Methods and actions within CADViewer can be activated via the Java API. HTML code can be set up to trigger Java Script functions which in turn call the Java API to do actions in the viewer.
The latest version of the API is compiled via JavaScript, please use the following link.
| Java API | Descriptions |
| ZoomIn() | Zoom In |
| ZoomOut() | Zoom Out |
| ZoomWindow() | Zoom Window |
| ZoomRect() | Zoom Window Deprecated Use ZoomWindow() |
| ZoomExtents() | Zoom Extents |
| ZoomExtends() | Zoom Extents Deprecated Use ZoomExtents() |
| ZoomInOut() | Mouse up to zoom in and mouse down to zoom out |
| Pan() | Pan |
| Print() | Print |
| OpenFile() | Open locally or remotely a new Drawing |
| OpenFile('demo.dwf') | Open 'demo.dwf' file |
| CopyFile() | Copy the current file to local disk |
| CopyFile(String scriptURL) | Example : CopyFile('http://www.xyz/cgi-bin/saveDrawing.cgi?p1=v1&p2=v2&...&pn='). Copy the current drawing to server. CADViewer will fill the last parameter value with the content of the drawing. See open/save redline file for usages |
| RedlineSaveFile(String scriptURL, String layerName) | Example: RedlineSaveFile('http://www.xyz/cgi-bin/saveDrawing.cgi?p1=v1&p2=v2&...&pn=','redlinelayer'). Save the redline as layer 'redlinelayer' with the drawing to the server. CADViewer will fill the last parameter value with the content of the drawingSee open/save redline file for usages |
| RedlineOpenFile() | Open redline file. See open/save redline file for usages |
| RedlineOpenFile(String fileURL) | Example: RedlineOpenFile('http://www.xyz/redlines/demo.red'). Open a redline file located on the server. See open/save redline file for usages |
| RedlineSaveFile() | Save redline file to either local machine or server. See open/save redline file for usages |
| RedlineSaveFile(String fileName) | Example : RedlineSaveFile('c:\temp\demo.red'). Save redline objects to a file on the local machine. See open/save redline file for usages |
| GetNamedView(String namedView) | Display the named view |
| Measure() | Turn on Measurement Feature |
| UrlOnOff() | Turn URL links on/off |
| GetViews() | Display all the named views |
| BWBackground() | Display drawing in black and white |
| ShowLayers() | Display the list of all layers |
| ShowAbout() | Display viewer information and drawing information |
| GetPreviousScreen() | Display the previous screen |
| GetNextScreen() | Display the next screen |
| MultiplePrint() | Print the drawing in the list |
| TextSearch() | Search text on the drawing |
| ShowAbout() | Show viewer and drawing information |
| RedlineSelect() | Turn on redline tool to select redlines objects inside a rectangle created by click and drag |
| RedlineSelectObject() | Turn on redline tool to select a redline by click on it |
| RedlineLine() | Turn on redline tool to draw a line |
| RedlineRectangle() | Turn on redline tool to draw a rectangle |
| RedlineCircle() | Turn on redline tool to draw a circle |
| RedlineTriangle() | Turn on redline tool to draw a triangle |
| RedlineEllipse() | Turn on redline tool to draw an ellipse |
| RedlineHexagon() | Turn on redline tool to draw a hexagon |
| RedlineCloud() | Turn on redline tool to draw a cirlar cloud |
| RedlinePolyline() | Turn on redline tool to draw a polyline |
| RedlinePolylineArrow() | Turn on redline tool to draw a polyline with an arrow at either ends |
| RedlineFreehand() | Turn on redline tool to enable a freehand draw |
| RedlineText() | Turn on redline tool to draw a text string |
| RedlineHighlight() | Turn on redline tool to draw a highlighted rectangle |
| RedlineThickness() | Turn on redline tool to change line thickness |
| RedlineDelete() | Turn on redline tool to delete a redline object |
| RedlineDeleteAll() | Turn on redline tool to delete all redline objects |
| RedlineUndo() | Turn on redline tool to undo redline |
| RedlineRedo() | Turn on redline tool to redo redline |
| Rotate(String parameter) | Valid parameter:90+,mirrorx,mirroy,reset |
