Oracle Primavera Blog
How to Add Your Company Logo to Oracle Primavera Cloud
Oracle Primavera Cloud allows users to print out a variety of pages to share project data. Project managers often need to print and share different views of the schedule - such as the activity timeline or resource usage. When printing documents, it’s useful to be...
How to Create a Project in Oracle Primavera Cloud
Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) is Oracle’s cloud based collaboration solution. It allows users to work with a variety of objects for different workflows and combines portfolio management with project planning. OPC allows for the creation of projects, portfolios,...
Does Primavera P6 Work on Windows 11?
Windows 11 is the latest version of Windows, Microsoft’s NT operating system. It was released on October 5, 2021, and is free for Windows 10 users to update. However, Windows 10 will still be supported by Microsoft until 2025. So, should you update? For some users,...
How to Print Schedules in Oracle Primavera Cloud
When working on a CPM schedule, contracts generally require you to print the project schedule. In Oracle Primavera Cloud, you can print a variety of pages - such as the Activities page or the Resource Usage page. However, when attempting to print these pages, it’s...
How to Calculate Earned Value in Primavera P6
Earned Value Management (EVM), or Earned Value Analysis, is a technique used to measure the performance and progress of a project. The basic premise of earned value is that the cost spent is relative to the work completed. In other words, earned value is a way of...
How to Use Dashboards in Oracle Primavera Cloud
In Oracle Primavera Cloud, dashboards give you a visual representation of your project, portfolio, program, or workspace data. Dashboards give organizational data a face, which can be crucial when monitoring and sharing project data. OPC allows you to create multiple...
Oracle Primavera Cloud vs Primavera P6: 9 Advantages of Oracle Primavera Cloud
Today, many software companies are moving to the cloud and offering their programs as subscription services. There are many benefits to this for the end users. For example, lower costs, automatic and frequent updates, and more accessibility. Users can access the...
How to Import Primavera P6 XML or XER Files into Oracle Primavera Cloud
**Updated on November 8th, 2022 to include importing P6 XER files** Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) is a great solution for companies moving their project portfolios and scheduling to the cloud. OPC is a low cost, scalable, entry level software solution. One big...
What is a CPM Schedule?
The critical path, also called the longest path, is a sequence of tasks that directly affect the project’s finish date. Each of the tasks along the critical path are called critical activities. If any of these activities are delayed, the whole project will be delayed....
Bluebeam Revu Blog
How to Create a Markups List Summary in Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu tracks, classifies and organizes PDF markups in the Markups List. A series of columns and rows display within the Markups List. The rows represent the markups, while the columns present their metadata. There are over a dozen built in columns that can...
How to Create and Share Profiles in Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu profiles allow users to adjust the layout based on the work they need to perform. A profile is a saved configuration of Revu toolbars, panels, toolsets, and columns. Saved profiles can be shared among the project team, allowing all users access to the...
How to Download Bluebeam Revu for Free
Bluebeam Revu is well known in the AEC industry as a versatile PDF software solution. Revu is a PDF creator, editor, and viewer that is used worldwide by architects, project managers, and field engineers alike. PDFs are now a standard in most industries to manage...
How to Calibrate a Page for Measurement Markups in Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu allows users to take accurate measurements from any PDF plan. For users in the AEC industry, this is especially important, as accurate quantity takeoffs are critical to creating a successful bids. In order to do this, you will first want to calibrate the...
10 Reasons Why You Need Bluebeam Revu Training
As a Bluebeam Certified Instructor, I’ve come across many daily users of Bluebeam Revu who taught themselves how to use the program through trial and error. Revu’s interface and accessibility of tools do make the program easier to navigate, but there are many reasons...
How to Use Bluebeam Cloud
Bluebeam Cloud is Bluebeam's newest offering, included for free with all Bluebeam Revu 21 licenses. Bluebeam Cloud is a web/app solution for collaborating on drawings and completing project workflows on-the-go. Using Bluebeam Cloud, you’ll be able to comment and...
Raster PDFs vs. Vector PDFs in Bluebeam Revu
As a PDF viewer and editor, Bluebeam Revu allows you to work with any and all PDFs, regardless of how data is encoded within them. Most often, the content within a PDF document will be encoded as one of two types of data: raster or vector. Although Bluebeam Revu can...
How to Create Custom Tool Sets in Bluebeam Revu
In Bluebeam Revu, the Tool Chest allows you to store and save customized markups for reuse. Oftentimes, Revu users may need to customize markups to work with specific projects - such as measurement markups that represent different flooring materials or color coded...
Bluebeam Training Videos
There are many options for Bluebeam training. There is onsite training, virtual training over Zoom, and Bluebeam video tutorials to name a few. Bluebeam training videos are the most accessible and affordable option. It requires no travel, no overhead, and doesn’t...
AEC Blog
This Ancient Architecture Technique Inspires New Sustainable Methods
The United States dumps over half a billion tons of construction waste into landfills each year. Imagine if we made every new building from these discarded materials. Or, what if people didn’t have to buy new materials to remodel? They could just use materials from...
“Shrink It and Pink It” Construction PPE for Women is a Problem
A new poll shows that a majority of women have trouble finding properly fitting PPE for their jobs. Ill-fitting PPE isn’t just uncomfortable, it can be extremely dangerous. As the industry faces a major worker shortage, women are more important to the construction...
SF’s Westfield San Francisco Center is Shutting its Doors- Why Are Shopping Malls Going Under?
It's the end of an era for shopping in downtown San Francisco. Shortly after Nordstrom announced it was closing its 312,000-square-foot, five-floor spot in the mall, the entire Westfield San Francisco Center itself followed suit. Now, the Mayor of San Francisco is...
Could Empty Office Buildings Help the Housing Crisis?
According to Politico, the U.S. is short between 2 and 6 million homes. At the same time, as more and more companies shift to remote work, hundreds of millions of square feet of office buildings are going unused. The perfect solution would be to convert those empty...
What is Biophilic Architecture?
Chances are you know how great nature can be for your mental health. From the intense rejuvenation you feel from being in the wilderness to the simple relaxation of walking around your neighborhood. Biophilic design seeks to connect our inherent need to be close to...
Where Are All the Workers? The Construction Industry’s Dire Labor Shortage
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor, while construction job openings increased by some 129,000 in February, hiring decreased by 18,000. This worker shortage comes on the heels of President Biden’s 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which aims to...
Can Plastic Roads Solve Our Plastic Problem?
By 2050, the world will produce over three times as much plastic waste as it ever has. This startling statistic isn’t exactly a surprise, but it is increasingly important that we try to repurpose discarded plastic. To do this on an appropriate scale (an enormous...
Construction Robotics: Is the Industry Ready?
For the last 50 years, while the rest of our economy has almost doubled in productivity, the construction sector has lagged behind. In fact, in just the last several years, the construction industry has seen a startling 8% decline in productivity. There are various...
10 Cool Buildings From Around the World
There's no shortage of incredible architecture around the world, but here are 10 cool buildings to add to your travel bucket list! ...