More and more we’re learning that the future of business in the AEC industry is in the data. Gathering and analyzing that data are the new ways to keep a finger on the pulse of creating buildings that are smarter, safer and more efficient. When a building’s information is modeled …
Fun Facts About Revu 2019
Carol DunnBluebeam announced the newest version of Revu on October 29, 2019. New features are designed to increase productivity, improve measurement accuracy and streamline deployment company wide. We combined the new features with some Bluebeam statistics to come up with fun facts. Users – According to Bluebeam, there are over 1.6 …
Bluebeam Bites: Create a Stamp
Christopher RiddellIt doesn’t matter if you are an Architect, a Contractor, or an Engineer there will always be a time where you are required to stamp a drawing. As budgets and schedules become more restrictive we need to find areas of improvement in our workflow to make ourselves more efficient. Watch …
Bluebeam Bites: Create a Fillable Form
Christopher RiddellAre you an eXtreme user? Have you ever created a form? If you have not utilized the power of Revu eXtreme to create instantaneous, fillable forms than you need to watch this video. Join in as Christopher Riddell looks at how you can use a PDF form to create a …
Bluebeam Bites: Compare Documents
Christopher RiddellIf you’ve been in the industry for 10+ years you probably remember using a light table to compare different drawings. This great invention allowed us to see the sheet that was below as we spent countless hours flipping back and forth. Now that we have fully embraced BIM as the …
9 Signs You Need Help With PDF Manipulation
Carol DunnIt’s always deadlines, isn’t it? Seems like the worst possible things that can happen with project drawings will happen just hours (or minutes!) before a deadline. Here are the 9 signs you need help: If last minute calamities make drops of sweat form on your brow; If it’s an office-wide scramble to change …
Get Your Nights and Weekends Back with Revu eXtreme
Carol DunnIt’s 7 pm. It’s already been a long day. But your drawings need to have hyperlinks added before they are submitted for approval at 8 am tomorrow. It’s going to be a long night. What would you give to be able to add all those hyperlinks simultaneously then head home …
What’s Up With Bluebeam Vu?
Carol DunnVu for Windows and iPad has been around for six years or so. It’s the free viewer from Bluebeam that allows access and navigation within PDF files, including clear and accurate display of all annotations. But don’t go looking for Vu, because it’s gone. Oh where, oh where has our …
8 Tips for Better Use of Bluebeam
Carol DunnNo, it’s not just a pdf editor. Know what your software can do, and use it to the fullest extent. You made an investment into Bluebeam Revu Standard or CAD or eXtreme; now invest into learning about its features. You will reap real dividends in the form of increased productivity …
Bluebeam Revu Update – 2018.2 is Here
Brian HaileyIf you have Bluebeam Revu 2018 on your system, there is a new update that was just released. 2018.2 is now available for you to upgrade to. To access the update, in Revu, go to the Help menu and click on Check for Updates. If you need to download the …
Bluebeam Revu 2018 – Keyboard Shortcuts Enhancements
Brian HaileyWhen I was first learning CAD, my mentor told me, “If you want to get fast at CAD, type!” I believe the same thing holds true with Bluebeam Revu, if you want to be fast at Revu, type! Revu has a fairly robust set of keyboard shortcuts that come with …
Bluebeam Revu – Compare Documents vs. Overlay Pages, Why Not Both?
Brian HaileyThe other day I was with a client and showing them some of the features available in the new Bluebeam Revu 2018, and they asked if they could somehow get the functionality of the Compare Documents and the Overlay Pages at the same time. There’s no way that I know of to get either command to duplicate the functionality of the other one but, there is a nice trick you can do.