Introduction

Rasterex Web SDK

Rasterex Web SDK is a JavaScript based library for viewing and annotating a large variety of file formats, using a server back-end that provides processed data based on the original file format.

Rendering

A browser viewer with a server back-end

Content is rendered with HTML5 canvas for 2D formats and WebGL for 3D formats.

Browser support

The web client is compatible with most modern browsers.

Native formats

Client representations

The web client can read the following formats natively.

  • PNG for pixel-based formats such as TIFF, BMP, and JPEG.
  • Rx2B, described as the proprietary binary format for vector-based formats such as DWG and DGN.
  • PDF, described for PDF and Office-derived formats.

Two versions

Basic and Pro

Pro version uses Foxit Web SDK to display and handle PDF.

Basic version uses PDF.js to display and handle PDF.

Capabilities

Document and drawing operations

Annotation and comments

Data extraction and manipulation

Selected visualization based on underlying structures

Measurement take-off operations

Document page manipulation (Pro version only)

Text search and extraction

Extraction of relevant data from CAD drawings

Compare and overlay

Resources

Supported file formats and GitHub links