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I guess you've already looked into AutoDesk's Voloview? They used to have a free version of voloview that worked pretty good, even had some markup options, that one may be hard to find now.
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I guess you've already looked into AutoDesk's Voloview? They used to have a free version of voloview that worked pretty good, even had some markup options, that one may be hard to find now.

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I'd like to add some additional info. &nbsp;I agree with David Barker's comments but there is another solution as well. &nbsp;If this is acceptable to you, you can go into Tools/Options and select the 'Open and Save' tab and from the 'Save As' pull down menu select AutoCAD2000/LT2000 Drawing (.dwg). &nbsp;If you save your drawings in this format you will then be able to view your drawings in the old Voloview Express (which was the free viewer).<br />

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I'd like to add some additional info.  I agree with David Barker's comments but there is another solution as well.  If this is acceptable to you, you can go into Tools/Options and select the 'Open and Save' tab and from the 'Save As' pull down menu select AutoCAD2000/LT2000 Drawing (.dwg).  If you save your drawings in this format you will then be able to view your drawings in the old Voloview Express (which was the free viewer).


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What's the best program to view and print DWG files without AutoCAD? Some will allow view-only, another allows one-layer only. &nbsp;We need a good viewer program for those users who do not have or want AutoCAD 2005.
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What's the best program to view and print DWG files without AutoCAD? Some will allow view-only, another allows one-layer only.  We need a good viewer program for those users who do not have or want AutoCAD 2005.

AutoCAD 2005 Drawing Viewer

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations. CAD software for mechanical design uses either vector-based graphics to depict the objects of traditional drafting, or may also produce raster graphics showing the overall appearance of designed objects. As in the manual drafting of technical and engineering drawings, the output of CAD must convey information, such as materials, processes, dimensions, and tolerances, according to application-specific conventions.