Software that enables teams to collaborate on design projects with centralized feedback, version control and markup tools.
Design Review 14.0 is a freeware DWF viewer app and 3D editor, developed by Autodesk for Windows. It's pretty efficient.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Design Review to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this DWF viewing program.
View, mark up, annotate, measure and review 2D and 3D CAD designs
Autodesk Design Review CAD viewer software lets you view, mark up, print, and track changes to 2D and 3D files for free without the original design software.
Design Review works with a variety of file formats, including: DWF, DWFx, DWG, and DXF (requires installation of free DWG TrueView software); Adobe PDF; as well as image file types such as BMP, JPG, GIF, PCX ,PCT, PNG and more.
Features of Design Review
- Cloud Support: Access and view files stored in the cloud.
- Collaborate: Collaborate with others in real-time.
- Compare: Compare two versions of a drawing side-by-side.
- DWF: Publish and share drawings quickly using the DWF file format.
- DWFx: Create and share interactive 2D and 3D DWF files.
- Integration: Integrate with Autodesk BIM 360 and other Autodesk applications.
- Layer: Manage layers, control visibility and change their properties.
- Markup: Easily annotate and highlight design components with text, arrows, clouds and other symbols.
- Measurement: Take precise measurements of objects in drawings and export to other CAD applications.
- Navigation: Pan, zoom and rotate drawings.
- Print: Print drawings with or without markup.
- Publish: Publish files to a secure online workspace.
- Security: Protect drawings with password-protected digital signatures.
- Thumbnails: Create thumbnails of DWF and DWG files.
- Viewer: Open, view and print 2D and 3D DWG and DXF files.
Compatibility and License
Design Review is provided under a freeware license on Windows from 3D design with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 14.0.7.205 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Design Review run on?
Design Review can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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