File Transfer to iPad (without internet involvement) - eDrawings Pro

iPads don't have a USB port, so

Set up a server on a Windows box on your WiFi LAN, then install client apps on your iPad and Windows box.

The obvious server protocol is FTP; you just have to find an iPad client app.

Otherwise SMTP as the iPad comes with a mail client (don't ask me what it is called).

Chris,

I know it's still using the internet but I use Dropbox. You can drop any files you want to view on your iPad into your Dropbox folder on your PC & once you have Dropbox installed on your iPad you can access the files & open them in eDrawings by clicking on the file & then clicking the button to download into eDrawings.

The simplest solution is to look in the box the iPad came in and find the USB sync cable for it.

Then you could transfer the files directly.

in ipad you can store many data . to safely transfer all document you can use ipad backup software. this tool help people to protect their data from any loss

For more information: http://www.backup-ipad.net/faq-ipad-backup.php>

Chris,

I use Disk Aid,  http://www.digidna.net/diskaid, on my PC along with FileApp Pro installed on my iPad.  FileApp gives you access to the iPad file system.

Try use file upload service like a filejam, upload files when you need and download on ipad. That't easy way for file transfer

You were correct to be concerned about your hard won Intellectual Property being stolen whilst in transmission over the Internet.  We now know that the US, Chinese and Russian governments all steal it.

I have demonstrated file transfer to mobile device without using the Internet.  Admittedly so far it is a bitmap image from my SW PC to a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, but I am sure that I will be able to send eDrawings to an iPad  with FileAppPro installed as soon as I get my hands on the wife's iPad.

Mobile devices generally have Bluetooth hardware and drivers as standard.  You need only buy a $30 Bluetooth/USB adaptor and driver and install them on your SW PC.  I found that interpreting the instructions for getting started required the skills of Julian Assange, but after a few hours of bumbling around I was able to select an image on my SW PC and Send it to Bluetooth.

My SW PC is unplugged from the internet.

You can transfer files directly to the ipad using the "photo" attachment - it's an apple connector at one end with a card reader/USB port on the other end.  There's the official version, or you can get something like this:

http://dx.com/p/apple-multi-functional-card-reader-usb-2-0-3-port-hub-white-117756

Alternatively, you can connect the ipad to your computer and transfer files directly using a number of programs that let you browse your ipad's file system from either mac or pc. see:

http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/

A simple google search will show you more options. You would need to place the edrawings files directly in the edrawings app folder.

If you can jailbreak your ipad you can then use other ways to transfer files via wifi (or maybe bluetooth) using SSH and FTP or by other means.

One thing I haven't tried - if you connect the ipad to a wifi network that is local only, and then create a basic webpage that has links to edrawings files, you may be able to browse to it with safari and then click on the download links to obtain the files.

I think all kind of file transfer from iPad to PC is possible through iTunes. For more info you can visit http://www.filetransfertoipad.com

I've found a guide about "how to transfer photos to iPad without iTunes".