How do you share your SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD designs and drawings with your suppliers, manufacturers, customers, and colleagues outside of your design team who may not be Solidworks users?
eDrawing Viewer enables anyone to view 3D CAD design without having to purchase and install a 3D CAD software. Communication and approval processes become easier and quicker when you have access to the actual design accurately represented. This can avoid costly miscommunications.
What is eDrawing Viewer?
For anyone involved in the product development process eDrawing Viewer enables you to communicate, share and collaborate in a easily shareable lightweight file without having to worry about design software compatibility.
It is a free software offered by SOLIDWORKS that lets you view and print 3D CAD files and drawings created by Solidworks or a number of other 3D CAD programs.
- Users can move and rotate the 3D parts or assemblies while viewing
- Users can measure the parts, or not, if you decide to restrict the viewing of the measurements
- Users can mark up files as needed
- Part configurations are available so that users can view variations of the design
- Users can display existing animations and exploded views.
Test Drive it here!
Which File Types Can eDrawing Viewer Open?
- SOLIDWORKS native files and templates (.sldprt, .slddrw, .sldasm, .prtdot, .drwdot and .asmdot)
- eDrawings native files (.edrw, .eprt, .easm, .edrwx, .eprtx, .easmx)
- DXF/DWG files (.dxf, .dwg)
- ProEngineer files (.prt, .prt., .xpr, .asm, .xas)
- 3DXML files (.3dxml)
- STL Files (.stl)
- CALS Files (.cal, .ct1)
Notice that the software allows you to view many more 3D CAD files in addition to SOLIDWORKS files. This could come in handy if your customer is using a different CAD software and wanted to share a file with you.
How To Create eDrawing Files From Solidworks?
- eDrawing files can be created by saving Solidworks files as eDrawing files on Solidworks. These files are highly compressed to enable easy transmission via email. Click here for instructions.
How To Download eDrawing Viewer?
If you own Solidworks 3D CAD software, eDrawing Viewer comes with it. If you are not a Solidworks user, you can easily download it from here.
eDrawing Viewer is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems. It can also be installed on mobile devices on both Android and IOS systems. Imagine being able to walk into a meeting with just your phone and share a 3D design. How cool is that?
