A 3D CAD infrastructure design model of a dual-span concrete highway bridge crossing over blue water, showcasing piers, columns, and road lanes, rendered within Bentley View.

Bentley View

Free DGN viewer software for CAD drawings and models

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BENEFITS

Free CAD viewing for 50+ file formats

Bentley View lets teams open, view, measure, and print DWG, DGN, IFC, iModels, and more than 50 files formats.
A high-fidelity 3D CAD architectural model of a modern multi-story commercial building, 'Gourmet Lofts,' featuring glass facade paneling and a large curved trellis roof structure, displayed inside Bentley View.

  • Free CAD Viewer

    Search for objects, measure distances and areas accurately, and print drawings to scale with full fidelity.

  • View more than 50 file formats

    Open DGN, DWG, and DXF designs with the same fidelity as the authoring software, along with many other supported formats.

  • Navigate drawings and models with ease

    Use display rules, object attributes, touch support, and Bentley hypermodels to review drawings and models more effectively. 

PRICING OPTIONS

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Bentley View

Software for viewing CAD drawings and models.

  • Natively view over 50 file formats, including DGN, DWG, DXF, IFC, and 3D reality meshes
  • Search for specific objects and accurately measure distances, areas, and volumes
  • Print 2D and 3D drawings directly to scale with full design fidelity on any desktop
  • Explore 3D models dynamically with Clip Volume to slice through and analyze geometry
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Drawing and model navigation

  • Navigate drawings and models through a streamlined viewer
  • View and navigate Bentley hypermodels and embedded plans, sections, and elevations
  • Use touch screen support for easier model navigation


Measurement and review

  • Measure distances and areas accurately in CAD drawings and models
  • Search for objects in drawings and models more quickly
  • Print drawings to scale with full fidelity


File format support

  • Open more than 50 file formats in one free viewer
  • View DWG, DGN, and DXF files with authoring-software fidelity
  • View IFC files, raster images, iModels, and 3SM meshes

Operating systems:

  • Windows 10 x64
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows 11 x64
  • Windows Server 2022 

FAQS

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Bentley View supports a variety of formats, including:

  • SRealDWG 2018
  • Point-cloud streaming
  • Bentley civil terrain models
  • JT format
  • Rhino V5
  • IFC viewer
  • 3SM scalable meshes created with ContextCapture
  • Use as a MicroStation viewer, a free DXF viewer, or open CAD files

With Bentley View, you can: 

  • Navigate drawings and models using a streamlined interface 
  • Dynamically explore models with Clip Volume to slice through models 
  • Leverage display rules in DGNs to view geometry based on embedded properties 
  • Easily navigate using touch screen support 
  • Analyze models by changing their display based on object attributes (height, slope, aspect angle) 
  • View and navigate Bentley hypermodels and their embedded plans, sections, and elevations 

Bentley View is a free CAD viewer.