December 9, 2020
Creating Legends in Bluebeam Revu
While we can group and categorize all of our markups in our Markups List, we can also group specific markups into their own list that can be placed on our sheets. This list is called a “Legend” in Bluebeam Revu. Our legends can be customized to include specific columns of data. We can format a…
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Ariel Rejtman
December 2, 2020
Drawing History in AutoCAD
NOTE: This article should be reviewed alongside our “XREF Compare” post: https://ddscad.com/xref-compare-in-autocad In order to keep track of milestones, we can make copies of our drawings and date them. Instead of having to open two drawings and compare them, we can use the “Drawing History” (Also known as DWG History) function to compare a drawing…
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James Cuervo
December 2, 2020
XREF Compare in AutoCAD
NOTE: This article should be reviewed alongside our “Drawing History” post: https://ddscad.com/drawing-history-in-autocad AutoCAD 2021 has several new features that give us more insight into our drawings. One of these features is the XREF Compare function. It allows us to compare two drawings with one another, and with special colors and controls, we can identify the…
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James Cuervo
November 23, 2020
Creating Dynamic Stamps in Bluebeam Revu
Sealing a drawing with a stamp can be a tedious process, especially when stamping multiple sheets in a PDF set with time-sensitive information. Bluebeam Revu’s stamps allow us to seal each sheet consistently and retrieve timely information automatically from our computer’s clock. These “dynamic stamps” can be customized to display specific information that helps to…
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Ariel Rejtman
November 17, 2020
Replies & Alerts with Bluebeam Revu
Communication is important when coordinating markups and requesting changes. Instead of relying on emails, phone calls, and other external communication, Revu has efficient ways of preparing instructions for modifying markups and alerting a colleague about those instructions. A “Reply” is associated with a specific markup, and it can convey specific data. An “Alert” notifies a…
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Ariel Rejtman
November 12, 2020
Layer States with AutoCAD
AutoCAD’s layers allow us to categorize objects and organize them into groups. We can take this concept and use it on a larger scale by utilizing Layer States. Instead of associating objects with each other, we can group layers together into Layer States. Thus, we can switch between different states that have specific layers turned…
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Ariel Rejtman
November 12, 2020
Revision Cloud Improvements in AutoCAD 2021
AutoCAD 2021 includes several new improvements, including changes to the Revision Cloud function. In AutoCAD 2021, we can modify the Revision Cloud style in Properties. Vertices can be added and removed in order to customize our Revision Clouds. We can also use more functions by right-clicking the cloud. Revision Clouds have been improved in AutoCAD…
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James Cuervo
November 12, 2020
Break at Point Improvements in AutoCAD 2021
When using the “Break at Point” command in previous versions of AutoCAD, it would eventually prompt us to use “Break at Gap”. The commands have been separated, allowing for quicker breaks at specific points that don’t necessarily have gaps in-between them. We can use this function to quickly divide a part in half at a…
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James Cuervo
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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