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Comparing Drawings

The DrawingCompare command lets you visually compare two drawings and automatically detect differences. The command works in Model mode and in Sheet mode.

From the Drawing Compare palette you can change the colors for each category of entities and highlight the differences using revision clouds.

For more details, see DrawCompare.

To show the Drawing Compare palette:

  • Do one of the following:
    • On the menu, click Tools > Drawing Compare.
    • On the ribbon, click Powertools > Drawing Compare.
    • Type DrawingCompare.

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Comparing Drawings with Previous Versions

Open File Dialog Box

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Using Drawing File Utilities



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