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Overlay PDF revisions, annotate drawings with clouds, arrows and dimensions, and measure directly to scale — all from your browser. Built for architects, engineers, and construction professionals.

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A202 — Floor Plan L02
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A301 — Section AA
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A601 — Apartment G01
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A501 — Elevations
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LIVING KITCHEN LAUNDRY BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 2 WALL MOVED 400 BENCH EXTENDED 400mm 5,400 12,800 Check stair width against NCC D2.13 A201 FLOOR PLAN — LEVEL 01 REVISION T5 — 08.04.26 SCALE 1:100 @ A1
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Everything you need to review drawings

Purpose-built tools for comparing revisions, marking up drawings, and communicating changes — without the bloat of enterprise software.

Three-Layer Overlay

Load a base drawing plus two overlay layers. Control opacity independently to isolate exactly what changed between revisions.

Cloud & Area Markup

Click-to-draw revision clouds with automatic bump profiles, closed-polygon area calculations, and freehand pen for quick markups.

Calibrated Measurements

Set a known dimension, then measure anything on the drawing at true scale. Supports mm output with real-world accuracy.

Batch Upload & Re-link

Upload entire drawing sets at once. When new revisions arrive, bulk re-link by filename — all annotations stay in place.

Save & Export Projects

Save your complete project as an .overlay file — sheets, calibration, annotations, everything. Export annotated PDFs or JSON data.

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Rectangles, circles, ellipses, diamonds, triangles, lines, arrows with text labels, and comment bubbles. Colour, weight, and dash style controls on everything.

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1

Upload your drawings

Drop in a base PDF and one or two overlay revisions. Batch upload handles entire drawing sets at once.

2

Compare & calibrate

Adjust layer opacity to spot differences. Set a known dimension to enable true-scale measurements across the drawing.

3

Mark it up

Add revision clouds, dimensions, text notes, arrows, shapes — the full toolkit. Everything is editable and repositionable.

4

Save & share

Export annotated PDFs for distribution, or save the .overlay project file to return and continue later.

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