Alternative to Edrawings

[bwatts]

Hi All,

This is my very 1st posting on this forum so I hope I have explained this clearly for this particular question.

We are currently looking for an alternative viewer to edrawings whereby our associates can not only view SW models but are able to export them into variable formats e.g. SAT, IGES. The viewer would be used as part of an attachment via a request through our website. The models that they would recieve will be very basic i.e overall dimensions etc.

FYI - We are currently using SW2008 sp4.0 (upgrading SW2009 in the new year)

Your assistance to the above will be appricated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[MadMango]

You might want to give this a look, perhaps something there can work. I don't think I've heard of a viewer that will let you open and mark-up files AND export them to various other file formats. I think you will have to use at least 2 different programs.

http://labs.solidworks.com/Products/

 

[SBaugh]

There really isn't much that will allow the geometry data to be opened and exported outside of SW. If you are wanting something that will allow you to have the user attach to your site, view the model then donwload a SAT,IGES then look into 3D Streaming. That used to be very popular and i believe it still is. 3D Content Central had using this for years.

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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[TheTick]

There are probably other, better ways. A web page could be configured to handle requests for models that are handled by a seat of SW on your network and then deliver results.

Personaly, I see too many companies give too much information away in CAD models. Usually, a size-and-fit model is all that needed by the customer, but vendors send detailed models out that give away sensitive information.

 

[WH74]

adobe 3d would be my suggestion. I believe that it would do all that you aresking.