CAD Reader

Spec sheet

What it does

CAD Reader views, measures, annotates and edits DWG and DXF drawings for engineering, design, site and quantity-surveying work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Purpose

CAD Reader is a CAD drawing viewer for viewing, marking up, measuring, and editing DWG and DXF drawings.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Intended users

The product page highlights QS/cost estimators and site inspection engineers as intended users.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Integrations

The pages identify Excel export for measurement data, extracted tables, and search results; no other named integrations are stated.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Privacy

The privacy policy says it is intended to comply with GDPR principles for customers from Europe.Read 30 Sep 2026 · yuntu-f.fastcadreader.com

Support

Team customers receive technical support and product training by email or WhatsApp; the site also provides a Q&A community.Read 15 Oct 2026 · team.fastcadreader.com

Company

The user agreement identifies Beijing Honghu Yuntu Technology Co., Ltd. as the service provider and gives its address as No. 23 Zhongguancun Software Park, Haidian District, Beijing, China.Read 30 Sep 2026 · yuntu-f.fastcadreader.com

Annotations

Annotation tools include text, freeform lines, clouds, leaders, shapes, categories and revision markups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

API and SDK

The vendor pages reviewed describe downloadable applications and user help but do not describe a public API, SDK or developer platform.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

CAD editing

Editor tools include creating and recovering DWG files, layer operations, copy, move, rotate, mirror, scale, break, explode, delete and text editing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Company legal name

The app stores and vendor copyright identify Beijing Honghu Yuntu Technology Co., Ltd. as the developer or owner.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Company profile

LinkedIn describes FastCADReader as privately held in construction, headquartered in Beijing, with 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company relationship

LinkedIn says CAD Reader and PlanForm were developed by Honghu Yuntu (Hong Kong) Technology Co., Limited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Data extraction

It extracts drawing text and tables, and offers Excel export for extracted tables and search results.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Documentation depth

Documentation consists of a general Q&A page plus a community tutorial and troubleshooting library.Read 15 Oct 2026 · club.fastcadreader.com

Drawing comparison

The comparison tool highlights differences between two drawings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Drawing splitting

A one-click drawing-splitting export is intended to handle oversized drawings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Editing

The listed editor tools include creating and recovering DWG files, editing text and layers, and modifying drawing objects.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

External references

External reference management automatically loads reference files and binds them to one CAD file.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

File handling

The page lists PDF export, CAD file version conversion, external reference management, and CRP import and export.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Licence

The product is presented as proprietary software under Beijing Honghu Yuntu Technology Co., Ltd. copyright notices; no open-source licence is stated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Limit: coordinate labeling

A Google Play reviewer reported X and Y coordinates displayed with swapped labels; the developer said the issue was fixed in November 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: iOS usability

Apple reviewers report difficulty importing files, unclear instructions, white-screen experiences and at least one DWG that would not open.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: missing formats and tools

G2 reviewers report that fewer file formats are supported and ask for more tools or more free features; one reviewer cannot view Revit models.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: performance

G2 reviewers mention slow startup, lag and occasional processing delays.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Markup

Markup tools include freeform lines, text, revision clouds, leader lines, and mobile photo and audio attachments.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Measurement

Measurement tools include length and area, arc length, perpendicular distance, continuous measurement, and radius, circular, and angle measurements.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Measurement tabulation

Measured lengths and areas can be categorized, tabulated and exported to Excel.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Measurement tools

The software measures length, area, polygon areas with arcs, arc length, perpendicular distance, radius and angles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Mobile capture

Mobile versions can attach site photos and audio recordings to drawing locations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Mobile limit

The comparison page says mobile devices support opening up to two drawings simultaneously.Read 30 Sep 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Notable news

A LinkedIn update says FastCADReader exhibited CADReader and PlanForm at ARCHIDEX 2025 in Kuala Lumpur from July 23–26, 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

PDF compatibility

The mobile listing describes compatibility with DWG, DXF and PDF formats and PDF-to-CAD conversion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

PDF export

The product page offers high-resolution PDF export with annotations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Praise: Android capability

Google Play reviewers praise the free feature set, object snapping and usefulness for site work, while noting it is not a workstation replacement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Praise: lightweight and easy

G2 reviewers repeatedly praise the small installation or memory footprint, fast DWG opening and beginner-friendly operation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: measurement and productivity

G2 reviewers praise measurement, annotation, shape identification and Excel export for speeding quantity-surveying work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Apple App Store

3.9 out of 5 from 23 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on G2

4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Google Play

4.2 out of 5 from 14.3K reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Security disclosure

Google Play states that no data is shared with third parties, personal information may be collected, data is encrypted in transit and deletion requests are available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Security limitation

The user agreement says the service does not guarantee that it will be secure, uninterrupted, timely, or error-free.Read 30 Sep 2026 · yuntu-f.fastcadreader.com

Self-hosting

The vendor pages describe Windows, macOS, iOS and Android applications and do not document a self-hosted deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Shape identification

Shape identification automatically detects, identifies and counts shapes across a drawing or selected area.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Supported formats

The help page says CAD Reader opens DWG and DXF files, including files detected inside ZIP or RAR archives.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

System requirement

The iOS listing requires iOS 12.0 or later and lists a 181.7 MB package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Team licensing

Team accounts support bulk member addition, removal, permission allocation, centralized purchasing and asset management.Read 15 Oct 2026 · team.fastcadreader.com

Text and table extraction

Text and table entities can be extracted from CAD drawings and exported to Excel.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Version conversion

CAD Reader converts drawings between different CAD file versions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dwg.fastcadreader.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• CAD Viewer Software#2 of 319.1