Markups Browser Reference

The Markups browser displays all the sheet nodes of the marked-up DWF file and its associated markups.

Note: Autodesk Design Review must be installed to open DWF files.
Access:
 

Click File Open. Select a DWF file containing markups.

The program saves changes in markup status and added comments automatically in the DWF file and includes them when you republish it. You can also save markup changes by right-clicking the markup set node, and clicking Save Markup History Changes.

Right-click the markup to display the context menu and select Properties to display Markup Properties dialog box to change the Status of a markup.

Right-click the root drawing of the marked DWF file to display the context menu:

Close Markup DWF

Click to close the marked-up DWF and remove it from the browser. The browser changes back to Model view.

Save Markup History Changes

Click to save changes to the status of markups and add comments to the marked-up DWF file. This command is available only if you edited the Markup Notes area and changed the Markup status in the Markup Properties dialog box.

Republish All Sheets

Republishes all sheets in the marked-up DWF file. Opens the Republish All Sheets dialog box. Select the previously published DWF to overwrite it or enter a new name for the DWF file. When you click Save, the program overwrites the previously published DWF file. Or, it creates a DWF file that contains any changes you made to the drawing file geometry and the properties of the markup.

Republish Markup Sheets

Republishes only those sheets in the marked-up DWF file that have associated markups. Opens the Republish Markup Sheets dialog box. Select the previously published DWF to overwrite it, or enter a new name for the DWF file. When you click Save, the program overwrites the previously published DWF file, Or, it creates a DWF file that contains any changes you made to the drawing file geometry and the properties of the markups.

Show non-markup sheets

In multi-sheet drawings, not all sheets contain markup. By default, sheets with no markup are not displayed. This context menu entry displays drawing sheets containing no markup (allowing review).

Hide markups

Toggles markup display on/off.

Expand All Children

Expands the tree.

Collapse All Children

Collapses the tree.

Properties

Click to open Markup Properties dialog box.

Markup Status

The default status for new markups is <None>. You can change the status of a markup to Question, For Review, or Closed. Contains information about which changes to make to the drawing. There are two ways to view the information: using an attribute or a graphic. Depending on the selected attribute (None, Question, For Review, Done) the appropriate icon appears before markup.

<None>

Indicates that the markup does not yet have an assigned status. None is the default status for new markups.

Question

When you open and view a markup, you can change the status to Question to indicate that you need additional information about the markup.

For Review

When you implement a markup, you can change the status to For Review. The markup creator can review the changes to the drawing sheet and the status of the markup.

Done

Indicates an individual markup that has an assigned status of Done. When a markup is implemented and reviewed, you can change the status to Done.

Sheet

Individual markups are listed under sheets in the Markups browser. The displayed sheet is highlighted, all other sheets are shaded in the browser. Right-click to display context menu.

Activate

To activate a sheet, double-click the sheet name, or right-click, and then select Activate.

Resolve Link...

Click to open the Resolve Link dialog box.

Properties...

Click to open the Sheet Properties dialog box.

Open in Design Review

Opens the DWF file in Autodesk Design Review.

Sheet Nodes

A Sheet refers to a 2D markup section found in the DWF file. There are three possible sheet states:

Resolved State

Autodesk Inventor identified the IDW file and the sheet.

Unresolved State

The IDW file was moved and Autodesk Inventor cannot identify the sheet. You can open the file in Autodesk Design Review. Right-click to display the context menu, and select Open in Design Review.

Non- Autodesk Inventor document type node

Such files do not open in Autodesk Inventor. You can open the file in Autodesk Design Review. Right-click to display the context menu, and select Open in Design Review.