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Open Design Alliance
Open Design Alliance (ODA) is a nonprofit organization that develops software development kits (SDKs) for engineering applications. Its libraries are used by software developers in the CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, manufacturing, geospatial, and mechanical design industries to build applications that create, read, edit, visualize, and exchange complex engineering data.
Historically, ODA has focused on interoperability for CAD and BIM data, supporting formats such as .dwg, .dxf, .dgn, Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, and IFC, along with toolkits for visualization, modeling, and 3D PDF publishing. In recent years, the organization has expanded its efforts toward web technologies and mechanical design. The inWEB™ platform provides browser-based solutions for common data environments (CDE) and native DWG and DXF editing in a browser. MCAD SDK enables exchange of major 3D mechanical formats including Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, STEP, Parasolid, JT, and others.
All ODA SDKs are delivered as stand-alone solutions without reliance on native applications.
ODA develops SDKs that implement widely used open standards for data exchange in engineering and construction. These toolkits are provided as stand-alone solutions and are complemented by strategic partnerships with industry organizations.
STEP SDK supports ISO 10303 (STEP) and related product data standards, enabling exchange of 3D MCAD and product manufacturing information. It provides read and write capabilities for STEP data and ensures interoperability between different mechanical design systems. In 2021, ODA became a member of PDES, Inc., a consortium that promotes the development and implementation of STEP worldwide. ODA also distributes Open STEP Viewer, a free application for viewing STEP files, available for Windows, macOS (x64 and Arm64), and Linux.
The IFC SDK provides full support for IFC, the open standard maintained by buildingSMART for building information modeling (BIM) data exchange. It allows reading, writing, and validating IFC data for use in construction and infrastructure workflows. In 2019, ODA entered into a strategic partnership with buildingSMART International to help advance IFC standards and adoption across the industry. For end users, ODA distributes Open IFC Viewer, a free application for working with IFC files, available for Windows, macOS (x64 and Arm64), and Linux platforms.
inWEB™ is a web-based family of SDKs from the Open Design Alliance (ODA), designed to provide CAD and BIM data functionality directly in a browser. It includes three products:
Drawings SDK also provides exchange of the following file formats to and from .dwg and .dgn:
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Open Design Alliance
Open Design Alliance (ODA) is a nonprofit organization that develops software development kits (SDKs) for engineering applications. Its libraries are used by software developers in the CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, manufacturing, geospatial, and mechanical design industries to build applications that create, read, edit, visualize, and exchange complex engineering data.
Historically, ODA has focused on interoperability for CAD and BIM data, supporting formats such as .dwg, .dxf, .dgn, Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, and IFC, along with toolkits for visualization, modeling, and 3D PDF publishing. In recent years, the organization has expanded its efforts toward web technologies and mechanical design. The inWEB™ platform provides browser-based solutions for common data environments (CDE) and native DWG and DXF editing in a browser. MCAD SDK enables exchange of major 3D mechanical formats including Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, STEP, Parasolid, JT, and others.
All ODA SDKs are delivered as stand-alone solutions without reliance on native applications.
ODA develops SDKs that implement widely used open standards for data exchange in engineering and construction. These toolkits are provided as stand-alone solutions and are complemented by strategic partnerships with industry organizations.
STEP SDK supports ISO 10303 (STEP) and related product data standards, enabling exchange of 3D MCAD and product manufacturing information. It provides read and write capabilities for STEP data and ensures interoperability between different mechanical design systems. In 2021, ODA became a member of PDES, Inc., a consortium that promotes the development and implementation of STEP worldwide. ODA also distributes Open STEP Viewer, a free application for viewing STEP files, available for Windows, macOS (x64 and Arm64), and Linux.
The IFC SDK provides full support for IFC, the open standard maintained by buildingSMART for building information modeling (BIM) data exchange. It allows reading, writing, and validating IFC data for use in construction and infrastructure workflows. In 2019, ODA entered into a strategic partnership with buildingSMART International to help advance IFC standards and adoption across the industry. For end users, ODA distributes Open IFC Viewer, a free application for working with IFC files, available for Windows, macOS (x64 and Arm64), and Linux platforms.
inWEB™ is a web-based family of SDKs from the Open Design Alliance (ODA), designed to provide CAD and BIM data functionality directly in a browser. It includes three products:
Drawings SDK also provides exchange of the following file formats to and from .dwg and .dgn: