Edrawing Viewer 2017

With its lightweight file format and rich tool set, eDrawings Viewer is the ideal tool for your supply chain to use during the quoting process. Using eDrawings to view and interrogate the design data minimizes any possible confusion and the need for multiple emails to clarify design requirements which slow down the quoting process. SolidWorks offers complete 3D software tools that are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better. Starting with eDrawings 2019, the measure tool is available in the free version of eDrawings Viewer. So if you are unable to activate the Measure tool, check to see if that the release is 2018 or older. You can do this by going to Help About eDrawings. Test drive eDrawings Viewer. Open/View DWG and DXF files. View 3D Models & 2D Drawings for Free. View CAD Files in AR/VR. Supplier, Customer and Design Team Collaboration. Publish IP Secure Design Information. EDrawings for Autodesk Inventor is the first email enabled collaboration tool designed to ease the sharing and interpretation of 2D & 3D product design data. It is a plug-in for Autodesk Inventor that allows users to publish Inventor files as read only and ultra compact ( upto 95% compression) eDrawings files for visualization, collaboration.

General Information

System Requirements

32-bit: Windows 7, Vista and XP Professional
64-bit: Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10
Solid Edge ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10, Solid Edge 2019 & Solid Edge 2020

Installation

  • Run the downloaded exe to install eDrawings for Solid Edge.
  • If Solid Edge is running during installation, the eDrawings toolbar does not appear. Restart Solid Edge to display the eDrawings toolbar.

Using eDrawings for Solid Edge

  • eDrawings for Solid Edge installs a tool bar in Solid Edge called eDrawings. An eDrawings menu item is also added in Applications > Add-Ins for Solid Edge Version ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10 Solid Edge 2019 & Solid Edge 2020.
  • The toolbar is visible only in Part, Assembly, Drafting, Weldment and Sheet Metal context.
  • Open a SolidEdge file in any of the above mentioned contexts. Click the Publish button in eDrawings toolbar to publish your Solid Edge model as an eDrawings file.
  • You can also publish by clicking on the eDrawings > Publish menu item

Release History

Edrawing Viewer 2017

Release 11.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge 2019 and 2020.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2020.

Release 10.8

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST10.

Release 10.7

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2017.

Release 10.6

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST9.
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Release 10.5

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST8.
  • Support for eDrawings Viewer 2015 SP5.

Release 10.4

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST7.

Release 10.3

  • Support for Viewer 2014 SP0.
  • Batch options added to save Solid Edge files in eDrawings exe and ZIP.

Release 10.2

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST6.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013 SP3.
  • Added support for 64-bit eDrawings Viewer.

Release 10.1

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013 SP1.

Release 10.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST5.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013.

Release 9.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST4.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2012.

Release 8.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST3.
  • Added TIFF and PNG image format support for stamping option.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2011.

Release 7.2

  • Export Bill of Materials table to eDrawings assemblies.
  • eDrawings Viewer has been updated to eDrawings Viewer 2010 SP3.

Release 7.1

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST2.
  • eDrawings Viewer has been updated to eDrawings Viewer 2010 SP1.

Release 7.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge ST.

Release 6.1

  • Support extended for Solid Edge 64 bit.
  • Vista support is introduced for Solid Edge V20.

Release 6.0

  • Support for eDrawings 2008.
  • Added support for Solid Edge V20.

Release 5.1

  • Export Hidden Assembly components to eDrawings assembly file.
  • Support for multiple configurations.
  • Export shaded data with Detail and Sectional view in case of drafting.
  • Texture support.
  • Stamp an image in eDrawings file.
  • Check online for product Updates.

Release 5.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge V19.
  • Upgraded the eDrawings Viewer to eDrawings 2007.

Release 1.0

  • Added support for Solid Edge V16 & V15.
  • Added the ability to publish Sheet Metal documents.
  • Added the ability to publish Weldment documents.
  • Added API to export eDrawings.

Pre Release 1.0

  • You can Batch Publish your Solid Edge files in one go.
  • Secure your eDrawings models with password.
  • Options dialog to the GUI to configure Publish > Save options.
  • Support for Floating License.
  • Support for hole markers for measuring hole diameter.

General Information

System Requirements

32-bit: Windows 7 and XP Professional
64-bit: Windows 7, 8 and 10
NX 1899, NX 1926, NX 1953, NX 1957 & NX 1961

eDrawings Installation for a Standalone Machine

  • Download and run the installer. If any of the supported version of NX is installed, the eDrawings installer automatically detects them.
  • If no supported version of NX is detected, the installation defaults to the eDrawings Viewer.
  • eDrawings menu and toolbar do not appear if NX is running during installation. Restart NX to display the eDrawings menu.

Using eDrawings for NX

  • eDrawing for NX setup installs an eDrawings menu in File > Export menu item for NX. It also adds an eDrawings toolbar.
  • Open a part/assembly/drawing file in NX and click on eDrawings > Publish button on the toolbar to publish your NX model as an eDrawing file.

Command Line Installation

  • Unzip/extract the installation exe to any convenient directory location
  • Open a command prompt and browse to the location of the extracted files
    msiexec /i “< >” [Mandatory Parameters] [Optional Parameters] /qn

Required Parameters

  • ISCMDINSTALL=1 (for silent installation)
  • INSTALLLEVEL : =50, if only the eDrawings Viewer is to be installed. In this case, the variable INSTALLDIR is not required; =100, if both, the eDrawings Viewer and Publisher are to be installed.
  • INSTALLDIR : The directory location to install eDrawings for NX to.
  • NXM1DIR : Point to the NX installed ROOT directory.

Optional Parameters

  • EDVIEWER : The directory where eDrawings Viewer needs to be installed to.
  • NODEKEY : Configure the Node-locked Licence Key.
  • FLOATLIC : For a floating license setup, point to the license server. e.g. 27000@eDrawingLicServer
  • User needs to make an entry, $EDRWUG_INSTALL_DIR in the file<<UGINSTALLATION>>UGIImenuscustom_dir.dat, pointing to the UG load points for all supported Unigraphics installations

eDrawings Deployment for CAD Server

For a single CAD server multiple client setup, eDrawings for NX can be deployed on the CAD server itself. The client machines needs an environment variable, EDRW_INSTALL_DIR point to the network path where the eDrawings Viewer exe is located. e.g.
set EDRW_INSTALL_DIR =<>eDrawings2008EmodelViewer.exe

For floating license setup of eDrawings publisher, you need to set another environment variable to point to license server machine. The environment variable GSSL_LICENCE_FILE needs to be set to “port-no@license-server”. e.g.
set GSSL_LICENCE_FILE=27000@servername

In case there be restrictions on loading the plug-in on the CAD server, there are alternate deployment strategies. Please contact eDrawings support at ed.support@hcl.com, for personalized deployment suggestion.

Release History

Release 12.1

  • Added Support for NX 1953, NX 1957 and NX 1961.

Release 12.0

  • Added Support for NX 1926.

Release 11.2

  • Bug fixes and improvements.

Release 11.1

  • Added Support for NX 1847, NX 1872, NX 1899.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2020 (64-bit).

Release 11.0

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2019 (64-bit).

Release 10.9

  • Added support for NX 12.0.

Release 10.8

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  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2017 (64-bit).

Release 10.7

  • Added support for NX 11.0.
  • Localization support for Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Release 10.6

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2015 (64-bit).

Release 10.5

  • Added support for NX 10.0.

Release 10.4

  • Much improved “Options” dialog.
  • Bug fixes.

Release 10.3

  • Added support for NX 9.0
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2014.
  • Added support for saving eDrawings as ZIP/EXE from batch jobs.

Release 10.2

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013 SP3.
  • Added support for 64 bit eDrawings Viewer.

Release 10.1

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013 SP1.

Release 10.0

  • Added support for NX 8.5.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2013.

Release 9.1

  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2012 SP2.

Release 9.0

  • Added support for NX 8.0.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2012.

Release 8.0

  • Added TIFF and PNG image format support for stamping option.
  • Added support for eDrawings Viewer 2011.

Release 7.2

  • Added support for NX 7.5
  • Export Bill of Materials table to eDrawings assemblies.
  • eDrawings Viewer has been updated to eDrawings Viewer 2010 SP3.

Release 7.1

  • Added support for NX 7.
  • eDrawings Viewer has been updated to eDrawings Viewer 2010 SP1.
  • Support for exporting Arrangements to eDrawings.
  • Support for exporting Part name from NX attributes to eDrawings.

Release 7.0

  • Added support for NX 6.
  • Vista Support is introduced for NX 6.

Release 6.0

  • eDrawings version updated to eDrawings 2008.

Release 5.3

  • Application files signed to fix the NX development license issue.

Release 5.2

  • Added support for NX 5.

Release 5.1

  • NX 64 bit support added.
  • Export Hidden Assembly components to eDrawings assembly file.
  • Stamp an image in eDrawings file.
  • Check online for Product Updates.
  • Component Instance color for multiple components is now supported.

Release 5.0

  • eDrawings version updated to eDrawings 2007.

Release 3.0

  • Added support for NX 4.
  • 3D Annotations support added.

Release 2.1

  • eDrawings version updated to eDrawings 2006 SP01.
  • Added support for AutoCAD 2005, 2006.

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Release 2.0

  • eDrawings version updated to 2005 SP02.
  • Now you can publish your Unigraphics NX files in one go.
  • Selectively export sheets from your Unigraphics NX drawings.
  • Localization support for French, German and Japanese.
  • Sectioned/detailed/exploded views can now be exported with shaded data.

Edrawing Viewer 2019

Release 1.1

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  • Added support for NX 3.