CADSoftTools released software for AutoCAD DWG DXF viewing on PDA
Released on = August 29, 2006, 7:44 am
Press Release Author = CADSoftTools
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = AutoCAD (tm) DWG DXF PLT Viewer for Pocket PC. DWG 9 till 2006, export to BMP.
Press Release Body = Full press release: http://www.cadsofttools.com/pressreleases/pocketpccadviewer.htm
CADSoftTools released two new products:
Pocket PC CAD Viewer - a compact viewer of DWG and DXF files; http://www.cadsofttools.com/en/products/pocket_pc_dwg_viewer.html Download: http://www.cadsofttools.com/download/pocketpccadviewer.zip
CAD Import .NET for Compact Framework - a library that can be used by software developers for creating their own applications. http://www.cadsofttools.com/en/products/cad_import_.net_for_compact_framework.html Download: http://www.cadsofttools.com/download/cadimportnet_compact.zip
The CAD viewer can be installed on any pocket PC or PDA with Windows Mobile operating system. To run the application the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 has to be installed on the device too. After installing the Pocket PC CAD viewer its icon appears in the Programs window of the portable device (see the figure 1).
The application is started by single click on the icon. After this any CAD file stored on the storage card of the pocket PC can be opened through the File menu (see the figure 2).
The Pocket PC CAD Viewer offers following functions: zooming in and zooming out CAD images, dragging the CAD images, switching a background color between black and white, viewing different layouts of a currently opened CAD drawing, rotating a CAD image with the 3D orbit tool (see figure 3).
The Pocket PC CAD Viewer supports the DXF and DWG versions starting from AutoCAD 10 and up to AutoCAD 2006. In combination with all its functions the Pocket PC CAD Viewer represents a nice and convenient tool for viewing CAD files on the way. It can be used by the construction and other engineers in the field where desktop computers can\'t be used and notebooks are considered too bulky.
CAD Import. NET for Compact Framework represents an SDK for software developers. It contains all classes used in the Pocket PC CAD Viewer and additional classes that provide an access to the CAD entities. The source code of the library is written on C#.NET and the library can be used by the code written on any language represented in Visual Studio .NET. It can find a wide use in the software community.
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