Can i synchronize my dropbox folder with grabcad?
I have a folder on Dropbox. It contains some 3d cad files. Since those files are not viewable, I would like to view them using Grab CAD.
So i want to know is there any way to synchronize my Dropbox folder with Grab CAD.
Please let me know your opinion.
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If you are referring to GrabCAD Print, then you can view almost any CAD format using GrabCAD Print. Using the "Add Model" button on the top left panel you can add your files locally.
I have not found a way to make GrabCAD Print the default viewer for CAD files or synchronize with a Dropbox folder.
If your issue is simply not being able to view the CAD files because you do not have the software for the respective CAD formats, GrabCAD Print can be used to view the files.
I don't think so.
For GrabCAD to preview and allow viewing of the files, the files need to be uploaded to the GrabCAD library.
Making changes to the files in your Drop Box folder would not autmagically propagate to GrabCAD even if you had uploaded the initial files.
You could edit the model page, remove all the old files, upload the new files, and GrabCAD would create new previews, but obviously that is in no way automatic.
What CAD program are you using? It may have a viewer of some sort.
SOLIDWORKS for example uses the eDrawing format. With it, you could save the CAD data as an exe, or other contained file format which could be viewed on non-CAD platforms like phones, tablet, and crappy computers.
Some rendering programs (i.e. Keyshot) will also render out interactive HTML code so you can manipulate the CAD data in a rendered format.
See some examples here: https://www.keyshot.com/xr/
