Open DWG drawings online without AutoCAD. Pan, zoom, and toggle layers in your browser for free.
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DWG is the native drawing format of AutoCAD, widely used in architecture, engineering, and construction. Drop a DWG drawing here and it opens straight in your browser. Drag with the left or middle mouse button to pan, and scroll the wheel to zoom toward the cursor. On a phone or tablet, drag with one finger and pinch to zoom. Use the layer panel to show or hide layers; layers that are off or frozen in the file start hidden. The engine reads 2D curves, text, and dimensions. When a file contains 3D solids (B-Rep), the viewer switches to 3D mode automatically: drag with the left button to rotate the model, and a separate switch in the layer panel shows or hides the solids. Custom fonts that are not embedded may still not appear.Files are decoded locally with WebAssembly. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile browsers. To check sizes, turn on Measure in the left panel and click points on the 2D view to measure lengths, angles, and areas; snap catches endpoints, corners, and midpoints, and values are shown in drawing units.
Want to open DWG files online and not sure whether to use an online DWG viewer or install software? These are the practical differences.
| This online viewer | Autodesk DWG TrueView | AutoCAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install needed | No | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free | Free | Paid subscription |
| Runs on | Any modern browser, including Mac and phones | Windows only | Windows and Mac |
| Measure distances | Yes: length, angle, area (drawing units) | Yes | Yes |
| Edit the drawing | No | No | Yes |
| Old DWG (R12 and earlier) | Not supported; re-save as R13 or newer | Opens all versions | Supported |
onLengthonPick what you need:
Look at a drawing or check layers
Stay here. Pan, zoom and switch layers on or off.
Measure a length, angle or area
Stay here. Turn on Measure in the left panel and click points on the drawing.
Print or save as PDF
Use Autodesk DWG TrueView (free, Windows) or AutoCAD.
Change the drawing
Open it in AutoCAD or another DWG editor.
The file is from AutoCAD R12 or older
Ask the sender to re-save it as R13 or newer, then open it here.
Drag the DWG file onto this page or click to select it, and the drawing opens in your browser. Nothing to download or install, unlike desktop viewers such as Autodesk TrueView or DWG FastView, which require a setup file first.
No, it is view only. AutoCAD Web can edit drawings, but it requires an Autodesk sign-in and uploads the file to Autodesk's cloud. Here the drawing is decoded locally with WebAssembly, so the file never leaves your device.
Yes. Turn on Measure in the left panel, then click points on the 2D view. Length and area finish with a right-click or Enter. For an angle, click the vertex first and the measurement completes on the third point. Snap catches endpoints, corners, and midpoints of visible geometry. Values stay in drawing coordinates and are not converted to millimeters or inches. Drawings that open in the 3D view cannot use this 2D measure. You can still zoom in and read dimension text already in the file. Handy for checking a wall length or room area on a floor plan.
Common AutoCAD drawing versions are supported, from DWG 2000 through DWG 2024 and later releases. The viewer renders 2D curves, text, and dimensions. If a file fails to open, re-save it from AutoCAD as a standard DWG.
The file may be empty, damaged, or drawn on layers that are off or frozen, and those start hidden here, so turn them on in the layer panel. A file containing only 3D solids and no 2D curves also shows nothing. Re-saving from AutoCAD as a standard DWG fixes most damaged files.
Text and dimensions may sit on a hidden layer or use fonts that are not embedded, such as custom SHX styles. Turn on all layers first, and note that very long strings are truncated in the preview. If text is still missing, check the text style in AutoCAD.
Yes. The left panel lists every layer in the file, and switches follow the file's state, so layers that are off or frozen start hidden. Use them to isolate outlines, dimensions, or text when checking a drawing.
DWG is AutoCAD's native format, while DXF is an open exchange format for sharing drawings between programs, and content converts between the two. For a .dxf file, use this site's DXF viewer instead.
Yes. When a file contains 3D solids (B-Rep), the viewer switches to 3D mode automatically: drag with the left button to rotate and scroll to zoom. A separate switch in the layer panel hides the solids so you can check the lines only. 2D curves, text, and dimensions remain visible.
Yes. DWG drawings are usually compact, and since decoding stays in your browser there is no upload-side cap. What matters is the number of solids and curves: overall site plans or terrain drawings with huge element counts take longer on first parse. Turning off layers you do not need keeps navigation smooth.