I don't think a program like this exists. Two years ago Raytheon did an
investigation on several programs that are capable of reading 2D files, and
the results are listed on https://www1.eseb.raytheon.com/pdmnet-docs/help/eval2d.htm
You can see in the tables that if you have "Imagenation" (that can also read
several 3D formats) and "Camtastic" you can read nearly everything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Gregory" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:04 PM
Subject: [TN] All-in-one file viewers...
> Hi All!
>
> I was asked by the guys in our bid department if there was a all-in-one
> viewer out there that could read all kinds of different file formats e.g.:
> different gerber formats, autocad, Pro-E, etc. etc...
>
> It doesn't have to be free, but they would like to find something that
does
> it all. Right now, we will get bid packages that have files in them that
we
> can't read. We will do a search and find something that will have a 30-day
trial,
> and download that to be able to read the stuff that was sent to us.
>
> Obviously, we don't want to have to buy all these different software
packages
> just to view things, so our bid guys asked me to ask the list if there was
> some whiz bang viewer out there that can look at everything, and also how
> everybody else copes with this issue?
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
>
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