CAD Viewer / document preview

This feature is not available in netfiles Data Vault.

With netfiles, you can preview CAD drawings using the CAD Viewer without having to download the files. netfiles automatically displays the following file types using the CAD Viewer: AutoCAD DWG, DXF, DWF up to AutoCAD 2025.

In the Documents area, when you mouse over the desired file name, the file is displayed in a small preview window.

When you click on the file name, netfiles creates a preview of the document directly in your browser using the CAD Viewer. Once you have selected the desired document, you can also use the “View” feature in the right-hand feature bar.

Example CAD Viewer preview:

In the file preview of the CAD Viewer, you can use the feature bar on the left side to zoom in on the preview, enlarge and reduce the image, scroll up, down, right, and left, and change the symbol size.

At the bottom right, you can rotate the image clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees. You can see how many pages the drawings have and navigate back and forth between pages.

At the top left edge, you have various features for displaying the drawing. You can display the drawing in white or black, select the background color, set line weights, display the layer list, and show or hide layers:

You can swap layers and switch to birds-eyewindow:

There is a feature for searching, taking measurements, and calibrating them. You can also configure general settings and information about the CAD viewer is available.