Accelerated Reviews with Non-CAD Users

A. PROBLEM
            2D and 3D designs need to be reviewed by the entire project team, many of whom do not
use CAD. They may be located remotely within the same company or in outside
companies. According to Autodesk research, there may be as many as 7 to 10 additional
team members for each CAD user who need to review the design information across the
lifecycle of a project.
        Typically, design review is a paper process. Designs are printed on large-format paper and
distributed via overnight courier services to project team members, who review and mark
up drawings with pencil, red pens, and highlighters, and then ship marked-up designs back
to the CAD user.
        Design review software can accelerate this process and help reduce costs. Members of the
project team need easy-to-use tools that don’t require them to purchase or learn a CAD
application. These tools need to provide easy access to designs for review and markup,
along with the ability to easily send marked-up documents back to the CAD user.

B. SOLUTION
         Autodesk DWF Composer improves the design review process with easy-to-use tools to
review, mark up, and revise 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models. The DWF Composer
interface is easy for anyone to learn. You can easily browse sheet sets and 3D models,
navigating through sheets with thumbnail, list, bookmark, or markup views. You can also
jump between sheets with hyperlinks, access rich details about objects, and show or hide
layers and objects in a drawing, map, or model.