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Page Controls (Mouse and Keyboard)

  • Zoom: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel
  • Pan: Ctrl + Hold Left Mouse Button

Using GD&T Symbols

  • GD&T symbols are rendered using the Y14.5-2018 Font available at https://peterkanold.com/fonts
  • To see the symbols and frames within excel reports, you must download and install the font on your computer. Additionally, you must set the font in the cells or columns within Excel.

Recent Updates

  • July 2026: Improved UI/UX: dark mode, improved table/form layout, selection of table item linked to balloon selection, filter items by page.
  • May 2026: Drawing rectangle tool now allows for drawing of rectangles on the PDF. Added dynamic balloon size for items with more than one digit.
  • January 2026: Added drawing replacement feature for new revisions (change drawing but keep balloons and table). Added Pro Shop compatible CSV data export.
  • November 2025: Improved file save and auto save options. Added ability to save/load custom user templates in Template Manager
  • September 2025: Added GD&T recognition and symbols. Added auto-capture and ballooning. Settings saved in browser memory. Hosted on AWS Govcloud.
  • July 2025: Settings menu now collapsable by section to save space. Added 'Part Info' to settings. Added reference location and count as inputs in table. Added tolerance values to table and automatic calculations/updates to values (e.g., updating nominal or tolerance values update min/max, updating min/max updates tolerance, mean value automatically calculated based on min/max)
  • June 2025: UI/UX updated to Prevent large canvas size and scrolling (i.e., behaves more like a tradtional PDF editor). Zoom and pan by using 'ctrl' rather than 'shift' key.
  • May 2025: Added additional balloon shapes (square, diamond, hex, and triangle)
  • Apr 2025: UI/UX updates, page rotation input on top bar, conversion unit textboxes and color/size options for textboxes
  • Mar 2025: Added 'degrees' and 'other' unit options
  • Jan 2025: Custom user templates
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Template Manager

Manage up to 5 Excel templates. These appear under 'Download Format' and can be selected prior to downloading table.
Template must include a blank template row which will be used to insert table data. Map table data to columns in the template row (e.g., A, B, C) in the table below.
Optionally, map 'part info' (name, number, customer) to cells (e.g., A1, B1, C1).
Click the "+" button to add a new template by uploading an Excel file.
Name Sheet Template Row Actions

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