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Marking up and comparing your 2D files is easy. The View and Markup Control delivers a number of features, which are listed below.

What is the View and Markup Control?

The View and Markup Control is a third-party tool utilized for View and Markup of certain file formats, including markup renditions (PDF).

Here is what's new if you are upgrading to the new View and Markup Control from the Brava! HTML Viewer:

What file types are supported in the view and markup control?

The following file types are supported in this view control:

File format

Native application

File extension

CAD

AutoCAD Drawing

.dwg

AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format

.dxf

MicroStation Design File

.dgn

Image

JPEG File Interchange

.jpg

Microsoft Windows Bitmap

.bmp

Portable Network Graphics

.png

Tagged Image File

.tiff

.tif

Microsoft Office

Excel

.xls

Excel Open XML

.xlsx

Excel (Macros)

.xlsm

PowerPoint

.ppt

PowerPoint Open XML

.pptx

PowerPoint (Macros)

.pptm

Word

.doc

Word Open XML

.docx

Word (Macros)

.docm

Text

Adobe Portable Document Format

This includes markup renditions (PDF) generated from Hexagon 2D drawings (.igr, .pid, .sma, .spe, .sha, and .zyq).

.pdf

Comma Separated Values

.csv

Text

.txt

PDFTronViewer

Key Features

  • Navigate pages of a file, zooming in or out

  • Change how the file is displayed in the viewer

  • Pan and select objects within the file

  • Search text in the file

  • Add comments as well as view and search existing comments

  • Markup the file using stamps, symbols, or other annotations

  • Lock markups to prevent edits

  • Consolidate markups to avoid redundancy during document review

  • Download the file and markups locally

  • Print the required pages of the file with markups and watermarks

  • Compare files side-by-side to view differences

Things to Keep in Mind

  • You cannot view or navigate hotspots in a 2D file format when viewing and marking up the file. To view or navigate hotspots, view the file in the GVC.

  • Any embedded JavaScript in the PDF file is disabled for security reasons.

  • Several users can view and markup the same file at the same time.