Revision cloud

The scalloped outline that says “this has changed”. Click around what changed; double-click or Enter to close it.

Why you would use it

It’s the convention the whole industry reads without being told. A cloud on a sheet means look here, this is different from the last issue — no key, no legend, no covering note.

For example

What to do

1. Click around what has changed.
2. Double-click or press Enter to close the cloud.

Going further

The scallops are sized for the SHEET, about 7mm, so they don’t grow as you zoom in and they print the size the convention expects. Copy and paste in place puts the same cloud on the same spot of the next revision.

If you already use another program

In a CAD program: A revision cloud.

In a building-model program: A revision cloud, without the revision schedule behind it.

In a PDF markup program: A cloud markup.