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XPS Viewer can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.) Unlike DWF files,
DWFx files include additional information to display design data in the
Microsoft XPS Viewer. As such, DWFx files are larger than corresponding DWF
files.
TIP In Design Review, you can choose between DWFx and DWF as the default file
format on the General tab in the Options dialog box.
Currently, the Microsoft XPS Viewer does not support sheets containing 3D
content, password-protected content, object properties, restricted content, or
georeferenced map coordinates. In the Microsoft XPS Viewer, when attempting
to view sheets DWFx files containing any of these unsupported features, a
warning directs you to download and view the DWFx file in Design Review.
NOTE All references to DWF in this documentation implicitly include DWFx, unless
specified.
A Digital Design Workflow
Most DWF files begin as a drawing or model created in such Autodesk programs
as AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit. Before a DWF file is published, the person
publishing the DWF file determines which features (model, layouts, layers,
blocks, named views, and so on) are included in the published DWF file. Once
the content has been determined, the designer publishes the file from its
original format to a DWF file and sends the DWF file to the review team to
begin the digital design review process.
Receive. Reviewers get the DWF file from the publisher and open it in
Design Review to verify the content (a 2D drawing, 3D model, or image).
Review. Reviewers add digital comments and markup to the DWF file using
callouts, text, shapes, dimensions, stamps, and custom symbols, saving
changes to the DWF file.
Return. Reviewers send the marked-up DWF file back to the original
publisher.
Revise. The designer uses the publishing software to import the marked-up
DWF file, referring to comments in context to revise the original design
quickly.
Republish. After revising the original content in the publishing software,
the designer republishes an updated DWF file, a new sheet set, or model,
to begin the digital design workflow again.
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