CADnection Supports Autodesk DWF in SharePoint

By DE Editors

CADnection (Santa Ana, CA), developers of seamless integration between AutoCAD and SharePoint applications, extended support for Autodesk's DWFTM file format. The CADnection software combines the functionality of Autodesk's AutoCAD and Microsoft SharePoint, a suite of server-based capabilities for content management, collaboration, and enterprise search to create a flexible, distributed, and cost effective project data management system.

The DWF functionality is a fully operating feature of the CADnection product and is immediately available to customers. DWF is Autodesk's new Design Web Format, which creates a compressed rendition of an associated AutoCAD drawing (DWG). The web format allows users without CAD software to view product drawings and plans. Now CADnection provides full support of DWF data, which is managed and controlled along with the original AutoCAD drawing. As a result, SharePoint users can quickly search, select, and view a drawing, even without AutoCAD software or CAD skills. Plus, the system allows unlimited drawing access without the risks of inadvertently sharing intellectual property or accidently editing the contents of a drawing.

To support the viewing of DWF files, CADnection provides the necessary links to Autodesk Design Review, which is from Autodesk, and can operate as a standalone application or as an integrated part of the CADnection solution.

CADnection software updates DWF files as their counterpart DWG drawings are modified through the normal check-in and retrieval process.

An online demonstration of CADnection can be viewed at cadnection.com, follow the demo links.

For more details, contact CADnection.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.