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AutoCAD WS, the best of AutoDesk for web

AutoCAD WS is the name with which Project Butterfly landed, after AutoDesk after Many attempts To come and interact with the web, to acquire the Israeli company Sequoia-Backed, which was working PlanPlatform to interact with dxf / dwg files via web.

It is one of the most promising AutoDesk applications, especially due to the multifunctionality of uses that it can have in different operating systems that until now have been limited by Windows. With this, a Linux user will be able to view and edit a dwg file, a Mac user and mobile toys.

A few months ago the version was released for download via App Store, which allows running AutoCAD WS on Iphone and the Ipad tablet. Not bad, if we consider that it is free, although its capabilities are still basic and slower than the web version that already has great progress. 

Let's see what features AutoCAD WS has for mobile.

Autocad ws View dwg / dxf files.  You can view files up to 2010 versions, that alone takes the credit. Running it on Ipad requires having an account, the surprising thing is that I had shared a file long ago since it was called Butterfly, and when entering with my username / password -Which I did not even remember- I could see that it is still there with some scribbles that others have made. 

There are also some test samples that can be downloaded:

  • A plane in elevation
  • A mechanical part drawing
  • An example of an urbanization with a geospatial appearance

Basic edition.  Almost what this mobile version does is Redline, although its potential is here more than in the online tool. 

  • At the construction level you can draw line, polyline, circle, rectangle and text; all with a fairly easy but limited interaction. 
  • At the editing level, touching an object activates the move, scale, rotate and delete commands.
  • You can also take measurements and make annotations with cloud, rectangle, freehand line and text box.
  • Regarding visualization, for now you have two options, with all colors and grayscale. The web version supports a view in layout, similar to Paperspace.
  • It has a color palette with which to choose between 10 options, there is no level control or line styles.

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The web version is more advanced, most of the basic construction and editing commands (trim, offset, array, chamfer, etc.) are already available. Including control of layers, line styles, dimensioning styles and snap.

It also supports uploading Google Maps reference, which I think will give you a lot of potential. The download can be done by choosing the format, which can be R14, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010 or as .zip with included references.

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This can be run by WindowsMobile users with any tablet, to work online. The offline version is more delayed, at least the version for Ipad, so users of this rosette stone will have to wait patiently, because the problem that Adobe brings with Apple does not allow an ipad to run flash, -a really lame-

Share.  This is quite an attractive aspect, although I believe that few have already had experience with it. Autodesk guarantees you have encryption, possibly opening the door to collaborative work without fear of getting lost along the way. One of the tabs that shows the timeline is interesting, with the different modifications that a file has had. 

Autocad ws For now, Dropbox has already been integrated into the mobile version, a good alternative for cloud storage. It does not hurt to be aware Blog, Because there announce the news.

To upload files, you can do it from the web platform, or from AutoCAD installing A plugin With which it can also be synchronized with a mobile device.

Conclusion

In my opinion, the best I have seen in AutoDesk innovations for the web, although it is not clear to me yet if AutoDesk is going to charge for this tool in the future, and based on what. A big step toward interacting with the cloud, and much more functional than Bentley's previous attempts with Project Wise WEL, although that's where the Navigator version Which bears the disadvantage that it remains client.

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Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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