October 13, 2023
Cutouts in Bluebeam Revu
After creating areas and other enclosed measurements, we sometimes need to remove portions of those measurements. This applies to engineers that are calculating the area of a wall while trying to exclude windows. We can do this by using the Polygon and Ellipse Cutout tools. They allow us to remove portions of our volumes and…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 28, 2023
Batch Signatures & Third-Party Authentication with Bluebeam Revu
Signing an individual document can take less than a minute if our signature’s appearance is prepared. However, this relatively small portion of time can be compounded exponentially when we need to sign tens of hundreds of PDFs. Thankfully, we have a batch signature tool in Bluebeam Revu that can reclaim hours of lost time on…
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Ariel Rejtman
September 28, 2023
Signatures and Certifications with Bluebeam Revu
Preparing our PDFs for third-party authenticated digital signatures is important when submitting them to cities and municipalities. Our markups can be flattened before signing the PDF, and we have two options: We can digitally sign our files with a visual signature. Likewise, we can use Document Certification to provide three different kinds of extra security…
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Ariel Rejtman
July 13, 2023
Locking Markups with Bluebeam Revu
Not only can we flatten markups and “stick” them onto a page, but we can also temporarily lock them to prevent them from being changed. This has many benefits in numerous scenarios. Individual markups can be locked, and it’s very easy to lock groups of markups and all markups with efficient keyboard shortcuts. We can…
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Ariel Rejtman
June 6, 2023
Flattening with Bluebeam Revu
Lines, objects, and text from many programs are retained when exporting/printing to a PDF. These assets are “pressed” (Flattened) onto a page and can’t be selected or modified without using specialized “Edit PDF Content” tools (We made a tutorial for this a couple of years ago. Here’s a link: https://ddscad.com/edit-pdf-content-with-bluebeam-revu). Before sharing official correspondence and/or…
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Ariel Rejtman
April 10, 2023
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 4
There are numerous ways to utilize blocks with attributes. Multiple attributes can be created within a block, and this will increase the amount of potential prompts that are displayed when placing a block in our drawing. Titleblock data can be populated efficiently and without needing to modify individual objects. Door and Window schedules can be…
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Ariel Rejtman
April 10, 2023
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 3
Within an attribute definition are several “modes” that control how an attribute is viewed and placed onto a drawing. Likewise, we can modify existing attributes with an incredibly powerful and heroic command called “BATTMAN”. The “Invisible” mode allows us to hide attribute data on our drawing. It still exists, so its data can still be…
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Ariel Rejtman
April 10, 2023
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 2
Attribute definitions are comprised of three primary components: Tags, Prompts, and “Default” text. A tag identifies the attribute and allows us to categorize it “behind the scenes”. Prompts can act as a set of instructions and ask us to input unique data that relates to the attribute itself. Default text can be used as the…
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Ariel Rejtman
April 10, 2023
Create Attributes with AutoCAD – Part 1
Blocks in AutoCAD can contain many objects, parameters, and actions that allow us to expedite tedious drafting processes and enhance our drawings. We can add more text-based data to our blocks by creating attribute definitions within them. Each attribute definition can contain a multitude of settings and modes that change how the attribute is displayed…
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Ariel Rejtman
March 9, 2023
Click to View this Version with Bluebeam Revu
After we digitally sign PDF documents, it’s reassuring to know that there’s a way to see them without any subsequent changes made by anyone. If a stamp or other markup is added, the “Click to view this version” function is available. After selecting it, a new file opens with your signature and no modifications made.…
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