Convert autodesk .dwg and .dwf files to three.js json format

json three.js autodesk dwg
amit picture amit · Jun 12, 2015 · Viewed 13.4k times · Source

I want to render 3D graphics files of autodesk (.dwg and .dwf) using three.js but three.js requires 3D data to be in json format. So, I need to convert these files to three.js readable json format. I tried searching on the internet but couldn't find any solution. Can anyone tell me a good converter for these files?

Thanks in advance.

Answer

Augusto Goncalves picture Augusto Goncalves · Jun 15, 2015

In fact Autodesk already have a converter & wegbl viewer. Go to http://developer.autodesk.com and get a key for View & Data API. There is a server side REST API that allow you to upload a CAD file and convert to a JSON stream. You can hook to it and get the output. Or, even easier, just use the JavaScript client side API to embed the viewer on your website/app

Update

The API was renamed to Model Derivative + Viewer, the first translates the source file (e.g. DWG, RVT and many others) to a web-friendly format that can be viewed on the second, which is based on Three.js (and can be customized).

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