[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":163},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-en-planinspect-for-mac":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":145,"date":146,"description":147,"draft":148,"extension":149,"featured":150,"image":151,"locale":154,"meta":155,"navigation":150,"path":156,"platform":81,"readingTime":157,"seo":158,"sitemap":159,"slug":160,"stem":161,"__hash__":162},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fplaninspect-for-mac.md","PlanInspect is now available for Mac",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":136},"minimark",[9,13,16,22,27,35,38,42,45,73,76,83,87,90,93,97,100,119,124,128,131],[10,11,12],"p",{},"PlanInspect is now available for Mac. The new native macOS app brings the same drawing-first approach to a larger workspace: open local DWG files, inspect layouts and layers, measure, add notes and markups, then export a useful handoff.",[10,14,15],{},"It is built for people who need to review CAD drawings without turning every inspection into a full editing session or a mandatory cloud workflow.",[17,18],"blog-figure",{"alt":19,"caption":20,"src":21},"The PlanInspect native Mac app with a DWG drawing open and the inspector visible","PlanInspect for Mac keeps the original DWG at the center of a native review workspace.","\u002Fimages\u002Fmac\u002Fplaninspect-mac-open-dwg.jpg",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"a-native-mac-review-workspace","A native Mac review workspace",[10,28,29,30,34],{},"Open a ",[31,32,33],"code",{},".dwg"," from Finder, choose a recent drawing, or drag a file into PlanInspect. 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This is useful for client-sensitive plans, offline work, and teams whose project files already live in Finder or a storage provider integrated with macOS.",[23,39,41],{"id":40},"built-around-practical-drawing-review","Built around practical drawing review",[10,43,44],{},"The Mac release includes the tools needed to move from first open to handoff:",[46,47,48,52,55,58,61,64,67,70],"ul",{},[49,50,51],"li",{},"model and paper-space layout navigation",[49,53,54],{},"searchable layer visibility controls",[49,56,57],{},"precise pan, zoom, fit, and selection",[49,59,60],{},"measurements and snapping",[49,62,63],{},"location-based notes and review markups",[49,65,66],{},"native print and PDF workflows",[49,68,69],{},"PDF, PNG, JPEG, and report exports",[49,71,72],{},"recent documents and per-document review state",[10,74,75],{},"PlanInspect does not aim to replace a full CAD authoring application. 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It is to keep the essential workflow familiar: open the original file, recover drawing context, verify the issue, attach the observation, and share the result.",[23,94,96],{"id":95},"start-with-one-representative-drawing","Start with one representative drawing",[10,98,99],{},"Before changing a team workflow, test the Mac app with a real file that contains the layouts, layers, text, hatches, and drawing density you normally encounter. Confirm the geometry that matters, check units before measurement, and export a result to the person who will actually consume it.",[10,101,102,103,108,109,113,114,118],{},"For a detailed evaluation checklist, read ",[104,105,107],"a",{"href":106},"\u002Fblog\u002Fdwg-viewer-for-mac","how to choose a DWG viewer for Mac",". For the direct file workflow, follow ",[104,110,112],{"href":111},"\u002Fblog\u002Fopen-dwg-files-on-mac","how to open DWG files on Mac without converting them",". 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