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dwg.dxf.cad.app.linux.viewer.md

  1. Download de.caff viwer: https://caff.de/projects/caffviewer/

  2. Copy downloaned caffviewer.jar file to /home/YOUR-NAME/opt

  3. Create a desktop file /home/YOUR-NAME/.local/share/applications/decaff.desktop

  4. Open the created desktop file and paste this

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=DeCaff
Comment=Cad viwer
Exec=java -mx3g -jar /home/YOUR-NAME/opt/caffviewer.jar %f
Icon=image-x-3ds
Path=/home/YOUR-NAME
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false

note: YOUR-NAME must be changed above to your username.

  1. Open thae app, got to settings, from Miscellaneous tab, toggle Restart the viewer with improved memory settings.

  2. Enjoy.

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abdumu commented Aug 8, 2023

make sure to install java

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