[cad-linux] Re: DWF Files - A Challenge to You
- From: Steve Hall <digitect@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:29:58 -0400
What is the big deal about DWF, would not a Free Software DWG be
preferable? DWF is just a DWG with variable permission levels
(read-only, versioning) and embedded annotation layers. It's for people
who don't want to pay for "CAD", but will pay something for viewers and
markup capability.
If we had good/fast/light CAD software, nobody would care about viewers.
(For example, there is very little need for a DOC viewer.)
My $0.02.
--
Steve Hall [ digitect dancingpaper com ]
On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 10:16 +0100, Ricardo Perry wrote:
> Dwf is not on their supported files and since 2008 there are no updates, and
> svn not working.
> Best Regards
>
> Ricardo
>
> On 8 October 2010 10:07, William Walter Kinghorn <williamk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ricardo,
> >
> > Found it
> >
> > VectorSection - Vector graphics format conversion
> >
> > http://vectorsection.org/
> >
> > from the site
> > " VectorSection is an open source vector graphics converter and storage
> > mechanism. It is a toolset for manipulating data from 2D and 3D CAD and
> > graphics formats via common intermediate data schemas.
> >
> > VectorSection is being built in stages. The goal is to be able to convert
> > between and access most vector graphic file formats such as dxf, dwg, dgn,
> > svg, pdf, ps, jpg, png, ogr, ifc. "
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > William
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: cad-linux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [cad-linux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of William Walter Kinghorn [williamk@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 08 October 2010 10:56
> > To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cad-linux] Re: DWF Files - A Challenge to You
> >
> > There was someone else doing this, but I can't remember who
> >
> > Must remember to look at this when I get home, as I think I saved the web
> > page
> >
> > William
> > ________________________________________
> > From: cad-linux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [cad-linux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Ricardo Perry [ricardoperry@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 08 October 2010 10:37
> > To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cad-linux] Re: DWF Files - A Challenge to You
> >
> > The problem is that with lx-viewer is that you need 3rd party software:
> > *"You will need to download* the OpenDWG libraries
> > <http://www.opendwg.org/>both the Viewkit and the Toolkit to use with
> > this program. We are not
> > permitted to bundle these with the source code."
> >
> > Those libraries are available for you if you are a member of OpenDWG and
> > that as a cost.... And not a small one... 250$/year just for a viewer is
> > too
> > much.... Windows have free viewers....
> >
> > http://www.opendesign.com/Associate
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > RP
> >
> > On 8 October 2010 09:08, William Walter Kinghorn <williamk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Ricardo,
> > >
> > > I saw your article :
> > > http://linuxmadeasy.blogspot.com/2010/10/dwf-files-challenge-to-you.html
> > >
> > > Have a look at http://dwf.blogs.com/articles/dwf_partners.htm
> > > look under Viewers, Tools, and Related Items
> > >
> > > it has http://lx-viewer.sourceforge.net/
> > >
> > > William
> > >
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