Introducing DWG Compare

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Let's see if this scenario or at least a similar one sounds familiar to you

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quite simply something changed in the drawing you're working

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on and you don't know what it is.

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Maybe it was from an outside source and it got sent back.

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Maybe it's a revision with something like

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updated prospects in the revision block that helps

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perhaps you had to get a backup copy from it,

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whatever the case is,

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you have both versions but have no idea what's different about them.

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I bet you've been there or at least somewhere like it.

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Autocad has a tool called

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DW G compare

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and it's going to help you in this scenario.

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Click on the collaborate tab

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and you'll find it in the compare panel.

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If you prefer,

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it can also be found in the view tab

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in the compare panel. A

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lot of comparison tools in other programs allow you to choose file one and file two.

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But in AUTOCAD, the first file is always the one you launch the tool in

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in our case, floor plan sample.

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And even though we have version two open,

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you still have to go out and navigate to it, then select it

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before we do that.

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Let's examine the version two file for a moment.

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There have been some changes made. Some are obvious but others are not.

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You'll probably notice some of the blank

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areas where some geometry has been removed.

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If that's all it was,

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you probably don't need the comparison tool. But what about the subtle changes?

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How can you be sure there's nothing else changed that you don't notice?

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That's exactly why the comparison tool is so valuable.