View a Published Electronic Drawing Set (DWF)

A published electronic drawing set can be viewed and plotted with Autodesk® Design Review.

A published drawing set is the digital equivalent of paper plots created from the original drawings. The drawing set, which is saved as a Design Web Format™ (DWF) file, can be viewed or plotted by anyone using Autodesk ® Design Review. With Autodesk ® Design Review, you can open, view, and print all DWF file formats and other raster format images. You can pan, zoom, and view individual drawing sheets and viewports. You can also view layer information, sheet and sheet set properties, block information and attributes, and custom properties, if they are included in the DWF file. As you move your cursor across DWF geometry in the viewer, objects with associated data are displayed with a red highlighting effect.

Recipients of drawing sets in DWF format don't have to own or know the program. From anywhere in the world, they can view and print high-quality layouts using Autodesk Design Review.

AutodeskDesign Review runs as a stand-alone application or embedded in any application that supports ActiveX controls, such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer.

For product information and a download link for Autodesk Design Review, refer to the Products page on the Autodesk website.

Procedures

To view the most recently published DWF file in Autodesk Design Review

  • In the program, right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status bar. Click View DWF file.
Note: This option is available only if you have background publishing enabled.