November 4, 2020
Layers with AutoCAD
Our drawings can contain hundreds of objects. We can use Layers to categorize our objects and modify them as a group. The Layer Properties Manager lists our layers and allows us to change how our layers are viewed in our layouts. Layers can be hidden, isolated, and frozen with specific functions. We can change an…
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Ariel Rejtman
November 4, 2020
Layers with Bluebeam Revu
Some documents are complex and contain multiple markups for different disciplines and design milestones. We can group these markups into Layers that function similarly to layers in CAD and BIM programs. Layers can be turned off, locked, and toggled to print or export. We can isolate specific layers and turn all layers on with single…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 27, 2020
Bluebeam Revu for Government – Webinar
Join our Bluebeam Certified Instructor and AEC Technical Specialist, Ari Rejtman, as he demonstrates how to do the following: 1. Develop best practices for digital reviews.2. Improve paperless workflows.3. Sign and seal multiple pages in the same PDF set.4. Identify changes in revisions quickly.5. Communicate with clients efficiently.6. Save commonly used markups to tool sets…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 16, 2020
Edit PDF Content with Bluebeam Revu
Data that’s been flattened to our page seems to be difficult to modify. Revu’s “PDF Content” functions allow us to edit this “Vector Data”. We can turn this data into “Snapshots”, and these Snapshots can be saved to our Tool Chest for further use. We can also cut and paste content, along with simply deleting…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 15, 2020
Visual Search with Bluebeam Revu
Locating specific text and images can be difficult in dense documents with multiple sheets. Bluebeam Revu’s Visual Search function allows us to find copies of data and graphics very quickly. Not only can we search for text, but we can also search for vector data that’s been flattened to our sheet. Even if the data…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 14, 2020
Snapshots with Bluebeam Revu
Our documents have flattened data that’s useful if we could place them into our Tool Chest. We can use the Snapshot tool to capture portions of our documents and use them as markups. The Snapshot tool can be used to create a rectangle around objects. If you have a polygonal object, you can use the…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 12, 2020
Rotate & Align Tools in AutoCAD
AutoCAD’s modification tools allow us to quickly move and change objects without an excessive amount of steps. The Rotate tool has multiple uses, and the Align tool can save us a lot of time. Not only can we rotate objects around base points, but we can also rotate them based on a reference. The Align…
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Ariel Rejtman
October 12, 2020
Studio Invitation Improvements in Bluebeam Revu 20
Bluebeam Revu 20 includes many additions and improvements. Bluebeam Studio’s invitations have been improved significantly in terms of their interface and functionality. Two new tabs called “Joined” and “Not Joined” have been added. They allow us to see Projects and Sessions that we’ve already joined, alongside Projects and Sessions that we’ve been invited to and…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 25, 2020
The Project Explorer Tool in Civil 3D – Webinar
You may have heard that Civil 3D now includes something called Project Explorer. It provides unique editing, reporting, and a custom reports tool for Autodesk Civil 3D. Project Explorer provides for a much more dynamic, interactive, and customizable interface for editing, reporting on, and managing Civil 3D Features and the Civil 3D models (even more…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 15, 2020
Plotting & Layouts in AutoCAD
Understanding how “Model Space” and “Layouts” interact with one another is the key to creating sheets with proper scales and lineweights in AutoCAD. We can create multiple groups of objects (Such as floor plans and details) in model space, and we can use viewports to show these groups on our layouts (Also known as sheets).…
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