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justintocci
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Ask HN: What is something you do for clients that ...
One client used autocad. We re-built it in javascript/html, then added version contol and reports.
sandebert
on Dec 12, 2016
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I'm curious, how did you handle dwg files? I understand they can be quite complex.
justintocci
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We had them export to pdf, then imported them. Our system stored pdf objects for display. Since it was a migration, backwards compatibility was irrelevant.
JoshTriplett
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Numerous libraries support parsing .dwg files. Autodesk provides a JavaScript library, though under fairly restrictive terms.
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