Review designs in the Fusion web client

Comment on a design in the Fusion web client

You can share a link to a design with collaborators outside of your hub. Members of your hub can comment on the design directly within the Fusion web client.

When you comment, a snapshot of your view of the design is automatically added to the comment. You can adjust the view of your design before you post your comment. If you do not want to include the snapshot as part of the comment, you can delete it.

Comment on a design

1. From the top Nav bar in the Viewer, click the Comment icon .

   • Alternatively, from the Overview page, click Add Comment.

2. Adjust the view of your design, update the snapshot, or delete the snapshot.

   

3. Add your comment and click Post.

Comment on specific aspects of a design

To comment on specific parts of a design use the Comment on Objects and Comment on Points tools.

Comment on a point

To comment on a point:

1. From the Viewer Tools, click the Comment icon and select Comment on points.
2. Drag the blue guides to the point on the design you want to comment on.
3. Click to release the point.
   • A marker is added at the point and the comment box opens.
4. To reposition the point, drag the guides to the new point.
5. Enter your comment in the comment box.
6. Click Post.

Comment on objects

This tool is best used when you want to call attention to a specific object within a model. For example, you might have a question about the properties of an object. This tool allows you to select that object and add a comment.

1. From the Viewer Tools, click the Comment icon and select Comment on objects.
2. Click the object you want to comment on.
   • A marker is added at the point and the comment box opens.
3. Enter your comment in the comment box.
4. Click Post.

View comments

You can view all comments in the Comments panel. Click Comments in the top nav bar to view comments.

Comments on points and objects are marked by blue pins on the Viewer canvas. You can show or hide these markers.

To view markers of comments on points and objects on the Viewer canvas, click Show Markers in the Viewer tool bar.

Hover over a marker to view the comment.

Respond to a comment

1. Click the Marker.
2. Click Reply below the comment.
3. Enter a response.
4. Click Post.

Delete a comment

To delete a comment, click the Delete (trash can) icon in the comment.

Mark up shared designs

When someone shares a link to a design with you, you can mark up the shared design using the Markup tools, save a snapshot of the changes, and share the snapshot of your feedback with others.

1. Click the shared link to open the design in the Viewer.
2. From the Viewer Tools, click the Markup icon .

The Viewer contains Markup tools that you can use while reviewing designs.

When you click Markup, the viewer area enters Markup Mode and remains so until you save a markup or cancel. A markup is saved as a comment and it will include a snapshot of your viewpoint to give others the exact context in which you marked up the design. Other Viewer tools are not available within Markup Mode. Before you click Markup, use Viewer tools to make sure that you have the desired view of the model or part.

The Markup toolbar includes the following types of tools:

• Freehand
• Lines
• Area Selection
• Callouts
• Text

You can change the style and format for these using:

• Background
• Line Styles
• Text Format

You can use these tools to mark up any part of the design.

To use the drawing tools, select an option and click anywhere over your design and draw. When you save the markup, a marker will be added on the design.

To add a callout, click the Callout menu, select the callout option you want. The following Callout options are available:

• Text for a point
• Text for rectangular selection
• Text for circular selection
• Text for cloud selection
• Text for custom cloud selection
• Text for polygon selection

You can set the background and background opacity for the following types of markup:

• Area Selection
• Callouts
• Text

To change the color or size of your markup, (1) select the Line Style tools > (2) Set color, width, and opacity. The selections are retained for all markup tools till you change them.

If you want to set the background color of any of these options to white, reduce opacity to zero.

To create a text box, select the Text tool and click anywhere on the screen. Type within the text box.

1. Use the Markup tools to mark up and add feedback to the design.

2. Click Save Snapshot.

   Note: Markup changes you add will remain on the Viewer canvas till you click Cancel or Save Snapshot. You may add all your markup changes before saving the snapshot or save several snapshots.

3. Provide a name for the image > Save.

4. Select Save File.

5. Browse to the folder you want to save in > Save.

Edit markups

All markup content can be moved and resized using the handles of the markup. You can also cut, copy, and paste markups, undo and redo actions on them, and delete them. You can edit text within the text boxes until you save the mark up. Click within the text box and make changes to your text.

When you are done adding markups and comments, click Save. If you add a markup on the design, a blue pin is added.

Review markups

To view markup changes, click Show Markers or open the Comments panel. Hover over a marker or click the comment that includes a markup to view the markup. The design view will change to the viewpoint at which the markup was added.

View a marked up 2D file

When you open a 2D file that has been marked up in the Viewer, all markups for that version of the file will be visible. You can show or hide these markups by clicking Hide/Show Markers within the Comment & Markup Utilities. To view a specific markup and related comments, open the Comments Panel and click the comment for that markup. All other markups will be dimmed. To view all markups again, click the selected comment again.

Adding Markups to a marked up 2D file

When you click Markup to add markups, all existing markups are visible in a dimmed state and you can add markups over existing markups.