The best iteration of Revu is finally here! Bluebeam has refined the user experience first introduced in Revu 2018. This time, the focus is on speed, efficiency and standardization.

Faster Rendering Engine

Revu’s has optimized its architecture to include a brand new rendering engine. This results in improved PDF rendering speeds – six times faster than Revu 2018! The difference is night and day, and especially noticeable when panning and zooming through pages.

Streamlined Calibration for Measurements

Bluebeam has streamlined workflows such as quantity take-offs. Now, when a user tries to take a measurement markup, the program will prompt them to calibrate the page. Our blog article, “How to Calibrate a Page for Measurement Markups in Bluebeam Revu 2018” is still relevant. However,  Revu will now make sure you calibrate the page when you try to create a measurement mark-up. This eliminaes user confusion and prevens you from making mistakes in your bid process.

Revu Configuration Editor

Revu 2019 also features a way to standardize your Bluebeam deployment through the Revu Configuration Editor! You can use this tool to install and configure Revu on many machines at once. You can also use it to apply updates and patches to your existing deployment, and check on the status of your licenses to make sure you aren’t over installed. As with any large deployment, and although this tool is extremely easy to use, it is recommended that an IT professional with experience deploying software applications use the Revu Configuration Editor (in the coming weeks we will publish a ‘how to guide’ for this incredible new tool).

Revu Drawings

In addition to a new version release, Bluebeam has come out with a new solution for storing, managing and distributing documents: a web-based lite application that is similar to Bluebeam Studio Projects, but is accessible in a web-browser and mobile application. “Drawings” is available to all Revu users with an annual maintenance subscription and either Revu 2018 or 2019, and a free version is available for anyone to view documents. Drawings allows you to upload your documents, which are then automatically sorted and optimized for mobile viewing. From an iPad or smartphone, users can download documents for offline viewing in the field (we will also publish a more in depth guide for using Drawings in the coming weeks). 

Introducing Our Bluebeam Certified Instructor

Finally, we are pleased to announce that we have a new addition to our team! Lauren Hecker is a Bluebeam Certified Instructor who will be teaching our new bi-monthly virtual Bluebeam Essentials course. If you have taken our virtual P6 Fundamentals course the concept will be familiar to you, but for those who’ve never taken a virtual class, it is an extremely affordable and convenient way of enabling your staff to use the software and requires no travel. Students and the instructor use video conferencing software to experience a virtual classroom, complete with lectures and hands-on exercises in the software. Lauren will also be offering an on-site Bluebeam Certified Course at your request, and custom virtual and on-site options as well (all of which requires no traveling for your staff). For more information please visit our Bluebeam Training page, or contact us for more information.