You can easily show your files to vendors, colleges, and clients using Autodesk DWF Viewer, and it's free.
This short exercise will show you how to create DWF files from you Inventor files and embed the DWF view into a web page.
Save a DWF File.
You can create a DWF file from any of Inventor's file types. Simply open a file with Inventor and then go to the File pull-down menu and select Save Copy As.
In the Save Copy As dialog box, click the down arrow on the Save As Type combo box and select DWF Files (*.dwf). Click the Save button to save the file.
Embed the DWF Viewer into a Web Page.
If you're using a web page editing program, copy and paste the following code between the <body> and </body> tags.
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF" CODEBASE="http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=5,0,0,x"
WIDTH="800"
HEIGHT="600">
<PARAM NAME="Src" VALUE="http://www.trainingtutorial.com/DWF/TEDCF_Publishing_1.dwf">
</OBJECT>
If you don't have a web page editing program you can use Notepad to save the file with the htm extension. Set the Save As Type to All Files, and the filename to something like "Embed.htm". Copy and paste the following code to create the web page.
<html>
<head>
<title>TEDCF Publishing</title>
</head>
<body>
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF" CODEBASE="http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=5,0,0,x"
WIDTH="800"
HEIGHT="600">
<PARAM NAME="Src" VALUE="http://www.trainingtutorial.com/DWF/TEDCF_Publishing_1.dwf">
</OBJECT>
</body>
</html>
You can also visit www.trainingtutorial.com/DWF/Embedded_DWF.htm to see the results of entering this code.
About the Code
The OBJECT CLASSID line specifies Autodesk DWF Viewer as the ActiveX control.
The CODEBASE line is the line that will install the viewer if it isn't already installed. The computer viewing the page will have to be connected to the Internet so that the viewer can be installed from Autodesk's website.
The WIDTH line specifies the width of the viewer and can be set to any value you prefer.
The HEIGHT line specifies the height of the viewer and can be set to any value.
The PARAM NAME line specifies the location for the DWF file. You can set the VALUE for this line to any file location connected to the computer. The path can be a local path on your network or URL like the one in the example.
The </OBJECT> line closes the code for the object.
Opening the Web Page
If you don't already have Autodesk DWF Viewer installed, it will automatically install. Sometimes it can take a few seconds for the installation prompts to appear. When they do, complete the installation. When the installation is complete the DWF file will automatically load.
Why is this Important?
Autodesk's DWF View is a very dynamic tool that can be used to communicate with vendors, clients, and colleges. Users can rotate 3D objects and view 2D drawings. They can also make comments on images and send them back to you.
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