Working with DWF redline mark-ups

[Tom Weir]

Hi all,
I have started using DWF Composer in the last few months and have one brave remote engineer who just sent me her typicald details sheet markups for a project we are doing.
I am a bit confused by the process:

1. I open Autocad and load the markup set. It loads the markup in paper space. My title sheet is in paper space but my details are in model space. Why doesn't it load in model space so I can rework the detail as I read the redmark?

2. Or is the idea to work through the paper space window?

3. Or to bounce back and forth between model and paper space and hope you remember the question? I do not want to print the sheet. That is one of the selling points is to not have to plot so many sheets.

4. OK, then I pick up the redmarks and change the Markup status.

5. Then I re-publish the DWF sheet which I can send back to the engineer to check the markup status, etc.

6. One last question: Can I copy and paste the engineer's comment somehow. It would make life a lot easier if I could.


Thanks and have a great day...

Tom Weir
Los Angeles

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Have you seen the following blog by Scott Sheppard...

Beyond the Paper (http://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/)

I believe you will find the answers to your above questions, plus much more regarding anything DWF related, there.

Have a good one, Mike

[scott.sheppard]

The DWF contains sheets from the various layouts. The user marks up the sheets using Autodesk DWF Composer (whose new name will be Autodesk Design Review). AutoCAD uses the markup manager to load those comments and apply them to the DWG. In this case, the comments were made in paper space, so they will appear in the layouts. I do think most people remember the comments and make the changes in model space. I never work in paper space. I use paper space like a glorified print preview.

I am curious why you want to copy/paste the review comments. Are you trying to insert them into the drawing?

[Tom Weir]

Hi,
Well with a little effort and your help I was able to understand it better.

1. I realized I created the DWF in paperspace that the engineer used for markup, so of course it would come into paperspace when I inserted it. We have automated lisp programs for plotting and I want to take advantage of that when plotting the DWF
which is why they are in paperspace to begin with. But if I prepare the DWF from model space I can't use my automated routine to plot the DWF, which will really slow me down. So that's my dilemma...
We are now lookin at ways to automate the model space creation of the DWF. We are going to make a named view of the sheet in model space then plot to that.

2. I do not agree that most people remember the comments. Switching from paperspace to model space is a pain in the neck, and a less than perfect workflow.

3. When I open the original DWF I can copy comments and then go over and paste them into my dwg. The point is if I am picking up general note changes for instance, I don't want to have to re-write the whole thing. I want to copy it out of the DWF note and paste it into my DWG. It's quicker.

All in all though we are impressed with this program and have started using DWF files a lot more in the past few months. We are even sending deliverables in DWF to one client for the first time. Since we used Revit Structure and Autocad it is a big help.

Have a great day...

Tom