Version QR Codes is a Revit add-in from Penguin Tools that connects issued or printed sheets to live digital information through unique QR codes. Its principal use is drawing version control: a person in the office or on site scans the code with a standard phone or tablet camera to reach the latest PDF, a common data environment (CDE) location, a project URL, or a 3D model, and can determine whether the physical drawing is current or superseded. The product is intended to close the information gap between paper deliverables and the project’s digital source of truth. Penguin Tools reports more than 19,000 active codes in use; this is a vendor claim rather than independently verified usage data.
How It Works
- Define the identifier. By default, the add-in uses the Revit Sheet Number. Users can combine built-in parameters and custom shared parameters assigned to the Sheets category to form a drawing name or data payload.
- Configure a profile. A profile controls appearance, data links, and title-block placement. Profiles can be created for purposes such as client issue or internal review, saved for reuse, and loaded from a central network location to support company standards.
- Generate and place codes. The add-in can create one code or batch-generate many unique codes and place them on title blocks. The vendor advertises generation of up to 1,000 codes in one operation.
- Publish the deliverable. Codes can be carried into PDF, DWG, or DXF output, or exported as standalone PNG/JPG images for reports, labels, or stickers.
- Scan and verify. The recipient scans the code without a proprietary viewer. The linked destination provides access to current information so the recipient can check the drawing’s status before using it.
