Now in 3D! Use Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer to view and print 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models in DWF™ format—the industry standard for sharing data-rich design files electronically. Small, fast, and secure, the DWF format preserves the fidelity and integrity of designs. Access complex design data without the originating design application.

Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer is the free application for viewing and printing 2D and 3D DWF™ (Design Web Format™) files. All kinds of people need to see design information during the project lifecycle, and not everyone has the software that created it. But that doesn’t matter when you use DWF–the file format developed specifically for sharing data-rich design information. Small, fast, and secure, DWF preserves the fidelity and integrity of designs and allows anyone to access the complex design data without the originating design application. DWF files are easy to create and post to the web, and they support up to 60 million dpi – the precision required for complex design data.

What is Design Web Format (DWF)?

DWF is an open, secure file format developed by Autodesk for distributing rich design data to anyone needing to view, review, or print design information. Because DWF files are highly compressed, they are much smaller and faster to transmit, enabling efficient communication of rich design data without the overhead associated with typical CAD drawings. DWF files cannot be edited and are not a replacement for native CAD formats such as DWG. The purpose of DWF is to enable designers, engineers, developers, and their colleagues to communicate design information and intent to anyone who needs to review that information. Users can mark up and redistribute those files without changing the original design data.