The CADViewer NodeJS Conversion server (nodejs/cadviewer-conversion-server/) is used in six different implementations: NodeJS, Angular,ReactJS, Laravel, Rails7 and VueJS.
The repository contains a full setup including converters and NodeJS controlling script
1: NodeJS script library for controlling CAD Conversions and communication with CADViewer - in its preferred folder structure
2: AutoXchange AX2023 Converter and DWG Merge 2023 Converter - in their preferred folder structure
Note: If on Linux, unpack the compressed AX2023 binary in /converters/ax2023/linux and update the executable name in CADViewer_config.json.
3: All structures for file-conversion, sample drawings, redlines, etc.
4: The converter folder structure contains a larger set of fonts, installed in /cadviewer/converters/ax2023/windows/fonts/, but a fuller set of fonts can be installed.
Read the sections on installing and handling Fonts in AutoXchange 2023 TechDocs and TroubleShooting.
1: Depending on the implementation, copy: CADViewer_config_XXXXXX.json -> CADViewer_config.json (where XXXXXX is either NodeJS, Angular, Laravel, ReactJS, Rails7 or VueJS), to set up a template server and path configuration prior to running the server.
2: Ensure the port is set correctly in CADViewer_config.json, standard is 3000, but the given setup or framework may require a different setting.
3: The CAD converter AutoXchange 2023, - and other converters -, needs to be installed and referenced through the configuration file. The converters typically is in the /nodejs/cadviewer-conversion-server/ folder structure, and the NodeJS download contains template folders in which to place the executables.
4: This install includes the AutoXchange 2023 converter, but if needed, it can be updated from our download resources.
5: The CADViewer front-end can be found from our download resources, or installed directly from npm with: npm i cadviewer.
6: See Business Extensions to Handlers and CADViewer RESTFUL API to extend the back-end with a customExtension for reading of Blobs/internal datastructure, etc.
NOTE: Make sure the converter version number in CADViwer_config.json match the converters you install, and change any paths settings to correspond to your install folders.
Run: the NodeJS server with: node CV_7.x.yy
This repository should contain the latest converters, but in case you need to update any of the back-end converters please follow:
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Download AutoXchange (and other converters), install (unzip) AX2023 in cadviewer/converters/ax2023/windows or cadviewer/converters/ax2023/linux or in the designated folder structure.
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Read the sections on installing and handling Fonts in AutoXchange 2023 TechDocs and TroubleShooting.
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Try out the samples and build your own application!