Autodesk 3d Viewer

[Argenta Sugden]

Free DWG viewing including cloud files. 30-day trial to create and edit. Use familiar AutoCAD drafting tools online in a simplified interface, with no installation required. Bring teams together to review and edit CAD drawings via quick collaboration with AutoCAD users on designs.

Both apps allow users to view, edit, share, and create 2D CAD drawings. AutoCAD web app is accessed entirely online in a web browser on any computer. AutoCAD mobile app is included with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and provides similar features on iPhone and Android devices.

For stakeholders who only need file-viewing access, we offer free viewers without a subscription. If you're transitioning to named user, be sure to take advantage of the trade-in offers available to you.

I have problem with large model on Forge Viewer. Although i had translate it to SVF2 but it take so long to load and with any action it rerender all time (i known it a part of process). Are there any solutions like Proxy in 3Dsmax or when camera far from model it show low LOD and when scroll in it show higher LOD? What can i do to speed up model? Appreciate any solutions.

So far we've seen major performance improvements across all projects switching over to this new file format, but it's possible that your model is so large/complex that even SVF2 isn't helping. In that case I'm afraid we won't have other solutions, other than perhaps splitting your design into multiple models, and loading only those that you really need. For example, Navisworks designs are often split by area and/or discipline, and the models are then loaded selectively by specific users. Check out this demo (specifically the checkbox matrix in the sidebar): -industrial-construction.autodesk.io/facility/montreal.

I have uploaded a 3D Model to Autodesk viewer. In the 2D View there is a layers option which is not available in the 3D view.
In the 3D view the only option is to turn on/off Objects which doesn't meet our needs as we need to identify the objects.
Is there a way to turn layers on/off while viewing in 3D? Or another free viewer that may do this?
Or do I need to move to other software?

For your online viewer support, actually click on the ? on the top right of that website and follow the links. Try this in the interim so when you repost you can actually show you tried what you wanted in the correct place too

Sorry for the slow reply. Autodesk got back to me stating it isn't a function of the software while in 3D view and in turn isn't possible (quite annoying, as would be very helpful!). The client only needed a quick view of separate layers so I ended up creating a video isolating layer names. Suited their needs.

An organisation I have completed work for needs a secure viewer for many different types of file. They have DWG TrueView and Design Review - however it strikes me that Autodesk Viewer would be a more lightweight option for them, and would allow all users easy access to the tools needed to review project drawings and/or models.

To satisfy their internal information security protocols, they would need to be audit the security credentials of Autodesk Viewer for this to be an option. For example: are there ISO27001 standards in place? How do you ensure secure access? Is there protection of information processing, and data hosting/ In which countries are the servers located?

Could anyone give me a pointer on who to contact to discuss these items please? I've called Autodesk Customer Services and they just adivse I post on this forum. Note, this A360 forum, because apparently there is no Autodesk Viewer dedicated forum! Thanks.

Unfortunately, I don't have any contact information for that, and in some respect, I am not sure if Autodesk would disclose it. I do know that they use AWS, so that alone might give you some idea. For real details, if you go through a reseller, I would contact them and see if they can reach out to one of their contacts. Failing that, I would try to contact Autodesk directly. These public forums are not generally staffed by insiders, so that is not information that we would have.

I've been trying to encourage some of our less Revit-savvy building services engineers to utilise the Autodesk Viewer product. Unfortunately though, I have encountered a couple of problems, one of which I think I have solved and one which I am guessing is more to do with the Autodesk Viewer Applications programmed interaction with the model derivative API.

Initially I uploaded our services model with supporting architectural and structural models but the phase the solitary 3D view created in the viewer was "Existing" with a filter of "Show All". I managed to get around this by creating a 3D view in each model just called "3D" and setting the phase and filter as I like. Happy days.

However, I am only getting some elements from the services model come through into the Autodesk Viewer application. Most notably it's missing ducts, sanitary pipework, cable trays, radiators. In the "3D" 3D view I have created everything is phased correctly, no issues from worksets, visibility graphics, view discipline is coordination (doesnt work to change to mechanical) and everything looks hunky dory in Revit. In the viewer though it's a different story. Even if I upload the services model on it's own. Strangely, in the 2d sheet views all the equipment and infrastructure is there fine, just in 3D it is now.

So my knowledge of Javascript and the Forge API is quite rudimental but I'm guessing the problem is with Autodesk Viewer's implementation of the model derivative API for when the model is translated to svf.

I guessing I'm at a place where what I'm really after is a custom Forge viewer application to design in the functionality I am after, in this case control of phasing in the .svf file output and ensuring everything is coming through in the view.

Not the most interesting post by any stretch and if you're still reading now, thanks. But I'm sure I can't be the only one experiencing this problem. While I'd love to share a model to demonstrate whats happening, it's commercially sensitive unfortunately.

Hi please make sure those elements are visible in 3D views and those 3D views are chosen in the publish settings of the Revit UI. Otherwise, the Model Derivative API will translate the default 3D view called 3D only that might not contents proper element visibility configurations.

I'm using the online Autodesk Viewer to share my Revit model so other people can look at it without having Revit on their computers. The 3D view that makes it into the model seems to be a defaut view of everything that is existing in my Revit model, which is not what I'm looking for because it shows unnecessary elements like grids and model lines. I'd like to know if there is a way to select a view of my preference from my Revit model (that has been set to look a certain way - with templates and section boxes and such) or a way to edit the 3D view in the viewer to customize it to my liking.

I did try that. I even deleted all other 3D views from the model. I set up this view to look like I wanted it to look (with tmeplates and section boxes), and the online view still seems to be displaying every item that is present in the model.

If you main objection is that the default 3D View shows everything, why not just change what the default 3D view shows. You can apply a Template to it -- one that will be applied to every new 3D view created.

Delete existing 3D view. Create a new 3D View. In the View's Properties, click on "Edit Type". Under the "Assign View Template" dialog box that pops up, duplicate an existing Template to create a new one, and then set up the Properties for that new Template. Press OK. Now delete that 3D View and then press the little house icon. Another 3D View is created, this time using new Template.

A colleague of mine asked if it's possible to export or extract 3D data from an Autodesk Viewer file. His project is involved in a court case where several people are objecting to a development. These objectors are being given a copy of the design in Autodesk Viewer. While we don't mind people viewing the model, we would not want anybody extracting 3D information out of the viewer and potentially altering it for nefarious reasons.

If you are referring to viewer.autodesk.com then no, it is view only. I mean, they can scribble on the documents with the markup tools and turn layers on / off (in the viewer), but they won't obtain a digital model of the file that they can manipulate in software such as Revit.

Are you talking about viewing your models using the Autodesk online viewer OR using Shared views within Inventor. Typically you would need to have an Autodesk account to upload your data and when you upload your files, they are secured under your account unless you choose to share it with others for collaboration.

@sundars - the link you provided relates to A360 and is specific to "uploaded models". "Shared views" appears to only upload something very small, not the whole model. I only base this theory on my terrible internet connection and how quickly I can share large models, hence my curiosity.

Shared views is the way to go if you want to collaborate with others using an alternate representation of the model (without actually sharing the model with others). It would be a single file representation of your entire assembly and you can use this to collaborate with others. Shared views can be accessed from within Inventor.

Although the wording of the question is unclear, I'm assuming "Inventor Viewer cloud method" means "Shared Views", and "vulnerable to security" means they are concerned about their original model files being stored on a server somewhere.

If it's option 1, then there's no risk to the original model data because it never leaves the desktop application. Option 2 might raise further questions about how the model is transferred, stored, and deleted.

I am using a soldier brick for accent trim around arches and windows. The OTB material is too dark and the vertical joints are too close to avoid mortar joints where they shouldn't be. So, I edited the image files to lighten them and spread out the vertical joints. The new material works great in Revit! But, as soon as I upload to Autodesk Viewer to show to clients, those materials come through black in the viewer.

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