Glovius – A Modern CAD Viewer
Glovius is a modern CAD viewer. View, Measure, Analyze, and Export CAD Part, Assembly, and Drawing files.
- Glovius is simple and easy to use. No training required.
- View popular 3D and 2D CAD files in one application.
- Save on CAD license costs. No need for a CAD license to view CAD files.
- Analyze CAD files with powerful measure, analysis, and export tools.
- Glovius runs on standard laptops and desktops.
Start your free 15 day trial
- Register to download Glovius CAD Viewer.
- Install and activate your free 15-day trial.
- View CAD Part, Assembly, and Drawing files.
- Take measurements and cut dynamic sections.
- Analyze components and compare files.
- Save CAD files to various image and 3D file formats.
- Export CAD files to STEP, 3D PDF, IGES, and JT (requires a PLUS license).
CAD File Formats Supported
Glovius supports Parts and Assembly files from CATIA V5, CATIA V6, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge. Glovius also supports STEP, DWG, DXF, IGES, & JT files.
Licensing – Glovius is available in monthly subscription, annual subscription, node-locked (permanent), and floating (network, permanent) licenses.
System Requirements – Glovius runs on Windows 10 or 11, with a minimum of 4GB RAM.
Languages Supported – English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

View CAD Files
- View 3D data, Product Structure, Attributes, PMI, and GD&T.
- Zoom, Pan, Rotate & Spin models.
- Standard Views. Previous and Next View.
- Perspective and Orthographic projection.
- Shaded, Wireframe, and Mixed render modes.
- Apply colors and transparency for easy identification.
- Hide, Show, Isolate, Move, and Search components.
- Explode assemblies to understand their construction.
- Print, with Print Setup and Print Preview support.
Measure CAD Files
- Take accurate linear, angular, and radial measurements.
- Quickly measure models and features with Assistive Measurement.
- Filter points, edges, and faces for measurement.
- 18 pre-defined selection tools for fast and accurate measurement.
- Tape Measure for continuous measurement of edges and curves.
- Measure Surface area, with support for multiple surfaces.
- Visually identify holes and their properties.






Analyze CAD Files
Analyze Tool: Get the component snapshot and view attributes, dimension extents, instances and Mass/Volume/Density.
Wall Thickness Analysis: Compute the material distribution in a part to identify areas of material optimization.
Collision Detection: Detect clashes and contacts in assemblies.
Projected Area: Calculate the Projected Area for use in Casting process calculations.
Draft Analysis: Compute the draft angles of all surfaces in a part for use in Injection Molding and Casting processes.
Export CAD files
- Export CAD files to STEP, IGES, 3MF, X_T (requires PLUS license).
- Create Bill of Materials (BoM) report, PPT, and 3D Report.
- Export CAD files to 3D PDF and 3D HTML.
- Save CAD files as STL, 3DS, OBJ, Image (BMP, JPG, PNG).

Section CAD Parts and Assemblies

Cut dynamic sections along Standard or Custom Planes. Add multiple section planes. Measure section profiles.
Compare any two CAD Files

Compare any two CAD Parts or Assemblies. Inspect changes in 3D. View the added, removed and modified features.
View DWG and DXF Files

View DWG, DXF, and CATIA CATDrawings files with Glovius. Take measurements and print or export to PDF.