The downloaded executable is a WinZip self-extractor. The installed application is 212 MB, so it’s all a bit mysterious. On the bloatware theme, if there’s a particular reason this download (421 MB) is over eight times the size of its predecessor (49 MB), it’s not readily apparent. Readme – read this because there are many limitations and workarounds described.Interestingly, the new Design Review is not called 2018. It’s still only 32-bit, so it appears to be a matter of Autodesk just touching it up enough to keep it compatible. This wasn’t supposed to happen, because we should all now be using cloud-based solutions.Ī new version of DWG TrueView was needed to deal with the new DWG 2018 format, and one knock-on effect is that a new Design Review was needed to be compatible with DWG TrueView 2018. A clear sign that Design Review will be phased out at some time in the future.Despite the previously announced end-of-active-life for Design Review (Autodesk’s DWF viewer), there is now a new release available. Included in this release are buttons to bring awareness to users of Autodesk’s cloud collaboration offerings. And while 25% is not huge, it’s large enough to warrant providing short term support.īut Design Review’s days are still numbered.

Some leading analytics companies are reporting that Windows 10 adoption is approaching 25%.

The main reason for this release is to provide proper support for Windows 10. Understanding that not all users have yet migrated from desktop to cloud, or possibly can’t, use of Design Review continues. This is regardless of product or vendor.īut in a suprise move Autodesk Design Review has been granted a breath of new life. Given Autodesk’s inventments in cloud technologies like A360 and BIM 360, what place was there for a desktop product ? Moving forward to 2017, there is no doubt the cloud is a strong contender for the longer term environment of design collaboration.

Back in 2014 most users thought Autodesk’s Design Review product had reach end of life.

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