"http://freewheel.autodesk.com/developers.aspxThis sounds great if it works easily and more importantly, with regards to AutoDesk programming, reliably. Way back in 1996 or so, my first real program was a AutoCAD drawing database that also provided a preview and printing functionality. When I later tried to make a simple Web interface around 2002 the constant AutoDesk drawing format changes kept mucking with the viewer. Hopefully with this API they will have put some forethought into how they plan to make it future-compatible as they inevitably change the drawing formats.
Description From their site: Autodesk Freewheel is an Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) based web service/application built to provide CAD model viewing, printing and collaboration, through the dynamic rendering of DWF file data and graphics information. You can think of Freewheel as a set of componentized Web Services and JavaScript frameworks. Together these components make up the Interactive Ajax DWF Viewer."
Definitely, something to keep an eye on and I may try and write a few little apps with it.
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