The recent Bluebeam article, How to Use Revu for Sketching, offered readers a few steps to utilize Revu in a way that usually isn’t capitalized on: sketching. While Revu is generally used for “eliminating paper, streamlining document review and management, and marking up and communicating intricate design changes,” it can …
Digitized Plan Review with Revu
Caitlin DunnThe recent Bluebeam article about Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA) describes how that organization migrated from a time-consuming paper based process to Bluebeam Revu. The SEMSWA website mentions that since 2007, it has provided stormwater management services for drainage and flood control facilities within its service areas in the City …
360 Sync setup with Bluebeam Studio Projects
Michael ReuterBluebeam Studio Projects enables a document management system in the cloud. Users can upload PDFs and other files to the cloud and invite project members from any location to access, check out and edit those files. If you’re looking to set up 360 Sync with Bluebeam Studio Projects, it’s fairly …
Going Paperless with Revu
Caitlin DunnCottee Parker Architects, based in Australia, was recently involved in one of Australia’s “most-ambitious construction projects,” being the $4-billion development of Queen’s Wharf Brisbane. The Bluebeam customer story “Cottee Parker Goes Paperless on Queen’s Wharf” describes the undertaking. Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is set to be completed in 2024, at which …
Standardize Digital Documentation with Revu
Caitlin DunnSometimes disruption on a project can force a company to investigate new ways of doing business. That ended up being the case with Choate Construction when working on a project for Young Harris College in North Georgia. The Bluebeam customer story “Choate Construction Standardizes Digital Documentation Processes With Bluebeam Revu” …
Can Composite Bridge Technology Help with the Infrastructure Crunch?
Caitlin DunnThe Bluebeam STRXUR article A Bridge to the Futurereminds us that the United States is very much in need of innovative and cost-effective bridges. As it ages, our infrastructure is crumbling all across the country—and that includes our ports, roads and airports. Bridges in particular, which are built to last …
Sweden’s Construction Standards
Caitlin DunnInnovation and cooperation joined forces to find a sustainable solution to construction efficiency in Sweden. In the Bluebeam video titled Sweden Gets Serious About Construction Standards, Jimmy Forsberg, the Development Leader of the GoMobile Program at Skanska Sweden, discusses the necessity of defining standards for construction in Sweden. Before such …
How a Civil Constructor Saved $50,000 on One Project
Caitlin DunnBefore Solid Earth Civil Constructors began using Bluebeam Revu, its system was paper-based for both takeoffs and bid submission. A Bluebeam case study on Solid Earth Civil Constructors mentions that it lacked the IT staff necessary to “undergo the digital transformation for estimation, project delivery and communication.” Solid Earth was …
Work From Home With Bluebeam Revu
Carol DunnThe StrXur article, How to Work from Home with Revu, brings up the topic of the day: working from home. Many people across the world plan are doing their job remotely for the foreseeable future. We’re living in an unprecedented time, and we’re dealing with new and old projects without …
The New Face of Plant Prefabrication
Carol DunnIn the Bluebeam/StrXur video titled Building Better, Faster with Plant Prefab, the art of prefabricated buildings gets a breath of new life. Steve Glenn, CEO of Plant Prefab, explains that modular construction cuts overall building time in half. Site work and construction happen concurrently. Under traditional site-based construction, site work …
Comparison of Bluebeam Revu Standard, CAD and eXtreme
Molly GunnBluebeam Revu 2019 has three different versions that are designed to meet users’ specific needs. Whether you are focused mainly on using the PDF markups feature or you are a power user that wants to use Revu for complex automated processes, there is an edition of Bluebeam Revu that is …
Using 360 Sync with Asite and Adoddle
Michael ReuterBy popular suggestion, 360 Sync now integrates with Asite and Adoddle. How it works: 360 Sync with Asite works just like other 360 Sync configurations. You choose the direction you want data to flow. Then you choose where you want files to come from and where you want them to …