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CAD Viewer

CAD Viewer

Thingraph

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A high-performance CAD viewer for VS Code with 2D and 3D format support.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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CAD Viewer

A VS Code extension for opening 2D drawings and 3D CAD models directly inside the editor.

You can also open interactive examples in the browser: cad.thingraph.site/examples.

Features

  • Open common 2D and 3D CAD formats in a custom read-only editor.
  • Render drawings and models inside a VS Code webview with pan, zoom, screenshot, and viewer tools.
  • Automatically switch between 2D and 3D viewer flows based on file format.

Examples

2D Drawing And Layers

2D drawing example

Canteen dwg example

3D Model Examples

House model example

Car model example

Supported Formats

  • DWG
  • DXF
  • glTF
  • GLB
  • OBJ
  • FBX
  • STL
  • IFC
  • STP
  • STEP

Usage

  1. Open a supported CAD file in VS Code.
  2. The extension opens the file with the CAD Viewer custom editor.
  3. Use the viewer controls to inspect the drawing or model.

Notes

  • The editor is read-only.
  • Supported 2D files use the 2D viewer flow automatically.
  • Supported 3D files use the 3D viewer flow automatically.
  • Large files may take longer to load depending on file size and machine performance.

Support

  • Support document: SUPPORT.md
  • Email: thingraph@outlook.com

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md.

Publishing

Marketplace packaging and publishing steps are documented in PUBLISH.md.

License

Proprietary, see LICENSE.

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