Contractor sent us DWG drawings but nobody here owns AutoCAD, and a licence just to look at a few files is absurd. How do I view and measure DWG files without buying CAD software?
How to view an AutoCAD DWG file without AutoCAD?
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Barry Allen February 26, 2018
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Plenty of free viewers exist for exactly this.
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Autodesk's own free DWG viewer opens native files with pan, zoom and measure. Best fidelity since it is from the format owner.
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No install allowed: the Autodesk web viewer opens DWG in a browser after upload. Fine for non sensitive drawings.
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Batch viewing or older DWG versions a modern viewer rejects: a dedicated CAD viewer tool opens and converts legacy versions the free readers refuse.
Autodesk's free desktop viewer did everything we needed including measurements. Solved.