DESIGN REVIEW
Design review software
Design review software should show a design and keep the decision on the version that was reviewed. ApproveLoop does that for a still image: a drawing, a render, or another PNG, JPEG, or WebP. You send one private link. The client pins a comment or approves that version. It does not open CAD, BIM, or other engineering models.
ApproveLoop does not open CAD, BIM, or native design files, and it does not mark up a 3D model. An approval is not a legal signature.
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Open up this railing, and keep the stone treads.
EXAMPLE
A design, then the reviewed version
Fictional house, shown as a design review. Not a customer’s work.
Client Make this window wider, and change the door to metal.
What is design review software for drawings and renders?
It is software for looking at a design and recording what should change, or that a version is accepted. Many results for this phrase are engineering and CAD tools. ApproveLoop is the still-image kind of review: export the drawing or render as PNG, JPEG, or WebP, share a private link, and keep comments and the approval on that version. It does not open the model.
How a design review ends
The review is the image in front of the client. The decision stays on that version.
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Upload the design image
Export the drawing or render as PNG, JPEG, or WebP. That file is what gets reviewed. ApproveLoop does not open the source model.
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Collect comments on that design
They open the private link and pin a comment on a point of the image. Submitting comments counts as one revision round. They do not create an account.
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Approve that version, or upload the next one
Approval stores their name, the version number, and the time. A changed design is a new image and a new review.
The review is a pin, not a model markup
A comment is a numbered pin on the exported image. It is not a shape, an arrow, or a markup inside a CAD file. You can reply in the thread, then upload the next export as a new version.
The reviewed version stays identifiable
Each export is its own version. Comments and the approval stay on the image the client saw. Approving that version does not approve a later file or the source model.
What a design review can open
Review PNG, JPEG, and WebP still images, including drawings and renders exported from other tools. ApproveLoop does not open CAD, BIM, PDF, video, native design files, or a live website.
Included
- Drawings and renders exported as still images
- Comment pins on the image being reviewed
- Approval stored on that version
Not included
- CAD, BIM, and native model markup
- PDF, video, and live websites
- A legal signature
Studios reviewing exported drawings and renders with a client. It is not a review tool for engineering models.
Questions about design review
Does this review CAD or BIM models?
No. Export a still image of the drawing or render. ApproveLoop reviews that PNG, JPEG, or WebP. It does not open the model.
How is this different from online proofing?
Online proofing in ApproveLoop is this same still-image review. This page answers the design-review phrase: a drawing or render, comments on that export, and a decision that ends on one version. It is not an engineering review system.
Does approval move to the next design?
No. The approval stays on the image they accepted. A new upload is a new version and needs its own review.
Is an approval a sign-off on the construction documents?
No. It records that a named person accepted a specific image version at a given time. It is not an electronic signature, and it does not replace your contract or a document review.
Related
Review the next design image
One active project for the next drawing or render. Your client reviews it through a private link and can approve that version.
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