IFilterShop DWG IFilter Server Edition Release 4.0 README

DWG IFilter is a plug-in that allows Microsoft Search products and services to index DWG files, enabling customers to search and organize their content. DWG IFilter supports all DWG versions from 2.5 through 2018. Installation of AutoCAD (or any CAD program) is not required.

DWG IFilter supports Indexing Service, SharePoint Portal Server, SQL Server Full-Text Search, Window Search Service and all other products based on Microsoft Search technology.

DWG IFilter supports the following Microsoft server operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2016

DWG IFilter supports the following Microsoft desktop operating systems:

• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10

DWG IFilter supports the following Microsoft Search products

• SharePoint Server 2010
• SharePoint Foundation 2010
• FAST Search Server 2010
• SharePoint Server 2013
• SharePoint Server 2016
• SQL Server 2008
• SQL Server 2012
• SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2017
• Search Server 2010
• Search Server 2010 Express
• Windows Search

DWG IFilter extracts text found in Block elements such as TEXT, MTEXT, RTEXT and ArcAlignedText. Attributes are fully indexed. DWG IFilter also outputs information about Layers and Views.

In addition to text entries, DWG IFilter also extracts the following DWG metadata:

DWG Metadata	Property Name	Property Type	Description
Author	author	VT_LPWSTR	author of the drawing
Comments	comments	VT_LPWSTR	comments regarding the drawing
Creation Time	creation_time	VT_FILETIME	creation time of the drawing
Keywords	keywords	VT_LPWSTR	keywords to facilitate text searches upon the drawing
Modification Time	modification_time	VT_FILETIME	last modification time of the drawing
Modified By	modified_by	VT_LPWSTR	last person who modified the drawing
Subject	subject	VT_LPWSTR	nature of the drawing such as the discipline or type of drawing
Title	title	VT_LPWSTR	title of the drawing
Version	version	VT_LPWSTR	version of DWG file
URL Item	href	VT_LPWSTR	base address for all relative links within the drawing

DWG IFilter outputs the following standard Indexing Service properties as duplicates of certain DWG properties.

Property Friendly Name	Property Set GUID	Property Name	Description	DWG Metadata
DocAuthor	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	4	The document's author	Author
DocComments	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	6	Comments about the document	Comments
DocCreatedTm	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	12	Time document was created	Creation Time
DocKeywords	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	5	Keywords for the document	Keywords
DocLastSavedTm	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	13	Time document was last saved	Modification Time
DocSubject	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	3	Subject of the document	Subject
DocTitle	{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}	2	Title of the document	Title

Setup file is a self-extracting archive that must be downloaded and opened on the machine where you wish to use DWG IFilter.

1. Stop all appropriate Search services.
2. Uninstall any previous version of DWG IFilter.
3. Start setup file and follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Start all appropriate Search services.
5. Re-index catalogs containing DWG files.

Some Microsoft Search products require additional setup steps as described below:

Search Server 2010:

1. In SharePoint Central Administration go to "General Application Settings" page
2. In the "Search" section click on "Farm Search Administration"
3. Click on " Search Service Application" link
4. On the left side menu select "File Types"
5. Add dwg and dxf extensions to the list of indexable file types
6. Restart Office SharePoint Server Search service

SharePoint Server 2010:

1. In SharePoint Central Administration go to "General Application Settings" page
2. In the "Search" section click on "Farm-Wide Search Administration"
3. Click on " Search Service Application" link
4. On the left side menu select "File Types"
5. Add dwg and dxf extensions to the list of indexable file types
6. Restart SharePoint Server Search 14 service

SharePoint Foundation 2010 :

When integrated with Windows Search, DWG IFilter uses a temporary directory to process DWG files. Due to Windows Search security restrictions, IFilters are not able to utilize the default system temporary directory. Therefore, DWG IFilter must be set to work with a user specified temporary directory. To change the DWG IFilter temporary directory's settings:

1. Stop Windows Search service.
2. Open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IFilterShop\DwgFilter"
3. Add new String value named "TempPath" and enter the full path to the new temporary directory. If this value is missing, empty or the path is not pointing to a valid directory, system temporary directory will be used. Please make sure that "Users" or "Authenticated Users" Group has "Full Control" permissions to the custom temporary directory.
4. Start Windows Search service.

If you ever have to uninstall DWG IFilter application you can easily do it using any of the following methods:

• Through "Add/Remove Program". Open Control Panel ->Add/Remove Program. Select "IFilterShop DWG IFilter" in currently installed list. Press "Remove" button.
• Through DWG IFilter Uninstall program. Go to the directory there DWG IFilter was installed (C:\Program Files\IFilterShop\DwgFilter by default). Run uninstall.exe program.

DWG files are not searchable with Windows Search

Version 4.0

• Added support for AutoCAD 2014-2018 files
• Support for SharePoint Server 2016
• Support for SQL Server 2014 - 2017

Version 3.0

• Added support for AutoCAD 2013 files
• Support for SharePoint Server 2013
• Support for SharePoint Foundation 2013
• Support for SQL Server 2012

Version 2.6

• Improved support for AutoCAD 2012 files

Version 2.0

• Added support for AutoCAD 2011 files
• Support for FAST Search Server 2010
• Improved integration with Indexing Service on Windows Server 2008 platform