CAD Viewer is a chrome extension that let's you preview CAD model right inside your browser.
Workflow when you see a CAD file link on the internet:
- Without this extension: download the file → load it with your CAD software
- With this extension: preview the file inside the browser → confirm that it is the part/model you where looking for → take action.
Imagine, you had to download an image file from the Internet to view what it is! That is what most people using CAD files on day to day basis have to do with their models.
Currently the extensions works with STL & OBJ file formats in GMail attachments. There is a plan to add more file formats like STEP and IGES soon, along with integrating other commonly used services like Google Drive, Outlook, etc. Apart from that will also make it work with any `<a>` (anchor tag) with CAD file links.
I had seen similar extension on Chrome Web Store, but that extension used to send CAD files to a server to view. Which I found it to be a big red flag, especially given how sensitive this data could be.
I hope you find this tool useful and if you give it a try, do drop a feedback (bug, feature request, etc)
