April 17, 2024
Erasing Pens & Highlighters with Bluebeam Revu
While creating “hand-written” pen and highlighter markups in Revu is simple and flexible, removing portions of each tool can be a bit tricky without the Eraser tool. Not only can we remove small, medium, and large portions of our pen and highlighter tools, but we can also remove “segments” that are determined by sharp angle…
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Ariel Rejtman
February 15, 2024
The Length & Dimension Tools in Bluebeam Revu
Interchangeable tools can help us adjust markups when needed instead of deleting them and creating new ones. In Bluebeam Revu, there’s a markup and measurement that are beyond interchangeable: They can look identical to each other. The “Dimension” markup can look like the “Length” measurement, yet we’re able to input custom data into the text…
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Ariel Rejtman
February 14, 2024
The Pan & Select Tools in Bluebeam Revu
When using a program like Bluebeam Revu “out of the box”, we tend to utilize features that are more “obvious” and “default” before delving into the alternatives and possibilities that these in-depth programs offer. One of these dualities involves the “Pan” and “Select” tools. By default, the Pan tool is always enabled when we open…
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Ariel Rejtman
February 9, 2024
Compare = Where, Overlay = What in Bluebeam Revu
Changes between revisions can be extensive and detailed, yet quite subtle. Tracking these changes could take tons of time and require us to carefully scan at least two sets of documents to confirm that specific changes were made. Luckily, Bluebeam Revu contains two functions that can cut down this comparison process into a few minutes:…
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Ariel Rejtman
January 22, 2024
Multiply with Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu 21 introduced a new feature in patch 21.0.50 called the “Multiply” tool! It allows us to create offset copies of our Markups and Measurements. Not only can we specify a Markup’s rotational direction, but we’re also able to make multiple copies at specific distances from the original markup. We can see a preview…
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Ariel Rejtman
November 3, 2023
Dynamic Bookmark Structures in Bluebeam Revu
Not only can we import bookmarks from PDFs created from CAD and BIM programs, but we can also create them for hundreds of pages by using page regions and Dynamic Bookmark Structures in Bluebeam Revu. Each bookmark can “teleport” you to a specific page or location. If you want them to automatically populate numerically, then…
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Ariel Rejtman
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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