Comparing 2D Objects

You can visually compare geometries in two different drawing or layout sheets, from two different drawings or diagram layouts, and store the comparison result in a slide.

Before you begin: Open a file containing one or more drawings, layout, or functional and logical sheets.
Notes:
  • The first sheet for comparison is the current sheet of the document loaded in the session.
  • You can compare two sheets even when a markup is not created. Such a comparison result can only be saved in a slide after a markup is created.
  1. From the Markup section of the action bar, click 2D Compare .
    Depending on the type of the document of the first sheet to be compared (that is, a layout, a functional or logical sheet, or a drawing sheet), the Search results panel displays all the revisions of the first sheet.

    Note: If you do not want to compare the selected object with one of its revisions, you can search for another object.

  2. To select the second sheet for comparison, select a search result, and click OK.
    The comparison result is displayed. The geometries of the first sheet are displayed in red , those of the second sheet are displayed in green , and the common geometries are displayed in black .

    Tip: You can change the colors representing the two sheets and the common geometry from the preferences. For more information, see Compare.
  3. Optional: Move the comparison slider at the top, toward the left or the right, to control the opacity of the first or second objects in the comparison result.

    Notes:
    • The opacity value of the slider is stored in the slide when you create it. After the slide is created, you can always move the comparison slider to change the opacity of the compared objects. This does not modify the opacity value stored in the slide.
    • If the second document contains more than one sheet, click next to the comparison slider and select the required sheet from the list, as the second object for comparison. The comparison result is automatically updated.

    Table 1. Compare Results at the Extremities of the Slider
    Slider at Extreme Left Position Slider at Extreme Right Position

    Only the first product (By default, in red ) and the common part (By default, in black .) is visible.

    Only the second product (By default, in green ) and the common part (By default, in black .) is visible.
  4. Create a slide or a format to store the comparison result.

    Tip: To store another comparison in a different slide, you need to click 2D Compare again, and then create another slide or format.