Reviewers send the marked-up DWF file back to the original publisher. Reviewers add digital comments and markup to the DWF file using callouts, text, shapes, dimensions, stamps, and custom symbols, saving changes to the DWF file. Reviewers get the DWF file from the publisher and open it in Design Review to verify the content (a 2D drawing, 3D model, or image). Once the content has been determined, the designer publishes the file from its original format to a DWF file and sends the DWF file to the review team to begin the digital design review process. Before a DWF file is published, the person publishing the DWF file determines which features (model, layouts, layers, blocks, named views, and so on) are included in the published DWF file. Most DWF files begin as a drawing or model created in such Autodesk programs as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit. As such, DWFx files are larger than corresponding DWF files. Unlike DWF files, DWFx files include additional information to display design data in the Microsoft XPS Viewer. DWFx makes it easier to share design data with reviewers who cannot install software.ĭWFx files can be opened and printed instantly using the free Microsoft XPS Viewer. The newest version of the DWF file format, DWFx, is based on the XML Paper Specification (XPS) from Microsoft. Unlike PDF files, however, DWF files retain detailed design information and scale, and are therefore more suitable for architects, engineers, and designers.

Much like Adobe® PDF files, DWF files are no more alterable than printed paper copies.

Together with Design Review, DWF files help you enhance collaboration by clearly communicating information, such as design changes or corrections, all while reducing the printing and shipping costs associated with distributing paper copies to your extended team. A DWF file can be used to organize sheet sets, models, animations, finite element analyses (FEA), and map information, as well as other project-related files, into a single, highly compressed file.

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