

Your clients, your customers, or even your coworkers need to view, print, zoom in, zoom out, control layers, and take a really good look at your drawing files for a variety of reasons. So let's solve the actual problem: you need to share your drawing data with others, plain and simple. Or, if I had a nickel for everyone who requested the ability to password-protect AutoCAD drawing files for the same reason, my dogs would be living a life of luxury, surrounded by their bones of choice.

If I had a dime for everyone who asked me how to turn an AutoCAD drawing file into a PDF, so others could view-yet not touch-the CAD data, I would be a very rich writer. If so, you're going to love the new lightweight (and extremely free) Autodesk Viewer!

Have you ever wanted to send your drawings to others for them to view but felt uncomfortable sending the actual DWG data? Or, perhaps, non-technical types need to view the information from your drawing files, but they don't have any Autodesk software. To See or Not to See-Using the Latest (Free) Autodesk Viewer! 31 Jan, 2003 By: Lynn Allen
