on POSIX style systems? Runs on Windows? Other platforms? Open source? User Interface Language(s) Supported format(s) DDS-CAD Viewer 6.5 Data Design System ASA Yes No Yes No No (Free download) EN IFC, DXF, DWG, CFI, VEC DXF Viewer 1.22.07 1.22.07 [1] DXF Viewer ? Yes(Java) Yes(Java) ? Yes(Apache Software License) EN, DE[citation needed] DXF Caddie 14 Advanced Computer Solutions Yes No Yes ? No(Free download) EN DXF, DWG, DRW Drawing Express 2018 Trial Systems Ltd Yes No Yes Yes Mac OSX (By use of Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion or Bootcamp) No EN EXP, DWG, DXF eBrowser 3 Cadmatic / Elomatic Yes[2] No Yes ? No(Free download) EN eBrowser Model EBM CADMATIC, Nupas progeCAD Viewer DWG (based on IntelliCAD) (incomplete entry) ? progeSOFT ? ? Yes ? No ? DWG VariCAD Viewer 2012 v1 VariCAD Yes YesLinux Yes Yes No EN, DE, JP, PT, CN DWG (2D), DXF (2D), STEP (3D)[3] Teigha Viewer 3.4 Open Design Alliance ? Yes Yes Yes No (Free download) EN DWG, DGN WorkXPlore 3D 1.7 (2009) Sescoi Yes No Yes No No(Free download) EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, JP, CN DWG, DXF, IGES, STEP, STL, UNISURF, 3D WorkNC, XDW, Parasolid, SolidWorks, Pro/E, Catia V4, Catia V5, UGS , ISO toolpaths, CADDS, Solid Edge [4] See also
- List of CAD file formats
- Comparison of CAD editors for AEC
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