Currently once I have finished a drawing I print to PDF and send the drawing out to document control for distribution. Eventually I get some feedback that a few things on the drawings need to change.
This involves me
1.) Modifying the original dwg file
2.) Printing to PDF
3.) Opening the PDF with PDF X-Change viewer and drawing revision clouds and other notes on top of the PDF
3.1) I could also replace the PDF with DWF files, but then I would still have to make revision clouds and notes on the DWF file. But everyone uses PDF so I stick with PDF.
4.) Issuing back to document control for distribution.
Is there another way to make redlines within autocad so that changes will show up in red?
- Move a wall? Its red.
- Add a drawing and viewport to a paperspace tab? Its red.
- Add more text to an mtext or dtext object? New text is red.
I am looking for ideas other than moving those objects to a new layer, or manually colouring them red.
I like the way Microsoft word has a track changes button, where everything I delete goes red and gets a line through it, and all new text is red.
>>>...This involves me...<<<
>>>...Opening the PDF with PDF X-Change viewer and drawing revision clouds and other notes on top of the PDF...<<<
Option1: Draw "red" revision clouds and notes in AutoCAD is the obvious step.
Options 2: unless you are on an old verion of ACA/ADT, reference the PDF into the DWG file and skip a whole step if others are performing the PDF redlines, and not you, as you implied in your post.
Option 3: collaborate online with AutoCADWS, it's all about redlining actual DWG files with/for your recipients. Even "conference redline" together. ALL FOR FREE. Skip the step of processing a PDF/DWF.