Deta Studio

How to create and manage branches

Start a separate set of markups on the latest drawing version, then give it a useful name.

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Find the controls

Branches

Versions → expand a version → choose a branch

Steps

Start a new branch

  1. Click the version label at the top of the viewer to open Versions icon Versions.
  2. Beside the latest version, click Plus icon (Add to this version).
  3. Choose Branch icon New branch. A new branch with no markups appears in the tree.
  4. Select the new branch to start marking up.
The Versions panel with Add to this version beside V1 and two named review branches underneath.

Use Copy a branch when you want to start with existing markups.

Name the branch

  1. Move over the branch in the tree and click Edit name icon Edit name.
  2. Enter a name, such as Design review, and press Enter or click Save name icon Save.

Lock or unlock a branch

Open the branch’s More options icon menu and choose Lock icon Lock branch to stop edits, or Unlock icon Unlock branch to allow them again.

Locking a branch does not make it private or change who can access the drawing.

Troubleshooting

  • New branch is missing on an older version: the Branch icon New branch command is offered on the latest version. To continue existing markups, use Copy icon Copy to version from their branch.