eDrawings vs. 3DPLAY
What is Edrawings, the free viewer from Dassault Systèmes?
eDrawings is a visualization, communication, and collaboration tool for 2D and 3D designers and engineers. This free viewer has been around for about twenty years and is well known among 3D designers. It allows you to easily (in EDWG format or via an executable file) and efficiently share design data with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and others, both internal and external. eDrawings offers a rich set of features, such as animation, 2D and 3D measurement, section creation, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and much more.
What is the 3DEXPERIENCE 3D Viewer?
The 3DEXPERIENCE Viewer is a web application that allows you to view and interact with 3D and 2D models previously hosted on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It offers features for navigation, annotation, filtering, comparison, simulation, and real-time collaboration. The 3DEXPERIENCE Viewer is compatible with many CAD file formats, such as CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, NX, And so on.
eDrawings VS 3DEXPERIENCE
The main difference between eDrawings and the 3DEXPERIENCE viewer is that eDrawing is software to install on a computer(On PREMISE) or a mobile device, while the viewer 3DEXPERIENCE is a web application accessible via a web browser (SaaS cloud solution). eDrawings therefore requires that design files be stored locally or on a shared network, whereas the 3DEXPERIENCE viewer allows access to 3D models stored in the cloud. eDrawings also offers features specific to certain file formats, such as SOLIDWORKS configurations or animations, while the 3DEXPERIENCE viewer provides a more consistent experience regardless of the file format.
To install eDrawings, you must have administrator rights on your workstation. Basic web access is required to access the 3DEXPERIENCE.
The security of Dassault Systèmes' cloud storage ensures the highest level of protection for your data. It is widely accepted that sharing data from 3DEXPERIENCE is more secure than sending an e-drawing file (EDWG, EASM, EPRT) via email or another platform. OUTSCALE, a Dassault Systèmes subsidiary, is SECNUMCLOUD certified.
Edrawings is in Free download from the SOLIDWORKS website.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is available with a monthly subscription. You might also be interested in solutions such as SOLIDWORKS Online