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DWG Viewer

DWG Viewer

Thingraph

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A high-performance DWG/DXF viewer for VS Code.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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DWG Viewer

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

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

Features

  • Open DWG and DXF files in a custom read-only editor.
  • Render drawings inside a VS Code webview with pan, zoom, layer management, layout switching, screenshot, and viewer tools.
  • Background follows the editor theme for a consistent look in VS Code and Cursor.

Examples

2D Drawing And Layers

2D drawing example

Canteen dwg example

Supported Formats

  • DWG
  • DXF

3D formats (glTF, GLB, OBJ, FBX, STL, IFC, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES) are not supported by this extension. Use CAD Viewer instead.

Usage

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

Notes

  • The editor is read-only.
  • Large drawings 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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