DWG FastView

Pros

• Fast and Free Viewer for CAD Say goodbye to firing up AutoCAD to view drawings and hello to this fast and free viewer from DWG.
• Opens Most CAD Files and Templates This viewer supports a wide range of files like DWG and DWF, and even lets you create feature-rich PDF files from your drawings from inside the program!
• Prints to Printers and Plotters, Too! Not only will you be able to view your files, you’ll be able to print to many different printers and plotters as well.

Cons

• You Can’t Edit Files, Only View Them This is a CAD viewer, after all. But we think the ability to work with layers, pan and zoom, print to different printers and plotters and save to different formats including PDF more than make up for it.

DWG Fastview is a free CAD drawing viewer for Windows.

If you want to be able to view CAD drawings in Windows for free, you want DWG Fastview. This program can open most CAD files and templates (DWG, DWF, etc.) all without the bulk of resource-heavy CAD editing software.

If you’ve ever had to work with CAD drawings before for work, you probably already know how difficult it can be to view them, much less print and plot them – but Fastview makes it easy! You’ll even be able to zoom in on a particular portion of a drawing if you like or view the entire design, all without purchasing expensive and hard to use CAD software.

DWG Fastview also allows you to peel back the layers of CAD drawings like an onion, helping you find just what you’re looking for. We love that it also includes the ability to print to both plotters and printers, helping you do more with your work even if you don’t have AutoCAD installed.

Aside from the ability to view and print, we love how FAST the program is. You’ll be able to get even the largest multi-layer CAD drawings open in the program ready to view within seconds, not minutes – that’s something that even AutoCAD can’t do.

We also like that the program saves time by including the ability to save to PDF right inside the program, so you won’t have to export it to Acrobat Pro to get your drawings into a format for others to read.

It’s important to point out that this is an AutoCAD viewer, so don’t expect any kind of CAD editing functionality; if you need to edit files you’ll need to use a program like AutoCAD to get the work done, then move it back into DWG Fastview to print to a printer or plotter.

Aside from a lack of editing tools (which honestly shouldn’t be expected of this kind of software anyway), this program works fast, it’s free, it allows you to work with layers and print all from the same program. It’s an invaluable tool that should be in everyone’s CAD toolbox, so grab your copy today.

Pros

• Fast and Free Viewer for CAD Say goodbye to firing up AutoCAD to view drawings and hello to this fast and free viewer from DWG.
• Opens Most CAD Files and Templates This viewer supports a wide range of files like DWG and DWF, and even lets you create feature-rich PDF files from your drawings from inside the program!
• Prints to Printers and Plotters, Too! Not only will you be able to view your files, you’ll be able to print to many different printers and plotters as well.

Cons

• You Can’t Edit Files, Only View Them This is a CAD viewer, after all. But we think the ability to work with layers, pan and zoom, print to different printers and plotters and save to different formats including PDF more than make up for it.