Formtek Products for Alfresco
Formtek Engineering Data Management Solution
- The EDM Module for Alfresco provides:
- Renders AutoCAD and MicroStation file types to thumbnail and vector PDF for viewing in Alfresco.
- Options for display include the current view of the base drawing, all views of the base drawing, or the complete drawing with all XRefs.
- Pre-configured with a content model for both Engineering Document and Drawing types, with view, edit and search forms.
- Extract attributes present in AutoCAD DWG or DXF files, including title block attributes, and map them to the predefined and/or custom content model properties in Alfresco.
The EDM Connector for AutoCAD provides access to the functionality available in the Alfresco repository including browse, open, check-in, check-out and view/edit metadata properties, directly from within the AutoCAD application. It also maintains the integrity of a base drawing’s XRefs by automatically associating and mapping their locations within the Alfresco repository.

Formtek Extensions for Alfresco
- The Formtek Auditing Extension provides a complete audit log for every file and folder within Alfresco, plus Audit History and Workflow History tools to search the repository for audit records or workflow records.
- • The Formtek CAD Rendering Extension provides custom transformers that render AutoCAD and MicroStation files for viewing within the Alfresco Share application.
- The Formtek File Linking Extension allows a single document or folder stored in Alfresco to be accessible from multiple locations without physically duplicating the document.
- The Formtek Peer Association Extension makes it possible for associations to be established between documents and folders within Alfresco Share.
- The Formtek Version Browser Extension allows the user to select any older document version in Alfresco Share and view its Web preview and associated metadata, or download that version.
- The Formtek PDF Rendering Extension provides a PDF rendition of an Alfresco-supported file type.
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