Autodesk in alfresco

[malikaasen]

Hi!

Im working on a solo project and im trying to figure out how to preview DWG files. if i have understood correctly, Alfresco preview works in a way that files are converted to pdf in order to be previewed, but when i do that with the files, they seem distorted with wrong size proportions. When i read about different solutions i came across Autodesk, but i have not seen anyone integrate it with alfresco. If anyone has any tips on where to start out i would be really grateful!

APIs | Autodesk Forge 

Here is the link to the site.

[roberto_gamiz]

Hello,

I have not knowledge about Autodesk, but from Alfresco point of view I think you are going to need to implement a custom transformer:

http://docs.alfresco.com/community/references/dev-extension-points-content-transformer.html

In addition maybe you would need to add a new  mime type too, see next link:

http://docs.alfresco.com/community/references/dev-extension-points-mimetypes.html

Regards

[malikaasen]

Thanks for answering! I am currently looking into the custom transformer, but is there an existing solution for AutoCad viewing that isnt based on Qcad, and is open source?

[jspencer]

Hi Malik, 

Snowbound offers VirtualViewer HTML5, an advanced HTML5 viewer that integrates with Alfresco and supports CAD and numerous other document, image and video types.  You can view, annotate, redact split/merge, and more within the viewer.   We have an online demo at html5.snowbound.com or you can read more about here on our site: HTML5 Document Viewer for Alfresco | Snowbound Software  where you can request a free 45-day trial.   Our product is not open source but we do have a variety of licensing options available that may meet your needs.   Happy to answer any questions.  

[malikaasen]

I think i have found a solution on how to get from DWG to a type that alfresco supports, however i need to use javascript, would you know how i could use a script as a transformer instead of an executable program like QCAD or dwg2swf?