Construction drawing review
Mark up construction PDFs so every comment stays tied to the sheet.
Add callouts, text, highlights, shapes, interactive review stamps, and revision clouds directly to plan sets, then use the Markup Table to track what has been flagged.
A local desktop workflow for design review, RFIs, field observations, punch notes, and drawing handoff on Mac or Windows.
Free with no trial timer: markup, review, calibration, 3 hand-created measurements per document, and Revision Package viewing. Symbol Search, plugins, and Revision Package changes or publishing require Pro.
01 / WHY
A useful markup should survive the handoff.
Construction comments lose value when the recipient cannot tell which part of the drawing they describe. PolyPDF keeps each annotation on the page and lists it in the sidebar, so reviewers can scan the record and jump back to the visual context.
02 / WORKFLOW
From source PDF to a result you can review.
- 01
Open the issued drawing set
Review the same PDF sheets your team already distributes instead of converting the project into another proprietary format.
- 02
Place the comment where it belongs
Use a leader callout for a specific condition, a revision cloud for an affected region, or text, shapes, highlights, and stamps for the rest.
- 03
Check the Markup Table
Use the table to see annotations together and reduce the chance that a note disappears in a visually dense plan.
- 04
Save or export the reviewed PDF
Create a marked drawing that can be sent through the project’s existing document-control process.
03 / FIT
Review tools built around the drawing, not a chat thread.
- Callouts connect a readable note to an exact point on the sheet.
- Revision clouds make changed or questioned regions visible at a glance.
- Highlights keep underlying text and linework visible; filled annotations can become highlight shapes from the style toolbar.
- Text sizing can be adjusted for on-screen and printed readability.
- The Markup Table keeps annotations discoverable across a busy page.
- Measurement tools remain available when a review question also needs a quantity.
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04 / FAQ
Questions before you test it.
What construction markups does PolyPDF support?
The current app includes text, callouts, highlights, shapes, freehand drawing, stamps, revision clouds, and measurement annotations. In 1.5.1 you can build interactive stamps on a blank canvas, prompt for placement values, and optionally save the template to a toolset.
Can I use PolyPDF for RFIs or punch notes?
You can place RFI and punch-related comments directly on the relevant sheet and save the marked PDF. PolyPDF is the drawing workspace; your project’s formal routing and approval process can remain unchanged.
Can recipients read the marked PDF without PolyPDF?
PolyPDF can save and export PDF output for normal document handoff. As with any PDF workflow, verify the exported file in the recipient’s viewer when interoperability is critical.