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If you\u2019ve worked in this industry for any amount of time, you know one thing: change is inevitable. Whether that change takes the form of new software, new hardware, new teammates, a new vending machine in the breakroom\u2026 you can\u2019t avoid it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But today, I\u2019ll be talking about another kind of change that we all deal with. I\u2019m talking drawing revisions. Whether it\u2019s during the design phase or via a more official Change Order, they will happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So now you have two versions of the same drawing. Let\u2019s use the Floor Plan sample file as our example. In the images below, we\u2019ll call the top one V1 and the bottom V2. The changes are subtle, but they\u2019re essential to your design. You can\u2019t tell what\u2019s changed, but, obviously, you need to know. There may be a revision table in the title block, but it says something like \u201cupdated per CO-13,\u201d \u2013 which is no help at all. Yep. You\u2019re going to have to ask somebody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DWG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This often sets off a chain of events that interrupt lots of people. It starts with some combination of phone calls, texts, DMs, etc. that may eventually morph into actually disturbing those involved with your line of questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the good news. There\u2019s a better way, and the secret is in a feature that\u2019s been in AutoCAD since the 2019 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DWG Compare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The DWG Compare<\/a> tools enable you to quickly identify differences between different versions of your drawing. You can find it in the Compare panel of the Ribbon\u2019s Collaborate tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DWG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alternately, it\u2019s in the Application Menu within the Drawing Utilities flyout menu (if there are no drawings active, it\u2019s in the main menu). And, of course, you can always type COMPARE into the Command Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DWG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you run the command, you\u2019ll get a file dialog where you can choose the file to compare to the one you have open. If you\u2019re starting with no files open, you\u2019ll do it twice to get (in our case) V1 and V2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click OK and your interface will morph into the Comparison screen. A thick blue indicator boundary will be around it, along with the comparison menu. You\u2019ll see the differences highlighted on your drawing depending on your current settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we see the differences shown in three colors. Anything gray is in both drawings. Items in red are not<\/strong> in the current drawing, and items in green are only<\/strong> in the current drawing. You can see our results in the next image. The stairwell has been expanded, and an elevator shaft has changed. You could have looked at both drawings side by side for days and probably not noticed these changes. DWG Compare to the rescue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DWG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s all that stuff in the toolbar, Frank?\u201d As you might guess\u2026 the gear is your settings. You can change colors or enable or disable comparison features. The light bulb toggles the display from the comparison view to a standard view. The arrows are cool. They zoom into the areas with changes, so you can step through them all and understand everything in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the right arrow is a tool that will let you import objects from the compared drawing into your current one. The last tool lets you export and binds the comparison results into a new drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also have your changes bounded by revision clouds, which are configurable in the settings box. Wow! That\u2019s a lot of functionality. Let\u2019s see it all in action in the animation below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"DWG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But Wait. There’s More!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another scenario for you. I\u2019ll continue with the AEC example. You\u2019re a plumbing designer on the MEP team of an AEC firm. You Xref the architect\u2019s base into your file so you can design on top of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In years past, if the architect changed the base, you\u2019d get a balloon message that tells you something has changed and lets you update the Xref. Handy but not handy. What changed? Now we\u2019re into the same communications boondoggle that I described earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, in the 2021 version<\/a>, the same DWG Compare engine and workflow were added to the Xref update feature, so from the informational balloon, you can compare your drawing and the Xref that changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you give DWG Compare a try soon. Whether it\u2019s used between file versions or to manage your design through ever-changing Xrefs, you\u2019ll save time while being more accurate\u2026 all without bothering your teammates. That\u2019s a win-win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out our whole Tuesday Tips series<\/a> for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you. Do you have any favorite AutoCAD tips? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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