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CADViewer by Orua

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Free plan

Plans and prices

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From CADViewer by Orua's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026. Every plan

What the maker publishes

3D previews
Three-dimensional formats are processed locally with OpenCascade WebAssembly and displayed with WebGL, with selectable metal surface-finish previews. source
Capacity limits
The project says supported drawing size depends on the drawing, browser, device memory, entity complexity, nested blocks, hatches, and fonts. source
Deployment
CADViewer can be deployed on a static web server without an application server or database, and it documents offline or private-network configuration. source
File fidelity limits
External raster images, proxy objects, and uncommon custom entities may not render, while missing fonts can change text appearance. source
File formats
It opens DWG, DXF, STL, STEP/STP, IGES/IGS, and BREP/BRP through one file entry and toolbar. source
Fonts and languages
It defers SHX, TTF, OTF, and WOFF font loading and supports Simplified Chinese and English through deployment configuration. source
Intended audience
The project is aimed at users who need to preview large AutoCAD drawings in a browser, including through self-hosted deployment. source
Large drawing rendering
DWG/DXF parsing runs in a Web Worker with LibreDWG WebAssembly and progressively renders entities using Canvas 2D and Path2D. source
Licensing
The repository says LibreDWG WebAssembly components are distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later and other components retain their respective licenses. source
Navigation
The viewer supports pan, wheel zoom, fit-to-view, zoom window, drawing-list visibility, and light or dark backgrounds. source
Privacy
Locally selected files are parsed in the browser, and the viewer does not require an account, application backend, or drawing-upload API. source
Purpose
CADViewer is an open-source browser CAD viewer designed for large engineering drawings and read-only previews. source
Read-only limits
It does not provide CAD editing, entity-property panels, selection workflows, or a plugin system. source
Security caveat
The project notes that a hosting site may retain ordinary web-server access logs. source