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Free online DWG editor

Before, if you were travelling and sent a DWG file to review, you would require a computer with some kind of DWG viewer/editor. BluePrint Now relaxes this requirement, giving you the ability to load and proof from anywhere. We see it as one less thing to worry about when going through airport security.

Create DWG files from almost any computer

As long as your computer has an internet connection and is enhanced by Microsoft Silverlight, you can use it to create drafts of your ideas whenever you’re so inspired. Simply click on the Run button and find out if your computer is ready to launch BluePrint Now.

Shared Storage

In continuation of a concept we introduced with Drawings Now, BluePrint Now will give you space on a secure server to store your drawings. These drawings can be accessed at any time, and by anyone to whom you decide to e-mail a link. Your drawing’s recipients can then review or make changes (whichever you decide) in a web-based collaboration.

We have recently updated BluePrint Now, for more details read this blog post.

Average Rating: (2)
Wasn't able to use it
by: José Sampaio on Wednesday, November 18 2009
it loads fine, but hangs every time at the "rendering file" part. IE becomes unresponsive and stays like that for hours.
Win XP SP3 and IE8 here.
RE: Doesn't aork at all
by: Rob Wilson on Wednesday, September 23 2009
Charles,
Thanks for the info. The .dwg file type made the difference. Once I was able to find a file type like that I was able to load it. Does it work with any other file types like SLDDRW etc...? Thnak you.
RE: Doesn't work at all
by: Charles Parez on Wednesday, September 23 2009
Internal testing has demonstrated that BluePrint Now works well on Windows 7 and IE8. Perhaps there's something wrong with your specific setup that we cannot duplicate, but perhaps I can explain some of the things you describe. The reason there are no files showing up in the browser is that there may be no .dwg files in that particular folder. When first starting BluePrint Now there is a blank white drawing in the center of the screen by default. If you tell the browser to save your login information, the next time you start BluePrint Now, it will skip past the initial login screen. I hope that clears up some things.

Charles
SW Labs QA
Doesn't work at all
by: Rob Wilson on Tuesday, September 22 2009
Nice concept but the program doesn't do anything. Tested in Windows 7 and XP both in IE7 and IE8 with fully updated Silverlight. Main screen launches but when browsing for files it only shows folders no files. Basically no files can be uploaded for viewing or testing. The middle part of the screen is just blank white. When launching the program another screen briefly appears but then disappears very quickly so you can never know what it it is.
Works well
by: Justin Peel on Thursday, July 30 2009
Works rather well. When files are saved as a pdf, the file needs to be renamed with the .pdf suffix, but once that's done it opens fine.

BluePrint Now Improved

Tuesday, April 14 2009
In response to user feedback, we have worked to increase the performance of larger drawings.

Introducing BluePrint Now

Monday, May 19 2008

BluePrint Now, the latest in our collection of SolidWorks Labs applications, is an online drafting tool which can be used on any computer that supports the new Silverlight plug-in from Microsoft. This means that you are able to load, review and edit a drawing from almost anywhere on almost any computer. It also means that you can create a dwg file from almost anywhere and save your creations on our secure Labs server to share with your colleagues.

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