File Viewer Option

The following discusses a basic user preference setting that should be configured before using the system for the first time.

For more information regarding all Preferences settings, see Preferences.

File Viewer Option (Select Default Viewer)

There are two methods of viewing files:

  • Native: The Native viewer lets you view most file formats in the application in which you created or regularly view them. In other words, if you view a .docx file in Native, Microsoft Word will open and display the .docx file. If your Company Administrator enabled Office 365 integration, you can also view and update Microsoft Office documents in the Document Manager and BPs using Microsoft 365 (Office for the web). You can view and modify Excel (XLSX), PowerPoint (PPTX), and Word (DOCX) files; you can only view Comma Separated Values (CSV) files.
  • Unifier Viewer: Unifier Viewer is the default option. It lets you view and mark up documents. The markups are saved as markups without changing the original file. Unifier Viewer supports the document file types listed in the table below. When you add documents through a business process (BP) or the Document Manager (DM), a brief delay might occur while the system converts the file so that it can be viewed and marked up using Unifier Viewer.

Supported 2D File Formats in Unifier Viewer

The following 2D file formats are supported in the 2D Files tab of Unifier Viewer:

File Type File Type File Type File Type File Type File Type File Type
BMP DOTX JFIF ODT PPSX TXT XLT
CSV DWF JP2 PDF PPT VSD XLTM
DGN DWG JPC PNG PPTM VSDX XLTX
DOC DXF JPEG POT PPTX WMF  
DOCM EMF JPG POTM PUB XLS  
DOCX EML MSG POTX RTF XLSB  
DOT GIF ODP PPS SVG XLSM  
DOTM HTML ODS PPSM TIF XLSX  

Supported 3D File Formats in Unifier Viewer

The following 3D file formats are supported in the 3D Files tab of Unifier Viewer:

File Type File Type File Type
IFC 2x3 IFCZIP RVT
IFC 4 NWC  
IFC 4.1 NWD  

Supported File Formats with Downloaded Unifier Wallet ZIP File (On-Premises Only)

The following file formats are supported if you downloaded the Primavera Unifier Wallet ZIP file:

File Type File Type File Type
DOC JFIF TIF
DOCM PDF XLS
DOCX PNG XLSM
DOT POT XLSX
DOTM PPT XLT
DOTX PPTM  
JPG PPTX  
JPEG PPS  

Supported File Formats with the optional Apryse WebViewer Server Installation (On-Premises Only)

The following file formats are supported if you install the Apryse WebViewer Server:

File Type File Type File Type  
BMP HTML PPSM XLSB
CSV JP2 PPSX XLTM
DGN JPC PUB XLTX
DWF MSG RTF  
DWG ODP SVG  
DXF ODS TXT  
EMF ODT VSD  
EML POTM VSDX  
GIF POTX WMF