# Viewing Dwg files on Android

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-dwg-files-on-android/3955>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 5, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-dwg-files-on-android/3955 "2012-02-05T18:59:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AlexW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@AlexW](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlexW)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-dwg-files-on-android/3955/1 "2012-02-05T18:59:18Z")

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Just to check since we don’t actually have any android devices at the moment.

With the mobile module, it is possible to use the drawing true view activex control to view dwg files right? (so long as the dwg true view active x control is installed on the server)

If you could confirm this this would be great!

Thanks

Alex

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-dwg-files-on-android/3955/2 "2012-02-07T16:11:22Z")

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That is true, the ActiveX component must be installed on the server since that is where the mobile client gets launched.

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**Author:** ![AlexW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@AlexW](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlexW)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/viewing-dwg-files-on-android/3955/3 "2012-02-07T21:14:06Z")

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Thanks! Just wanted to make sure since I believe activeX controls cannot otherwise work on android devices.