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Compare two DWG drawings - identify their differences.

If you need to compare two DWG files a find their differences - changed, erased and added geometry - you can use the free application Autodesk Design Review (see www.cadstudio.cz/download).

This tool employs the DWF/DWFx drawing format and its function "Compare Sheets" allows to highlight in color all differences in the geometry of both drawings.

The workflow of generating DWF from a drawing and comparing two schemes from AutoCAD P&ID is described in a video available in the CAD Video section - see AutoCAD video #12

P&ID-compare

or on the CAD Studio's YouTube channel:

ACADLTPIantDWGDWF

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31.7.2012 3536x FAQ

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · PIant · DWG · DWF/Design Review ·

See also:
Tip 8998:	How to make saving to older versions of DWG (SAVEAS) faster?
Tip 8878:	Enhanced text fields in AutoCAD Plant 3D.
Tip 8528:	Import AutoCAD 3D DWG files into Inventor.
Tip 7925:	DWGsync - synchronized co-viewing of multiple DWGs.
Tip 7678:	Converting raster image to a matrix of pixels inside the DWG.

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