topic Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there? in AutoCAD Forum

Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

oransen — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:01:26 GMT

I've developed a standalone EXE for a customer which uses DXF files as the main graphical data format.

They are now asking if it is possible to port it to be an online application.

The project is a project which will be used by architects and building engineers, so a toy CAD is not acceptable, it needs layers and good DXF support. It would also need an API to interfaces with the core of my sources from, probably, C#.

If anybody knows I thought you lot would!

I've looked around with Mr.Google but found nothing which matches...any pointers or ideas. Or is serious online CAD still not quite there yet?

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

Tomislav.Golubovic — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:11:56 GMT

AutoCAD subscription also comes with a web client

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

oransen — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:23:26 GMT

@Tomislav.Golubovic , thanks for the reminder, but many clients of the customer don't have AutoCAD, strange but true, hence the DXF based solution (instead of a DWG based solution).

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

S.Faris — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:34:21 GMT

These are your Options:

DWG TrueView and other CAD file viewers

My Suggesstion

Autodesk Viewer

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

oransen — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:07:10 GMT

@S.Faris , unfortunately I need to be able to create, not just view 😞

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

S.Faris — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:16:42 GMT

Then as @Tomislav.Golubovic suggested, subscriptionis required to use WEB APP

If you are looking for a Web based DXF editor other than Autocad Web, I suggest that you do some google in this matter. As I don't think it is right to bring up discussions on third party softwares in an Autodesk forum.

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

pendean — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:43:07 GMT

There is nothing like that today: try again in 2-3-5-10 years.

There are free CAD programs your recipients can acquire and install on PCs or tablets or smart phones: otherwise only viewers are online as a vible option today.

Re: Is there an online web based 2D CAD out there?

s.borello — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:45:49 GMT

Check out Framecloud... used it at Autodesk University to run Revit and AutoCAD... it was quite snappy, not laggy at all.