AutoCAD WS adds 2D editing, plans a lot more
20.05.12
AutoCAD WS’s product manager and technical marketing manager, Ilai Rotbaein and Daniel Sevitt, reached out to Android Community for an exploration of the app’s features. Suffice it to say, it’s an excellent way to show off your creations without lugging around thousands of dollars of hardware and software. Those with remote clients have found it particularly useful – Daniel told us about a custom installer for private airplane interiors who was able to measure and adjust a client’s kitchen appliances using just a tablet. Since you can read and share projects over Dropbox, Box.com, Ignite and Sharepoint, it should be easy enough to get it into the app itself.

AutoCAD WS launched on iOS first, but as soon as it came out the calls for an Android version began. AutoDesk said that that the feedback from Android users has far exceeded other platforms: currently AutoCAD WS has more than 4 million downloads from the Android Market. Since it compliments a software suite that costs thousands of dollars, that’s mighty impressive. AutoCAD WS uses a translation algorithm that allows it ARM-based hardware to view 2D and 3D designs, making remote editing a major technical challenge. Now that editing of 2D files is possible, the next technical hurdle is editing 3D files remotely – something that’ll surely be worth waiting for.
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