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Check for Current Specials  In Bluebeam Revu, all markup tools have a default appearance setting. The markup’s appearance can be adjusted using the Properties toolbar or the Properties panel; however, once you stop using the adjusted tool, its settings will revert...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu 20 features a variety of different tools that can be used to assist your PDF viewing process. One such feature exclusive to Revu is Multiview, which allows you to split the workspace into multiple panels to view different PDFs...

Check for Current Specials  In Bluebeam Revu 20, common functions and tools are available through toolbars that can be customized and moved around the workspace. Toolbars contain groups of related icons that launch specific tools when selected. These toolbars will...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu 20 is well known for its powerful PDF editing, markup and collaboration technology - but did you know that the program also has an integrated method for searching the web? Bluebeam Revu features a tool called WebTab, which...

Check for Current Specials  In Bluebeam Revu, profiles act as unique interface configurations. Multiple profiles can be created to customize the workspace for different workflows. Revu is preloaded with a variety of default profiles for the convenience of different...

Check for Current Specials  In Bluebeam Revu, markups placed on the PDF will be added to an annotation layer separate from the original PDF drawing. These markups will become a part of the PDF, but they will not be part of the underlying PDF content. This allows for...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu allows for the creation and use of digital signatures to validate the authenticity of digital documents. Digital signatures act like a stamped seal, providing assurance that the document has not been altered since creation. ...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu features a stamp tool that allows you to place “rubber stamp” comments on a PDF. Revu comes preloaded with a library of commonly used text stamps, such as “DRAFT” and “FOR REVIEW”. Revu also allows for the creation of custom...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu features markup tools that allow you to place polygons, rectangles, and various other shapes on the PDF. Once placed, markups can be customized and resized manually using the markup’s control points. There may be times,...

Check for Current Specials  In Bluebeam Revu, custom headers and footers can be added to single or multiple PDF documents. Headers and footers allow you to include additional information in the top and bottom margins of the page, such as the document title, revision...

Check for Current Specials  Bluebeam Revu automatically tracks all markups and markup metadata in the Markups List. The Markups List features several built-in columns that can be used to sort and filter markup information. In addition to working with the built-in...

Check for Current Specials  Dynamic Fill is a powerful tool that allows you to make quick, precise selections on a drawing. Measurements, Markups, and Spaces can then be efficiently applied to the selections, making it much easier to perform takeoffs. Dynamic Fill is...

Check for Current Specials In Bluebeam Revu 2019, the Snapshot tool can be used to quickly copy and paste content from one part of the PDF to another. The Snapshot tool works by copying the underlying raster or vector content to the clipboard, letting you paste that...

Check for Current Specials Bluebeam Revu users often find it useful to make Bluebeam Revu 2019 the default PDF viewer. This enables all PDFs to automatically open within Bluebeam Revu, as opposed to other PDF viewers. This article will outline the process of setting...

Check for Current Specials Digital signatures are used to validate the authenticity and integrity of digital documents. They act as an equivalent to a stamped seal that provides assurance that the document has not been altered since creation. Digital signatures are a...

Check for Current Specials When a construction project is nearing completion, one of the final activities that must be conducted is creating a Punch List. This is a list of repairs and work items that need to be fixed and addressed before the project can be completed...

Check for Current Specials Bluebeam Revu features a powerful tool called the Markups List that automatically tracks all of the markups placed on a PDF, as well as the information associated with them. Using the Markups List, you can leverage this information to...

Check for Current Specials Bluebeam Revu 2019 comes in three different editions: eXtreme, CAD and Standard. Each version features different capabilities and all are available for different price points. This can make it confusing for new users to know which program is...

Check for Current Specials Bluebeam Revu 2019 features so many tools that it would be time consuming to have to access them all from the Menu Bar. For this reason, Revu features a variety of modifier keys, a type of keyboard shortcut that modifies how your mouse...

Check for Current Specials Along with its powerful PDF editing, markup and collaboration capabilities, Bluebeam Revu has remained a solution for professionals due to the program’s customizability. Revu allows you to customize the interface, tools, and panels that...

Check for Current Specials Quantity takeoffs and estimations may be the most important part of any building project. Ensuring that takeoffs and cost estimates are accurate is critical to creating competitive bids. Revu makes both taking measurements and using those...

In Bluebeam Revu 2019, toolbars feature groups of related icons that give quick access to various tools and functions available within the program, including Markups, Measurements and Form Fields. Toolbars will display within every default profile in Revu, and can be...

If you’re looking to test your Bluebeam Revu skills or want to have a designated certificate that can show employers of your abilities with the program, you may want to opt in to becoming a Bluebeam Certified User. Being a Bluebeam Certified User (otherwise known as a...

Bluebeam Studio is an integrated cloud-based solution that allows for powerful document management and real-time collaboration. There are two parts to the Studio platform: Studio Sessions, which focuses on real-time PDF collaboration, and Studio Projects, which offers...

Bluebeam Revu is well known within the AEC industry as a project collaboration and efficiency solution. With all of the tools available to you in the application, it may be difficult to determine what features to utilize to ensure that you’re able to work both as...

In Bluebeam Revu 2019 eXtreme edition, you are able to make scanned text in PDFs both selectable and searchable data using a powerful feature called Optical Character Recognition, or OCR. With just a click of the button, running OCR will allow Revu to scan through the...

In Bluebeam Revu 2019, you have the ability to set up bookmarks to ease navigation in multi-page documents. With bookmarks, you can easily jump from one page to another in your PDF with just a click of your mouse. However, if you make use of many bookmarks on one...

In Bluebeam Revu 2019 you are able to compare differences between two similar documents, such as an original document and its revision. Bluebeam Revu does this with two tools: Compare Documents and Overlay Pages. Compare Documents highlights changes with cloud...

The Count tool in Bluebeam Revu 2019 is a measurement markup tool that allows you to keep a running count of items in your PDF. It can be used to track quantities of individual items, such as the number of lighting fixtures in an electrical plan or the number of sinks...

As a Bluebeam Certified Instructor, I’ve run across many daily users of Bluebeam Revu who taught themselves how to use the program just through trial and error. Although Revu’s interface and accessibility of tools definitely makes the program easy to navigate without...

Bluebeam Revu provides a useful mechanism for reducing the size of PDFs to allow you to share them over email or document management systems with ease. Additionally, reducing the size of your PDF can help shorten load times and ensure seamless navigation through your...

Bluebeam Revu comes stocked with a useful stamp tool, which can add a “rubber stamp” comment on a drawing. Revu comes preloaded with a library of commonly used text stamps, such as “DRAFT” and “FOR REVIEW” which can be quickly placed on PDFs to convey important...

Spaces is a feature in Revu that allows you to create invisible layers to designate parts of your drawings, and helps organize markups within the boundaries you set. Setting up spaces will enable you to have much more efficient punch list and back check operations....

If your company has many licenses of Revu it can be difficult managing them, especially when a major update is released. Luckily, Bluebeam has a solution to simplify end user license management called ‘Enterprise Licensing,’ which is an add-on subscription. All too...

Bluebeam Revu comes stocked with several default templates, including ones for RFIs and invoices, but you can also create and import your own custom templates in a few easy steps. In the following examples, I am using the 64x Bluebeam Revu eXtreme edition on Windows...

In Bluebeam Revu 2018 and 2019, you are able to compare differences between two similar documents. For example, you can compare what changes have occurred between an original drawing and a revision. Revu makes this easy; instead of having to look back and forth...

If you are trying to create a PDF Markup Summary and that utilizes hyperlinks to jump to markups on a PDF, and you also want that summary to be appended to the end of the file, ‘Append and Hyperlink to Current PDF’ is a great and easy to use tool. However, sometimes...

In Bluebeam Revu 2018 and 2019, you are able to manipulate pages within a PDF with ease. The options for doing so may however not be readily apparent to a new user. It may be a user’s intuition to add a blank page in between pages by using the ‘document’ drop down...

Trying to quickly locate all plumbing fixtures in a drawing set? You can quickly find all fixtures using the Visual Search tool. Here’s how to do this using Bluebeam Revu 2018 and 2019. For this example I am working in Windows 10, and this is the eXtreme edition of...

We’ve covered creating custom profiles, calibrating the page for measurement markups and Dynamic Fill to help you use Bluebeam Revu in your estimating workflows. Now it’s time to put that knowledge to use: here’s how to create a custom tool set with a corresponding...

Bluebeam Revu keeps track, classifies and organizes PDF markups in the Markups List. The Markups List lives below the workspace, and is made up of columns and rows, with each row dedicated to one markup, and each column a unique classifier. There are over a dozen...

This year Bluebeam released Revu 2018 with a sleek new user interface with robust customization options. Like previous versions, users are able to organize the user interface and save the way it’s organized as a profile; here’s how to do that in Revu 2018. Update:...