If you are looking for a free AutoCAD files viewer, you are in the right place now. In this post I would like to share a Freeware DWG Viewer which allows you to open or view AutoCAD files. In a nutshell, Free DWG Viewer is an application used to view and measure DWG/DXF/DWF files. The program is simple, light and easy to use because it doesn’t include editing tools. However, since it is only a CAD viewer then you are not allowed to edit or save the DWG files, but you can save views to JPEG format. If you want professional CAD drawing software that enables you to create, open, edit and save DWG files, I had covered an amazing free AutoCAD alternative which called DoubleCAD XT, check it out.
The Free DWG Viewer is not the official software from Autodesk, but it was made by third party software developer + publisher (Brava). As you can see in the screen shoot, the program is much like an image viewer. By using this application you can view DWG, DXF and DWF files without AutoCAD software installed in your PC. It provides some tools to navigate the CAD graphic such as zoom in/out, hand tool/pan and etc. Free DWG Viewer includes XRef support which means it allows you to view object layers and attributes. In addition it also enables you to measure object points accurately using snap feature.
And one more advantage is it supports both standalone desktop application and web browser (by using Internet Explorer with ActiveX control). If you are interested you can download Free DWG Viewer, the freeware AutoCAD files viewer from Brava website.
