DraftView: The Solution for the Phasing Out of CADDS and Personal Designer.

 Imagine a world where the constraints of legacy CAD systems no longer hold you back. Envision effortlessly navigating through decades-old CAD data as if it were created yesterday. DraftView transforms this vision into reality, enabling you to not only visualize but also migrate and manage your CADDS and Personal Designer legacy data with the ease and speed you've always desired..

Prime Attributes

Let's delve into the critical features that set DraftView in a class of its own.

  • Visualization and Transition: View your heritage CAD data with zero loss in quality while migrating it effortlessly to modern platforms through the power of DXF translation.
  • Batch Processing: Leverage the built-in Windows application specifically engineered for mass translations, capable of handling a plethora of drawings both swiftly and accurately.
  • All-inclusive Viewing: Surpass competitors with DraftView's comprehensive array of visualization options, spanning 3D models, 2D text, dimensions, and a lot more.
  • User-Centric and Budget-Friendly: Rooted in years of invaluable user insights, DraftView offers an intuitive, straightforward interface coupled with cost-efficiency, simplifying legacy data management.

Deep Dive into DraftView

For a more nuanced understanding, let’s explore DraftView’s capabilities in distinct segments.

Toolset for Legacy Data

  • Industry Experience: Having two decades of domain expertise, DraftView stands as the go-to utility for managing CADDS legacy data.
  • User Experience: Unlike the often cumbersome CADDS systems, DraftView is far easier to navigate and substantially more cost-efficient.
  • Precision Viewing: Observe every detail during CADDS data translations, ensuring the utmost accuracy.

Visuals and Functionalities

  • Extensive Support: From 3D models to 2D text and even 26 unique CADDS text fonts, including Kanji—DraftView has it all.
  • Mode Entities and More: Enjoy feature-rich viewing across CADDS versions, offering capabilities like hidden line removal and beyond.
  • Standard Features: Pan, zoom, control layer visibility, print, and even markup CADDS files.

Output & Export Prowess

  • Multiple Formats: Convert CADDS designs to a multitude of formats like DXF, TIFF, JPG, PDF, and HPGL.
  • Batch Efficiency: Use the specialized "DV4X2DXF" Windows application to accomplish batch DXF translations in seconds.

User Flexibility & Platform Options

  • Deployment Options: Install DraftView on standalone Windows PCs or manage licenses through a network server.
  • Unix Support: For Unix aficionados, versions for SunOS, Solaris, and HPUX are also available, although with minor feature variances.

Specific Advantages

Now, let’s break down the unique benefits for different user types.

For CADDS Experts

  • Seamless Exports: Convert CADDS drawings to DXF formats effortlessly and tailor the configurations for a seamless Catia V5 DXF import.
  • Font Support: Relish comprehensive support for all CADDS text fonts, including Kanji.
  • Streamlined Workflows: Eliminate superfluous licensing steps and optimize your operations.

For Personal Designer Users

  • Data Integrity: Export Personal Designer drawings into DXF while preserving the data's fidelity.
  • 3D MViews and More: Access support for all Personal Designer versions and even customized text fonts.
  • Efficiency & Functionality: Eradicate the need for duplicate files, minimize overhead, and unlock advanced capabilities like layer and view control.

DraftView excels in managing and translating legacy CAD data. Whether it's precise visualization, batch translations, or cross-platform support, it covers all the bases efficiently. CAD Interop proudly brings you this unparalleled solution, tailor-made for the unique challenges you face in CAD data management.

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Scenario - Draftview

input

Input (for CADDS)

  • CADDS 3, CADDS 4X, CADDS 5, CADDS 5i®
  • Single and Double Precision CADDS parts
  • All Explicit Mode Entities
  • All Parametric Mode entities
  • All Draw, Detail and Model Mode entities
  • 3D Model Views
  • All CADDS Text Fonts
  • CADDS Hidden Line Removal (HLR)
  • CAMU Component Part Selection

Input (for PD)

  • Personal Designer, Personal Machinist, Microdraft, microCADDS, 4Design
  • All Revisions of the Above
  • All 2D, 3D and MView Entities
  • All Text Fonts, Including User-Customized Fonts

output

Output

  • TIFF or JPG files
  • Batch Export to DXF
  • PDF or HPGL files (via printer drivers)

features

Viewer features

  • Pan and Zoom
  • Layer Visibility Control
  • Print and Batch Print
  • CADDS or DRW Markup
  • Rotate 3D Model Views
  • Measure Distances (3D, 2D, intersections, endpoints, etc)
  • Verify Entity Information
  • Count Entities
  • View/Print: DWG, DXF, CGM, TIFF, JPG, CALS, HPGL and others

input

Configuration

  • network or stand-alone license
  • Windows 32/64
  • Unix (SunOS, Solaris or HPUX)