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FAQ's
General questions about eDrawings products:
- What is eDrawings® software?
- Which applications are required to publish eDrawings files?
- Which operating systems are supported by eDrawings software?
- Which languages will be supported in eDrawings Viewer?
- Which CAD filetypes are supported in eDrawings for Mac?
- Does eDrawings support Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition?
- How can I embed eDrawings files within a Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation?
- Is it necessary to install the CAD Application and eDrawings Viewer on the same machine?
- My email software automatically removes .EXE attachments from all incoming and outgoing emails. How can I send eDrawings file to recipients who have not installed the eDrawings Viewer?
Questions about eDrawings Professional software:
- What is eDrawings Professional software?
- What is the pricing for the eDrawings products?
- Does a recipient need to install eDrawings Viewer in order to markup a review-enabled eDrawing file? How can I prevent an eDrawings file recipient from using the measure feature?
Questions about eDrawings for AutoCAD:
Questions about eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER:
- What is eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
- What are the advantages of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ ENGINEER?
- What are the pre-requisites for installing eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
- Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER®?
- Where can I find *.prt or other Pro/ENGINEER file formats in the eDrawings Open file menu?
- I have installed eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER, but the eDrawings menu does not appear in the Pro/ENGINEER interface. What should I do?
- What should I do to solve the time out issue in Pro/ENGINEER?
- How can I upgrade to a later version of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
Questions about eDrawings for CATIA V5:
- Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for CATIA® V5 software?
- Where can I find *.CATPart or other CATIA V5 file formats in eDrawings Open file menu?
- I have installed eDrawings for CATIA V5, but the eDrawings menu does not appear in the CATIA V5 interface. What should I do? How can I upgrade to a later version of eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5?
Questions about eDrawings API:
General questions about eDrawings products:
What is eDrawings software?
eDrawings software is a product design communication tool for sharing representations of both 2D drawings and 3D models. The electronic data format of eDrawings files is highly compressed to enable easily transmission via email. When viewed with the eDrawings Viewer, these files provide intelligent interpretation tools (3D Pointer, Virtual Folding, Animated Drawing Views) that help the recipient easily understand and navigate the data they receive. eDrawings files are created through the use of the eDrawings Publisher add-in, which works as a plug-in to many popular CAD products. Once created, an eDrawings file may be sent to anyone via email. To eliminate the frustrations normally associated with 2D and 3D design data, the viewer may be embedded directly in an eDrawings file. These files can immediately be viewed by anyone with a Windows operating system. No additional CAD software or viewers are required.
Which applications are required to publish eDrawings files?
You can publish eDrawings files from :
- SolidWorks 2005 or later
- AutoCAD version R14.x, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2002, or AutoCAD 2004
- Pro/ENGINEER® 2001, Pro/ENGINEER® WildFire 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0
- CATIA V5 R14, R15, R16, R17, R18 & CATIA V5 R19
- Unigraphics: NX3, NX4, NX5, NX6 and NX7
- Autodesk Inventor 8, 9, 10, 11, 2008, 2009 and 2010
- Solid Edge® V17, V18, V19, V20, ST and ST2
- CoCreate's OneSpace Designer Modeling 2005
- RapidFire Lite (View/Publish IGES, STEP & STL files)
- Google sketchup (Free/ Professional) 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0
- CoCreate 17
- VISI 16 and 17
- KOMPAS-3D V11
Which operating systems are supported by eDrawings software?
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Which languages are supported in eDrawings Viewer?
eDrawings Viewer and eDrawings Publisher for SolidWorks and AutoCAD support the following languages:
| Traditional Chinese | Japanese |
| Simplified Chinese | Korean |
| English | Polish |
| French | Russian |
| German | Spanish |
| Italian | Czech |
| Portuguese - Brazilian |
* eDrawings Publisher for Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, NX and Autodesk Inventor support: English, French, German and Japanese.
Which CAD filetypes are supported in eDrawings for Mac?
The following file formats are supported:
- SolidWorks native files and templates (.sldprt, .slddrw, .sldasm, .prtdot, .drwdot and .asmdot)
- eDrawings native files (.edrw, .eprt, .easm, .edrwx, .eprtx, .easmx)
- DXF/DWG files (.dxf, .dwg)
- ProEngineer files (.prt, .prt., .xpr, .asm, .xas)
Does eDrawings software support Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition?
Yes, eDrawings software provides optimal tools for the tablet pen and ink.
How to can I embed an eDrawings file within a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation?
Save the eDrawings file as an HTML file and add an embedded web browser control to your PowerPoint presentation. You will need to enable macros in PowerPoint and set macro security to low or medium. (Tools->Macro->Security). In your eDrawings slide, you will need to add two items: the Microsoft Web Browser control and a button to activate it. Your button will typically set the URL of the web browser to the location of your eDrawings file.
Is it necessary to install the CAD Application and eDrawings Viewer on the same machine?
No, eDrawings software does not require any additional software to be installed, although you will need the CAD application in order to publish eDrawings files directly inside these applications.
My email software automatically removes .EXE attachments from all incoming and outgoing emails. How can I send eDrawings file to recipients who have not installed the eDrawings Viewer?
To minimize the impact of the larger viewer size and email virus filters, a ZIP and HTML option has been added to the File...Send command. This option does not embed the eDrawings Viewer in an executable file; instead it automatically downloads it from the Internet and embeds the eDrawings Viewer in a standard web page. Since the HTML file only contains the eDrawings file data and a small amount of HTML code, this results in a smaller file size than the original .EXE option.
Questions about eDrawings Professional software:
What is eDrawings Professional software?
eDrawings Professional extends the functionality of eDrawings Viewer to include markup and measure, and the unique ability to publish eDrawings files as review-enabled. Publishing a review-enabled eDrawings file is like embedding a markup pen in your document. Recipients are able to markup and measure the eDrawings file using the free eDrawings Viewer; they do not need to purchase eDrawings Professional or other software to view the eDrawings files. eDrawings Professional includes advanced viewing capabilities such as dynamic component translation, and dynamic cross section views. eDrawings Professional also includes the Publisher add-in for SolidWorks®, AutoCAD®, CATIA®, Pro/ENGINEER®, Unigraphics/NX, Inventor, Solid Edge®, RapidFire Lite (View/Publish IGES, STEP & STL files), Google SketchUp and CoCreate's OneSpace users.
What is the pricing for the eDrawings products?
eDrawings Viewer and eDrawings Publishers are free products. The advanced collaboration capabilities of eDrawings Professional are available at additional cost.
To purchase eDrawings Professional for SolidWorks and AutoCAD, please contact the SolidWorks office nearest you, or call 800-693-9000 toll-free for more information. Outside the U.S. and Canada, please call +1-781-810-5011.
To purchase eDrawings Professional for Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA V5, Unigraphics/NX, Solid Edge, RapidFire Lite (View/Publish IGES, STEP & STL files) and Google SketchUp please click here.
Does a recipient need to install eDrawings Viewer in order to markup a review-enabled eDrawings file?
If a review-enabled eDrawings file is sent in either executable (.exe), masked executable (.ex) or HTML (.htm) format, the recipient is not required to install eDrawings Viewer to mark up a review-enabled eDrawings file.
How can I prevent an eDrawings file recipient from using the measure feature?
To protect your design data, you can permanently disable the measure capability. Measure Enabled/ Disabled is a property of the eDrawings file. This attribute of the file is set when the eDrawings file is created.
Questions about eDrawings for AutoCAD:
As an AutoCAD user, why don't my eDrawings files include shaded views and animations?
The shaded views and animation features are available only within eDrawings files that are created from SolidWorks files because these SolidWorks files contain a solid model.
Questions about eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER:
What is eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER is a plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER which allows the user to generate representation of 2D and 3D product designs of native Pro/ENGINEER files as a read only eDrawings file.
What are the advantages of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ ENGINEER?
The most tangible advantage the eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER publisher provides is that it can make the content read only. This can provide you a secure means of sharing the data without being plagiarized.
One of the primary uses published file provides is to enable working in collaborative work environments. The published files are ultra compact (Approximately 5% size of the original CAD file) in nature, thereby making communication via email, a realistic possibility.
You may selectively provide the end recipient of the published file with measurement capabilities and password protect your file for added security.
The end recipient can view the published eDrawings file with the free eDrawings Viewer and use the markup feature to effectively communicate the review objective.
In addition you can save an eDrawings file as an exe. Here, the Viewer component is coupled with the file. This would enable the end recipient to view the file without having to install eDrawings.
You can also embed the published file in html format and have it as a part of your online catalog. This would provide your customers a better picture of the capabilities without compromising on data security concerns.
What are the pre-requisites for installing eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
You need to have a supported version of Pro/ENGINEER installed on your machine or on a Network location before you install eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER. If Pro/ENGINEER is not installed, then only eDrawings Viewer will be installed when installing eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER.
Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER?
eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER is available both with Node lock license. Floating license.
Where can I find *.prt or other Pro/ENGINEER file formats in the eDrawings Open File menu?
The eDrawings Viewer cannot open Pro/ENGINEER files directly. The software consists of a Pro/ENGINEER publisher and the eDrawings Viewer. The publisher is an add-on to Pro/ENGINEER. After installing the software, click on eDrawings->Publish menu-item in Pro/ENGINEER to publish the opened Pro/ENGINEER model to eDrawings. If you don't see the eDrawings menu in Pro/ENGINEER, please refer to the next FAQ.
I have installed eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER, but the eDrawings menu does not appear in the Pro/ENGINEER interface. What should I do?
To integrate eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER with Pro/ENGINEER, you must install Pro/ENGINEER before installing eDrawings software. If you install eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER before installing Pro/ENGINEER, eDrawings will not be integrated with Pro/ENGINEER. The other reason could be the recent "time-out" issue acknowledged by Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC). Please refer to the next FAQ.
What should I do to solve the time out issue in Pro/ENGINEER?
In order to overcome this bug, we request you to replace your copy of NMSD.exe with the latest one available at http://www.ptc.com/go/timeout/technical_resource.htm
How can I upgrade to a later version of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER?
Uninstall earlier versions of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER and then install the newer version. Valid license keys from earlier version are transferable.
Questions about eDrawings for CATIA:
Which licensing models are supported by eDrawings for CATIA V5 software?
eDrawings for CATIA V5 is available with Node lock license and Floating license.
Where can I find the *.CATPart or other CATIA V5 file formats in the eDrawings Open file menu?
The eDrawings Viewer cannot open CATIA V5 files directly. The software consists of a CATIA V5 publisher and the eDrawings Viewer. The publisher is an add-on to CATIA V5. After installing the software, click Tools->eDrawings->Publish menu-item in CATIA V5 to publish the opened CATIA V5 model to eDrawings.
I have installed eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5 but the eDrawings menu does not appear in the CATIA V interface. What should I do?
To integrate eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5 with CATIA V5 , you must install CATIA V5 before installing eDrawings software. If you install eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5 before installing CATIA V5 , eDrawings will not be integrated with CATIA V5 .
How can I upgrade to a later version of eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5?
Please uninstall earlier version of eDrawings Professional for CATIA V5 and then install the new version. Valid license keys from earlier version are transferable.
Why do I get error messages serving eDrawings over IIS6/Windows Server 2003?
You must add the correct MIME types for .eprt, .easm, .edrw, etc... files in your IIS settings before IIS6 will serve them over HTTP.
