In the world of computer-aided design (CAD), Autodesk’s Design Web Format (DWF) file format is a common way to send drawings to others who need to view, review or print design files. Through the use of compression schemes and a way of sending only what recipients need to see, DWF files are small and easily transferred through email. To this point, one of the few ways of reading DWF files on a Mac or iPad was through Autodesk’s Freewheel web service.
Now Austin Silver Software has launched an application called McDwiff for opening, viewing, converting and printing DWF files on Macs (US$9.99) and iPads ($6.99). The Mac version has been available since January, while the iPad app went on sale in the App Store about two weeks ago. McDwiff utilizes Freewheel as a backend to process the DWF files, with an appropriate front-end app on your Mac or iPad to obtain files (locally, on a website or in Dropbox) for processing.
Want to see how McDwiff works? Check out the video on the next page for a quick overview of the features of this handy utility.
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