September 23, 2021
The Create Tool in Bluebeam Revu
When we use Bluebeam Revu to open PDFs created from other programs like Microsoft Word, AutoCAD, and Revit, we might notice that some lines, markups, images, and other objects are either different or not visible at all. To fix this, we can use a function called the “Create” tool. This tool allows us to make…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 14, 2021
Using Layer States with Viewports in AutoCAD
After our Layer States are created, we can use them to display specific objects from different disciplines. Each of our viewports can use different Layer States, allowing us to show specific information on the same layout and sheet. Toggling between different layer states for our viewports is easy and efficient in AutoCAD. For more information,…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 10, 2021
Batch Signing with Stamps in Bluebeam Revu
The “Batch Sign & Seal” function in Bluebeam Revu is extremely useful and saves us tons of time when signing hundreds of PDFs and PDFs with hundreds of pages. Instead of attaching an image to our signature’s appearance directly, we can ensure that our seal’s size is controlled independently from our signature. We can do…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 2, 2021
Browsing the Internet with Bluebeam Revu
While we’re used to managing our PDFs with Bluebeam Revu, we can also use it as a web browser. It’s very useful for viewing hyperlinks on PDFs from within Revu instead of a dedicated internet browsing program. Just like most browsers, we can set our home page and add websites to our favorites list. Likewise,…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 31, 2021
Recover Drawings with BAK & Autosave Files in AutoCAD
When AutoCAD unexpectedly crashes or power outages occur, we could potentially lose hours of work if we’re not manually saving on a frequent basis. To circumvent this, AutoCAD has three useful files and functions that can help us recover our data. After a file is saved, a “.bak” file is created and can be renamed…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 26, 2021
Quantity Link in Excel with Bluebeam Revu
Our quantities and cost-analysis can be exported to Excel and linked directly to specific markups in Revu with “Quantity Link”. This unique function works directly in Excel and allows Revu to communicate dynamic information to Excel. Quantity Link copies groups of markups and totals their data together. Multiple areas and volumes can be quantified, and…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 26, 2021
Crop Pages with Bluebeam Revu
The “Crop Pages” function in Bluebeam Revu is dynamic and flexible. We can use it to cut portions of our PDF and change the size of our page. Using the “manual” crop tool is simple and allows us to drag a box around the area that we want to keep. The dialogue box for Crop…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 25, 2021
Redactions with Bluebeam Revu
We can use Bluebeam Revu to mark specific content in our PDFs for redaction. Manually redacting content is easy, but selecting text and automatically marking it for redaction is even easier. Redactions can be customized to visually redact content, and they can also remove content from the sheet “officially”. We can also apply specific legal…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 19, 2021
Spaces in Bluebeam Revu
We can organize our PDFs with a subtle function that has lots of uses called “Spaces”. While a space isn’t a markup, it’s an asset that allows you to designate a location to be quantified and converted into an area. We can even create hyperlinks to our spaces that allow us to turn our table…
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Ariel Rejtman
August 18, 2021
Rotate Viewports with MVSETUP in AutoCAD
When working with complex models that are displayed on many sheets, we need to orient certain sheets in certain ways in order to portray their information more effectively. Instead of copying portions of our model and rotating them in model space, we can rotate viewports in layout space independently from our elements in model space…
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