> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ideatura.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Viewers and markup

> Inspect references beside the conversation, capture views and add markup.

Use a viewer to read a drawing beside your chat. Mark the part you mean, then ask a specific question or describe the change you want. For example, circle a roof junction and ask Ideatura to explain its layers.

## 1. Side panels

Open a file beside the conversation to read it while you work. Use the file tabs to switch references and the panel boundary to adjust the space. Closing a preview leaves the file in place.

![PDF side panel with file tabs and close-preview control.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/pdf-tabs.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=838ee8a715e2b64eafbd1035238afdc8)

An image attachment can also open over the conversation. Click it to inspect the image, then close the preview with **X**.

![Image attachment preview over the conversation with the close control labelled.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/es2pEmCgfCrT5MoG/images/studio-tour/reference-preview.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=es2pEmCgfCrT5MoG\&q=85\&s=223191d027b49a5bda54742247405751)

## 2. Capture a view

Connect your application, then click **Connected App screen capture** at the upper right of the message box. In the live-view tab, click **Capture** to open an image of the current view in a new tab. This example captures the Revit plan **DOCS - Grid dimensions**.

![Captured DOCS - Grid dimensions Revit plan in Studio, with the Capture control labelled.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/revit-capture.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=bf22425f43b77405ef5d30bbd6a1e0e1)

For a drawing or photograph saved as a file, use **Attach file** in the message box and add your request.

![Image attached to a Studio request: 1 image attachment; 2 Attach file; 3 architectural question.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0/images/viewers/image-attachment.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0\&q=85\&s=afe1220e935a1dea7a534ad023e98a22)

Use **Fit page** to see the whole drawing, or **Fit width** and **Fit height** to fill the viewer in one direction. Zoom in when you need to read a detail.

![PDF fit menu with Fit page, Fit width and Fit height.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/pdf-fit.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=d476c48cc57e20c91eeb91acc9dc25d3)

Choose **Clip** and drag around the detail you want to discuss. The area outside your selection dims, helping you check what the crop includes before attaching it.

![Clip enabled with the WC detail selected and the area outside the crop dimmed.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/pdf-clip.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=472fdea7e0a78562752771d730db0b66)

## 3. Add markup

Use **Pen**, **Text** or a shape to mark the detail you want to discuss. Choose a contrasting colour and add a short request, such as “Explain the clear space around this WC.” For a change, say what should move or change size and include exact dimensions where needed.

![A rectangle drawn in Studio around the turning-space detail: 1 shapes; 2 colour; 3 selected markup with resize handles.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0/images/viewers/pdf-markup.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0\&q=85\&s=11fd67698bc4f42c0a2552515f76e0fd)

## 4. Edit markup

Use **Eraser**, **Undo markup** and **Redo markup** to correct your marks. **Clear markup** removes them so you can start again. Review the marked detail before sending your request.

![Marked WC detail with Eraser, Undo, Redo and Clear markup controls.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/markup-edit-controls.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=ad27a2ff81f40f150e703848a5099519)

## 5. Viewer actions

Use **Attach** to add the visible image or PDF area, or your selected crop, to the next message with its markup. **Pin** keeps the file available throughout the conversation; **Unpin** removes it from that context. **Clone** makes your own copy in Workbench. Check the attachment before sending.

![Expanded PDF viewer actions showing Attach, Pin and Clone.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/pdf-actions.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=5923a73d1ab6c8ca88209369ac28f350)

## 6. Save viewer files

Use **Download** in the viewer’s top bar to save the file to your computer. Download is also available for formats Studio cannot preview. For model downloads and temporary section views, follow [IFC viewer](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/overview/ifc.md#save-drawing).

![PDF viewer top bar with Download labelled.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT/images/viewers/pdf-download.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ByZUtE0wKY7SzCTT\&q=85\&s=946589126c7041565d99a5208f3fc5f3)

## 7. Read a PDF

Use **Previous page**, **Page number** and **Next page** to find the drawing, then fit or zoom the page to read it. Name the page or diagram in your request. Here, Diagram 18 in *Approved Document M, Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings*, with 2024 amendments, is on printed page 51 but PDF page 53.

![Approved Document M Volume 2 open on PDF page 53, printed page 51: 1 Fit page; 2 zoom; 3 page number.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0/images/viewers/pdf-viewer.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0\&q=85\&s=0e316be037a0a3f958882b70ead65188)


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