Work with 2D markups

A 2D markup is a single comment or a redline geometry correction inserted into a DWF file of a 2D drawing.

Using Autodesk Design Review, you can add markups electronically, just as you mark up a paper version of the drawing. In addition to the redline geometry you add to the DWF file, you can also assign a status to the markup and add comments. The markups and their statuses are saved in the DWF file. For more information about creating markups in Autodesk Design Review, see the Autodesk Design Review Help documentation.

To view markups, open the DWF file in Autodesk Inventor (set the Files of Type filter to: DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) in the Open dialog box), the set of markups appears in the Markups browser.

A markup set is a group of markups contained within a single DWF file. When you open a marked-up DWF file, the tree view displays each marked-up drawing sheet and its associated markups. In the Markups browser, you can select individual markups. You can view their status and other details, such as the creator of the markup, the date and time that you created it, and any comments associated with the markup.

The process starts when you open the design documents and publish a DWF file. Only IDW files are supported to allow modification of markups.

1. Publish Original DWF Using Autodesk Inventor

Perform the following to accomplish this step:

  1. Create or open an existing Autodesk Inventor Drawing document.
  2. Publish a DWF file from the drawing using the Publish command.
    Note: Ensure that the Enable Markups check box is checked.
  3. Send the DWF file to a reviewer.

2. Author DWF Markups Using Autodesk Design Review

Using Autodesk Design Review, the reviewer opens the DWF file published from Autodesk and performs the following step:

  1. After reviewing the design, the reviewer creates markups in the DWF file to indicate the changes to make or questions that to answer during the review process.
  2. After creating any markups, the reviewer saves the DWF file containing any annotation created during the markup process.
  3. The reviewer sends the DWF file with markups to the Autodesk Inventor engineer.

3. Review process

After receiving the DWF file from the reviewer, the Autodesk Inventor engineer does the following to view the markups:

  1. Open the DWF file using Autodesk Inventor (set the Files of Type filter to: DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) in the Open dialog box).
  2. Review the markups authored by the reviewer and make design changes to resolve the issues.
  3. When the design changes are made and the editable properties of the markups are updated, republish the DWF file.
  4. Send the DWF file to the reviewer to review the changes, if necessary.

To open a marked-up DWF

  1. Click Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, select: “DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) from file type list.
  3. In the Open dialog box, select a DWF file that contains markups, and then click Open. The Markups browser displays the markup set in the tree view.

To change the status of a markup

  1. Click Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, select: “DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) from file type list.
  3. In the Open dialog box, select a DWF file that contains markups, and then click Open. The Markups browser displays the markup set in the tree view.
  4. In the Markups browser, right-click a markup node, and then click a status on the Markup Status submenu.

Added comments are automatically saved in the DWF file and included when you republish the DWF file. You can also save markup changes by right-clicking the markup set node and clicking Save Markup History Changes on the shortcut menu.

To save changes to markups

  1. Click Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, select: “DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) from file type list.
  3. In the Open dialog box, select a DWF file that contains markups, and then click Open. The Markups browser displays the markup set in the tree view.
  4. Right-click the markup and select Properties from the context menu to display Markup Properties dialog box. Add notes to the Markup Notes area.
  5. Right-click the DWF root node, and click Save Markup History Changes.

To republish DWF file

  1. Click Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, select: “DWF Markup Files (*.dwf, *.dwfx) from file type list.
  3. In the Open dialog box, select a DWF file that contains markups, and then click Open. The Markups browser displays the markup set in the tree view.
  4. Right-click the markup and select Properties from the context menu to display Markup Properties dialog box. Edit the markup to change their status, add notes, or change properties.
  5. Right-click the DWF root node, and click Republish Markup Sheets or Republish All Sheets.
  6. In the Save as dialog box, specify the name of the republished DWF file. Select the previously published DWF to overwrite it or enter a new name for the DWF file.
  7. Click Save to open the file in the Design Review.
Parent topic: DWF markup