The Review Panel gives you a complete overview of all comments without having to navigate back to individual drawings. It is the primary place to assess the state of a review before exporting.
What the Review Panel shows
Each entry in the Review Panel corresponds to a comment on the drawing. The entry includes:
- The item number (matches the number on the drawing and in exports)
- The comment title and description
- The current status
- Replies from any project member
- The drawing and revision the comment belongs to
Measurements and symbols placed on a drawing also appear in the Review Panel, alongside the comments for the project.
Using the Review Panel before export
Before generating an Excel or PDF export, use the Review Panel to:
- Check that every comment has been reviewed and is in the correct status.
- Read any replies that may need a response before the export goes out.
- Confirm item numbers are sequential and complete — a gap means an item was deleted, and the numbers around it never shift to fill it.
- Look for open items that the engineering firm has not yet acknowledged.
Exporting with items still open is sometimes intentional — for example, to send a progress snapshot mid-review. In that case, note in the cover email that the comment list includes open items.
Navigating from the Review Panel to the drawing
Selecting a comment in the Review Panel takes you to the corresponding annotation on the drawing. This is useful for verifying the exact position of a comment when reviewing replies from the engineering firm.
Keeping the drawing, its comments, replies and revision history in one place is the whole reason the Review Panel exists — see why we built Xenmark.