The Longbow Previewer 2024
AutoCAD focused Windows Previewer/Shell Extension
Preview, process and print AutoCAD file types within MS Office Outlook and/or Windows Explorer Preview Panes
The Longbow Previewer allows you to quickly preview, process and print AutoCAD file types such as DWG, DXF, DWT, DWS, DWF, etc. from within MS Office Outlook and/or Windows Explorer Preview Panes (without the need to open the file in AutoCAD). The Longbow Previewer also provides access to AutoCAD related functionality via your Microsoft Outlook 2007 (or newer) and/or Windows Explorer shell extensions running in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or Windows 11.
- Supports AutoCAD 2013 and newer
- AutoCAD 2013 or newer required install
- AutoCAD LT not supported unless normal AutoCAD is also installed side-by-side
Preview AutoCAD DWG/DXF files inside Outlook/Windows Explorer
Utilize additional capabilities for DWG and DXF file types
- View High resolution preview of the drawing
- Saved view mode
- Zoom Extents view mode
- 'Save As' to different AutoCAD file versions
- Real-time Digital Signature information and verification
- Full Purgeable objects information
- Full Audit issues information
- 'Save As' functionality - export your DWG or DXF to PDF, DWF, DWFX, BMP, FBX, STL, WMF, SAT, EPS and even save your DWG and DXF to other versions of AutoCAD
- "Quick Print" and "Print" - publish your DWG or DXF without opening AutoCAD
This is a screen shot of an email opened in Outlook 2023 which has a DWG file attachment. The Previewer App provides detailed information about the DWG file.The original DWG thumbnail is displayed in the bottom right along with a much improved High-Res version just above it... You can click the “Extents” checkbox option to show the Zoomed Extents version…
Preview other useful common file types too
All supported AutoCAD file types/extensions
- .dwg, .dwt, .bak, .dxf, .dwt, .dws - DWG previewer
- .dwf, .dwfx - DWF Viewer control
- .mnu, .cui, .mnl, .pgp, .pat, .mln, .dcl, .cus, .rx, .sat, .scr, .shp, .unt - text previewer
- .dcl, .lsp, .rx, .cus, .dxx, .err, .ini, .log, .scr - text previewer
- .cuix - Zip file previewer
- .xaml - Xaml previewer
- .atc, .fdc, .aws - XML previewer
- .arx, .crx, .exe, .dbx, .ctb, .pmp, .pc3, .bin, .dat, .fbx, .hdi - Binary previewer
All other file types/extensions
- .resources - .NET Software Resources previewer
- .xml, .xps, .config, .psq, .manifest - XML previewer
- .csv - Datagrid previewer
- .isf - Serialized Ink previewer
- .msi, .msm - Windows Installer previewer, see what you are about to install be fore you install it!
- .resources, .resx - .NET Software Resources previewer
- .snk, .keys - .NET Strong name previewer
- .zip, .gadget - Zip file previewer, quickly views the contents of the Zip file
- .ctpl, .nfo, .py - text file previewer
The previous examples are screen shots of AutoCAD file types being previewed inside of Microsoft Outlook (2007 or newer). The following screen shots are using the same technology but this time displaying via the Preview capability inside of the Windows Explorer Preview pane, for more common file types.
Opening Windows Explorer, inside of Windows 7 for instance, select a zip file via a single click. Then, over on the right side select the Show the Preview Pane button to quickly preview the conten
Windows File Explorer AutoCAD File Batch Processor Shell Extensions
- Purgeable objects information
- Audit issues information
- Batch run drawing Audit (saves fixed files as new "_Audited" file)
- Batch run full drawing Purge (saves as new "_Purged" file)
- Batch Plot drawing files
- Batch save as different drawing version (saves new drawing as "_<AutoCADVersion>" file e.g MyDrawing_R14.dwg)
- Batch export drawing files to PDF, DWF, DWFX, BMP, FBX, STL, WMF, SAT, EPS and even other DWG and DXF versions of AutoCAD
When running Windows Explorer, if you want to access the extra tools that the Longbow Previewer installs for your DWG or DXF files, simply navigate to a DWG or DXF file inside Windows Explorer, then Right-click it...
Other functions you can do, all from Windows Explorer...
- Save your drawing file as a different DWG file format version R12, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010 or 2013
- Save/Export your drawing file as a different type (perhaps PDF, DWF, BMP, etc)
- Completely switch your DWG to a DXF file
- Select Print to invoke a Quick Print operation that plots all the Layouts.
The Folder shell extensions are accessed from any folder that you Right-click on. It provides batch processing of DWG and DXF files...
If you have any special requests or cool ideas for additional features for let us know and we'll do our best to add them to the product for you! Please feel free to Contact Us
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