topic Re: DWG Viewer, One-Click Chrome Browser Functionality? in AutoCAD Forum

DWG Viewer, One-Click Chrome Browser Functionality?

ewnichols25 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:09:45 GMT

Looking for a Chrome browser plug-in to view online DWG files directly, without first downloading and re-uploading the file. Please note Firefox does NOT work for my software setup.

Alternatively, perhaps just a tweak of browser settings would enable this functionality using the Online Autodesk Viewer (OAV)?

https://viewer.autodesk.com/designviews

Downloading and re-uploading is what's required of the OAV. Perhaps someone knows how .DWG files may be associated with the OAV in the Chrome browser for one-click opening/viewing?

Please, before making a recommendation, check to see if your recommended solution opens and views the DWG detail files on the following site, scroll down towards the bottom of the page to see the .DWG links:

https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/DoingBusiness/MasterSpec_Div33.aspx

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Re: DWG Viewer, One-Click Chrome Browser Functionality?

pendean — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:17:57 GMT

@ewnichols25 wrote:
Looking for a Chrome browser plug-in to view online DWG files...

That feature has to be turned on/created at the webserver level, not at the user level. All you need is a credit card and time to implement. Are you the website owner?

Or just the end user? For the end-user, If it does not exist in the CHROME plugins/extensions websites then you are out of luck (I suspect you are), explore here

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/plugins/mmcblfncjaclajmegihojiekebofjcen

https://chromewebstore.google.com/category/extensions

Re: DWG Viewer, One-Click Chrome Browser Functionality?

ewnichols25 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:53:46 GMT

Too bad somebody hasn't yet written (or I'm unable to find it) a tiny Chrome extension that simply feeds the downloaded .DWG file to the OAV website for viewing. Seems like it would be relatively simple, compared to building a viewer from scratch.

As a workaround, I'm using the Vivaldi Chrome-based browser and opening a two-tile browser window with source website in one tile and viewer website in the other, with exposed downloads panel providing easy access to downloaded files, and it seems to work okay.
Kinda clunky, compared to smooth integrated 1-click online viewing, but it will have to do for now.