Understand drawing comparison status chips
Learn how to interpret the comparison chips in the documents list so you can see at a glance which drawings have revision comparisons available.
This guide is designed for project manager.
Steps
Step 1: Locate comparison chips in the documents list
Open the unified documents list or grid and look for small rounded chips next to each drawing, labelled with statuses such as "Changes", "Comparing…", "Compare failed", or "Not compared".
Step 2: Identify drawings with completed comparisons
Find drawings with a terracotta "Changes" chip and use it to open the detailed revision comparison view for that specific drawing.
Step 3: Recognise drawings still being compared
Notice any neutral "Comparing…" chips, which indicate that the system is still processing the comparison and no diff is available to review yet.
Step 4: Spot comparison failures
Look for amber "Compare failed" chips, which show that an attempted comparison did not succeed so you may need to follow up or try again later in another view.
Step 5: Understand why some drawings are not compared
Hover over muted "Not compared" chips to see a tooltip explaining why a drawing was excluded, for example because it is multi-page or its page count is unknown.
Step 6: Distinguish between revisions and comparisons
Use the comparison chips alongside any separate revision indicators to understand whether a drawing both has a new revision and a usable comparison, or only one of the two.
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Last updated: 2026-06-26