PDF Comparison SDK
The Comparison component allows users to visually compare documents and is tailor-made for construction plans and other vector-based schematics and maps. It’s perfect for showcasing changes to PDF pages that involve the addition or removal of graphic elements.
Industries that require and regularly work with vector-based plans or designs will find the Comparison component particularly useful. It enables two single-page versions of a design to be overlaid, allowing the user to view minute changes or get an overview of the project.
Combining Two Designs
The overlay feature of the Comparison component enables users to combine two job-specific versions of a plan (e.g. electric and plumbing), which lets project leaders compare the plans in a single document in order to spot potential design conflicts.
Comparing Changes
In the construction industry, as well as in other industries working with schematics, project participants often have to deal with design changes made mid-project. These changes are typically difficult to spot in a side-by-side comparison. The Comparison component makes it exceedingly simple to identify them, enabling everyone to quickly get up to speed with the new plan.
“ CMiC was looking for a way to offer our customers a better way to compare revisions of complex construction drawings. Changing the color of the lines of two different PDFs and overlaying them on top of one another to highlight the differences would make this process much easier for our users working in the field. The process of integrating PSPDFKit's Comparison component into our app was quick and without hassle. So far the feedback from our users has been fantastic! ”
Steve Cangiano
Product Manager
How It Works
The Comparison component works by coloring two pages and laying them on top of each other to visually highlight the differences. It’s a quick and effective way to compare two versions of a document:
Step 1
Open the first document and specify a stroke color (e.g. blue).
Step 2
Open the second document and specify a contrasting stroke color (e.g. red).
Step 3
The new, merged document highlights the differences by blending both versions into one.
Comparison Documentation
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See It in Action
PSPDFKit’s document tabs allow your users to easily switch between the old, new, and merged (comparison) documents.
Main Features
- Recolor and merge PDF pages with different blend modes using the API.
- Color strokes in a document while leaving other elements, such as text or images, unchanged.
- Apply various blend modes to optimize the visibility of differences.
- Visually overlay two or more documents by merging them into a single document.
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