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The Markup Browser displays the markups and any notes.

When the DWFx file makes its way back to the design engineer, it is opened in Inventor and displayed over the top of the Inventor drawing. When all markups have been added, the file is saved and sent back to the designer so he or she can import it into Inventor and make the necessary changes. Once the DWFx file has been created and sent to a reviewer, it can be opened in Autodesk Design Review, where it can be marked up using tools such as revision clouds, text, shapes, and stamps.Īs markup items are added to the file, they are recorded in the Markup Browser on the left side of the screen. DWF files can be viewed in Autodesk Design Review, while DWFx files can be viewed in Autodesk Design Review as well as in Internet Explorer 7 or higher (in 2D only). There are two options for the file type: DWF and DWFx. The Custom option is used to choose which sheets and 3D models to publish.Īfter the options have been set, users click the Publish button to give the file a name and location. The Complete option is used to publish all sheets and all 3D models, except for sheets that have been excluded from printing. The Express option is used to publish only the active sheet, without the 3D model.

With the Publish dialog box open, there are three types of publishing options to choose from: Express, Complete, and Custom. In the Application menu, select Export, followed by the Export to DWF command. With the drawing file open in Inventor 2011, click on the Application Menu icon (the big yellow I in the top left corner of the Inventor screen) to start the Publish command. The following represents a typical workflow between a designer using Inventor and a reviewer using Autodesk Design Review.Ĭreating the DWF file. Autodesk Design Review enables users to review, measure, mark up, and track changes to 2D and 3D designs.

Products such as Autodesk's free viewer, Design Review, allow companies like yours to have engineering and non-engineering personnel, as well as outside customers, participate in that new paperless review process. More and more companies are considering the move to a paperless review system. If your company is currently using a paper system for design review and has been considering using an electronic review process, you're not alone. Using Design Review with Autodesk Inventor Files 11 Aug, 2010 By: Kevin Keene Avatech Tricks Tutorial: A paperless review process enables designers and reviewers to electronically measure, mark up, and track changes to 2D and 3D designs.Įditor's note: This tutorial courtesy of Avatech Solutions.