How to Install CAD Viewer in SharePoint and Teams

May 28, 2026 ยท Abdul

How to Install CAD Viewer in SharePoint and Teams

This guide covers CAD Viewer end to end:

  1. Install CAD Viewer in your SharePoint tenant.
  2. Open CAD files in SharePoint.
  3. Add a CAD Viewer tab in Microsoft Teams.

CAD files render in the browser, so no desktop CAD software is needed.

Required permission: installing the add-in requires a SharePoint Administrator or higher in Microsoft 365. Opening CAD files afterward needs no special role.

Part 1: Install CAD Viewer in your tenant

  1. Open the SharePoint admin center.
  2. Go to More features, then under Apps click Open.
Screenshot showing the More features page in SharePoint admin center with the Apps section highlighted
  1. Click App Store to open the SharePoint marketplace.
Screenshot showing the SharePoint Store button on the SharePoint apps page
  1. Copy 1990Quebec and paste it into the SharePoint Store search box.
Screenshot showing 1990Quebec search results in the SharePoint Store
  1. Select CAD Viewer for SharePoint from the results to open its listing.
  2. On the listing page, click Add to Apps Site.
Screenshot showing the Add to Apps Site button on a SharePoint Store add-in listing
  1. When prompted by SharePoint, select Enable this app and add it to all sites.
Screenshot showing the SharePoint Confirm data access dialog with Enable this app and add it to all sites selected

CAD Viewer is now available across your tenant. Without a license it runs as a limited free trial; you can get a license anytime, and all plans include a 60-day full refund guarantee.

Part 2: Open CAD files in SharePoint

  1. Open a document library that holds CAD files. CAD Viewer supports DWG, DXF, DWF, DWFX, STEP, IGES, STL, OBJ, IFC, and more.
  2. Select a CAD file, open its ... (show actions) menu, then choose View CAD.
Screenshot showing the SharePoint file actions menu with View CAD selected
  1. The file opens in the viewer. Use Fit, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Measure, and Export PDF from the toolbar.
Screenshot showing a 3D CAD file open in CAD Viewer in SharePoint with the Fit, Zoom, Measure, and Export PDF toolbar

Part 3: Add a CAD Viewer tab in Teams

  1. In a Teams channel, click + (add a tab) at the top, then choose Apps.
Screenshot showing the Teams add-a-tab menu with Apps selected
  1. Search for CAD Viewer and select it.
Screenshot showing the Teams app search with the CAD Viewer app selected
  1. The CAD Viewer tab lists the CAD files in the channel. Select one to open it directly in Teams.
Screenshot showing a 3D CAD file open in the CAD Viewer tab inside a Teams channel

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