Looking to facilitate AutoCAD software users to view, edit and share their designs through web browsers and mobile devices, Autodesk has announced updates to AutoCAD WS, a free web and mobile application. The AutoCAD WS web and mobile application for AutoCAD software lets you view, edit, and share DWG drawings through a web browser or mobile device, the company has stated.
AutoCAD WS now supports viewing, editing and sharing of 2D Autodesk (News - Alert) Inventor DWG files with more than 900,000 downloads. With the addition of eight new languages, as well as improvements to enhance the mobile experience, other improvements include top-requested multi-language support. Also, to easily share assembly drawings and schematics diagrams for production, presentation or review, inventor users who publish their models to DWG files can now upload them to AutoCAD WS.
“AutoCAD WS is literally changing the way architects, engineers and designers work,” said Tal Weiss, R&D site manager at Autodesk. “We listen very carefully to our customers about what they would like to see in our updates–such as supporting our global community with additional languages–and strive to make improvements quickly based on their feedback.”
There are new features such as DWG layouts, a new copy/paste tool and improved markup capabilities, which according the company, are usability updates to the mobile app. AutoCAD WS is now available in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian. Customers can now download AutoCAD WS for free on the App Store and at www.autocadws.com, the company stated in a press release.
Recently, the company
announced that it is a sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) program by contributing its software, mentoring resources and, for the first time, funding grants to U.S. teams. According to a press release, the first Robotics Competition challenges high-school students to collaborate and build a working robot in six weeks. The annual competition promotes STEM skills while inspiring students to be leaders in tomorrow's engineering workforce.
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