cadviewer/cadviewer-full-server repository overview

⁠cadviewer-full-server

This image contains a Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server with Apache and PHP, running CADViewer front-end, PHP back-end conversion scripts and Tailor Made Software CAD converters for PHP.

Support for AutoCAD DWG/DXF/DWF, MicroStation DGN/PCF, Adobe PDF and a large number of bitmap formats.

The CADViewer front-end and the CAD Conversion back-end is accessible through the Rest API.

⁠Documentation

• CADViewer Techdocs and Installation Guide⁠

⁠Usage

Simply from the image access the samples in: myurl:myport/cadviewer/html, the code in these templates can directly be used as template to program externally to pull the CADViewer interface and trigger CAD Conversions from the image.

⁠How To Install CADViewer

⁠Installation Included in this image, no further action needed!

NOTE: Below is the standard installation procedures which is not needed in this case.

⁠HOW TO INSTALL CADVIEWER - Short Guide

1: The base CADViewer Github repository cadviewer-script-library⁠ includes CADViewer and a base folder structure with converters, drawings, and html sample(s).

• 1A: If using PHP as backend, then add PHP scripts cadviewer-php-scripts⁠ to cadviewer-script-library⁠ and run as is.

• 1B: If using Servets as back-end, download from Github cadviewer-tomcat-01⁠, the sample integrates the full converter structure. Download CADViewer⁠ to get the .war installer files.

• 1C: If on dotNet, download integrated Visual Studo Project from Github cadviewer-testapp-dotnet-01⁠, all CADViewer components are included.

• 1D: If on dotNetCore, download integrated Visual Studo Project from Github cadviewer-testapp-dotnetcore-01⁠, all CADViewer components are included.

• 1E: A Laragon integrated sample using PHP can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-script-library-laragon-laravel-sample-01⁠.

• 1F: A Rails7 integrated sample using NodeJS CAD Conversion Server⁠ as back-end can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-testapp-rails7-01⁠.

2: If using a front-end frame-work, then install CADViewer⁠ via NPM⁠.

• 2A: Integrated ReactJS⁠ sample can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-testapp-react-01⁠.

• 2B: Integrated VueJS⁠ sample can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-testapp-vue-01⁠.

• 2C: Integrated Angular⁠ sample can be download from Github cadviewer-testapp-angular-v01⁠.

• 2D: Integrated ReactJS⁠ with dotNetCore⁠ backend sample can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-testapp-dotnet-core-react-01⁠.

3: All frame-works needs a back-end server to convert CAD files. Any of the back-end components 1A - 1D, can be used, but the preferred setup is using the NodeJS CAD Conversion Server⁠, that can be downloaded from Github cadviewer-conversion-server⁠.

Read the sections on installing and handling Fonts⁠ in AutoXchange 2022 TechDocs⁠ and TroubleShooting⁠.

Try out the samples and build your own application!

Have Fun! - and get in touch⁠ with us!