

JavaScript is fantastic for this, because it is interpretive Java, and it has become a lot more popular recently in client-server cases." We use SVG, however, for displaying graphics and JavaScript for programming. Everyone has to look for an alternative to Java, and in our opinion it is HTML5. "Java is dying," he told me, "and since our CD Viewer software is based on Java, we are working on a non-Java viewer. As you can probably tell from the name, he specializes in writing software customized for clients. He wanted to show me the latest of what his software company is working on. Even though in North America we live two hours apart, we happened at the same conference in Europe. While in Prague, I met up with Scott Taylor of Tailor Made Software. (See figure 1.) You can try out the software online, as well as download a demo version of the software from.

As an alternative, it can be integrated with Autodesk's free Design Review software.ĭoccpoint is fond of stating that its system is Google-like, and the interface certainly is, with a single input field, along with a button for Advanced Search. The Web interface is customizable by system administrators, as it is built from open HTML files. Docupoint says indexing takes 3-12 seconds per file and runs as a background task. (See for the full list.) Note that the Silver Edition handles DWG, DXF, and DWF files only ($1,240) the Gold edition is needed for all the other formats ($1,475).įollowing installation on one computer within an organization's data center and inside its firewalls, DrawingSearcher indexes all files on the network automatically based on installation settings, and then makes them available to users in DWF or PDF formats through any Web interface, who can then view and print the found files. Among CAD formats, it reads MicroStation and AutoCAD files, along with quite a few Office formats, PDF, OCR'ed TIFF and CALS files, and document managements systems like Autodesk Vault, Microsoft Sharepoint, and Cyco Blue Cielo.

Not just properties or file names, but every piece of text stored, including attributes in AutoCADdrawing files and database links. New to the software is support for Microstation DGN files.ĭrawingSearcher works by searching CAD files for text. It was upon the occasion of the 2015 release of DrawingSearcher that the folks at Docupoint called me up for a chat - president David Hughs and head of BizDev, Brad Bishop. Technically, my 18-month-old granddaughter found it, randomly pulling CDs out of my massive collection of yesteryear software.Ĭontract you have AXD files needing translation to DWG, etc.ĭrawingSearcher from Docupoint by Ralph Grabowski I last week found the CD and successfully installed Actrix 2000 on a Windows 7 workstation. From the Editor: Actrix Translation Over the years I sometimes receive requests from readers to help them translate drawings they made using Autodesk's long-abandoned "Visio Killer" Actrix Technical software.
