{"id":8004,"date":"2013-09-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/Solid-Edge-Mobile-Viewer-now-for-All-Android-4-0-and-up\/ba-p\/5573"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:17:55","slug":"solid-edge-mobile-viewer-now-for-all-android-4-0-and-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/solid-edge-mobile-viewer-now-for-all-android-4-0-and-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid Edge Mobile Viewer now for All Android (4.0 and up)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><FONT size=\"2\">When th<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><IMG src=\"https:\/\/siemensplm.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/1857iC0FBCB2671524316\/image-size\/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Screenshot_2013-09-26-10-41-32.png\" title=\"Screenshot_2013-09-26-10-41-32.png\" align=\"right\" \/><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">e Solid Edge Mobile Viewer for Android was first released, it was only intended for Android tablets. A <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Discussion-Forum\/Solid-Edge-viewer-on-Android\/m-p\/2897#U2897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discussion on the Solid Edge Community Forum<\/A> (now into its 6<SUP>th<\/SUP> page) turned into a demand from users for something they could use on their phones. \u201cThe best device is the one you actually have with you.\u201d And who carries tablets around at work?<BR \/><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\">It didn\u2019t take long to make a few simple changes, get a few beta users together, test it out, and get it back out on the Google Play Store as something we all could use. So if you have an Android with 4.0 or later, this free app should run on your phone.<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\">In case you\u2019re skeptical about how useful a CAD vie<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">wer is on a phone, first, it is extremely fast. You won\u2019t believe you\u2019re not on your w<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><IMG src=\"https:\/\/siemensplm.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/1855iFA8614DFF38B8D87\/image-size\/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Screenshot_2013-09-26-10-03-03.png\" title=\"Screenshot_2013-09-26-10-03-03.png\" align=\"left\" \/><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">orkstation, it\u2019s that fast, at least on my year old Moto Razr HD maxx. Second, it uses a special file format (*.sev) in which you can output parts and assemblies from Solid Edge ST5. For draft documents, you have ST6 MP1. Use the Save As &gt; Save For Tablet command. And third, it\u2019s just cool to<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"> be able to <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">rotate and zoom nice looking 3D CAD models on a device that fits in your pocket. I mean, these things have all this power, it\u2019s nice to finally have something that makes use of some of it (other than games).<\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><FONT size=\"2\">To address some of the negative comments in the reviews, it sounds like people don\u2019t understand that you need the special format file for the viewer. Also, to open the files, you can either put them in your Download folder and they will show up with the samples, or you can just open the file from email or Dropbox and the Solid Edge Mobile Viewer will come up automatically.<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\">It\u2019s a great little tool that I\u2019ll always carry with me, even if I don\u2019t have my laptop. Thanks to Dan, Laura, and the gang for this! 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