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Hi everyone! February is all about appreciation, so this month we’re celebrating the Bluebeam features, tools, or workflows that just clicked for you. The feature you rely on daily, the workflow that finally made sense, or the tool you’d be lost without. This challenge is about sharing what you love using in Revu and…
I am a struggling new user for Bluebeam. I did have a vertical scrollbar a couple of days ago, but now it is gone. It shows that it is enabled in the preferences, but I don't see it. I tried ticking the On Left box, but that didn't seem to do anything. The enable boxes for Horizontal and Vertical are grayed out on the…
I have BB Revu 20. I had it set up where on the RH side of my screen i had selected certain idk what the term is for measuring, font colors for when i use the measurement tool, the line tool where one can change the font and fill on a cloud for example as well as other items. I lost that tool bar that was on the RH side. I…
In Revu, it would be helpful to be able to change the default colour palette, rather than be restricted to saving 16 custom colours, which can be very limiting when trying to use company branding. You should be able to remove the default colours and import an entirely new palette using the eyedropper tool or their HEX…
Is there a way to list all markups made since the last file save?
Is it possible to extract data from multiple pre-defined locations on hundreds of scanned PDF's and extract/export to excel? Scanned pdf's would have same form and locations of information. I have been able to extract all of information on pages (creates mess) but no way to capture just certain fields/locations?
In Bluebeam Revu I'm used to working with multiple files open and switching between the different tabs. Is this possible in the new Bluebeam without constantly having to close and save the file to open another?
Have you ever opened a file and tried to do some annotations and takeoff and it was locked with no permissions for the viewer? Are you unable to even print it to a .pdf or affect any change to it? Boooooo! Me Too. Looking for a workaround? I Found One! Aaaannnd, You're welcome. — If you have a other workaround, please…
About 4/5ths of the way through the 21.8 MSI installation, a Custom Action named Call_LaunchShellExplorer is trying to open a .bat in such a way that Windows is prompting the user to select which program to use to open it. For now, we have simply added a transform to prevent that CA from executing. Has anyone else seen…
I have recently begun using Bluebeam projects to test out the functionality when going from the office to the field and trying to take advantage of "one uniform set" that the Projects feature offers. Last week I've run into an issue where on my iPad, the file I am using in Proejct gives the message "Unable to Open…
One of the only functions that I still miss after moving to Revu from Acrobat is the ability to create a new pdf document from an image on your clipboard. I am not talking about adding an image to an existing pdf, that works ok. My previous work flow with Adobe was: Win+Shift+S to open the snipping tool and create a…
Please allow changes to pdf files in sessions on initial upload. My specific request is that for newly uploaded files we be able to rename them, add bookmarks, page labels, links, add/remove pages, fix custom markup columns. There could be a time limit, such as an hour; or up until a markup is added; then it is locked down…
Transitioning from Revu for iPad to Bluebeam Mobile Bluebeam is evolving how teams access drawings, perform markups, collaborate, and manage Studio Sessions & Projects. As part of this evolution, Revu for iPad was officially retired and removed from the App Store on December 31, 2025. It is no longer supported or available…
Every Friday a small group of us posts a "Fun Fact" to share with all our Bluebeam users in our office, and I'm especially proud of this one. 😊 (Created with some help from Claude!) https://us.v-cdn.net/6038146/uploads/3JN77WIYELQH/lady-whistledown.pdf
This week, we're highlighting how to match markup colors instantly using the Eyedropper tool in Bluebeam Revu! Keeping your markups visually consistent is key—especially when teams use color to represent trades, status updates, or review comments. Instead of manually selecting the same color each time, Revu makes it easy…
As a longtime user of Bluebeam Revu and Bluebeam Revu for iPad, I was extremely disappointed to find that Revu for iPad was no longer being supported as of January 1, 2026. As a seasoned architect, this app became significantly integral to our work, especially when it comes to creating Punch Lists. Now that Revu for iPad…
Bluebeamの検索・置換機能を使うとPDFのテキストの検索および別のテキストへの置換が簡単にできて便利なのですが、Mark-upしたテキストについては検索のみで置換はできないようです。Mark-upしたテキストをフラット化すれば置換はできるのですが、置換するとフラット化を元に戻す(Unflatten)ことが出来なくなります。Mark-upしたテキストも置換できる機能が追加されると便利です。
Following my post about who uses multiple custom profiles on a daily basis, even though it appeared there aren't many of us, I thought it would still be worth while making a request for some standard features which make things a whole lot easier. Exporting of the csv file - make it possible to use 'current folder' as a…
We need a better way to draw arcs or poly arcs, like in cad or illustrator.
It would be helpful if Revu would allow changing the color of the document tabs. I often work with several files open in engineering field, especially when reviewing markups. The tabs become so small that the document title would be hidden. I would like to do something like this: Set my initial marked-up documents in a red…
How do I figure out what the uncompleted actions are?
I have noticed when saving a file as PDF from Word the are sometime several bookmarks listed as "1". Bookmarks are created using Word headers, but there are never any headers named "1". Does anyone know why this happens and how to prevent it?
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Hey - hope someone can help me here. I have custom mark ups I "save" to the tool chest to a custom tool set. When my session ends and I close and reopen bluebeam - none of the saved tools reload. Example - I am marking up an electrical plan. Realize I don't have a markup for bath fan with light. I create a custom mark up,…
Curious if anyone adds a "time" or "man hours" columns in their markups list when doing takeoff. I have some ideas but unsure if they will actually be useful. For example: 10 LF of footing = 1 man hour. Does anyone have any tips on adding custom columns on their markups for time? I already utilize it for material cost per…
When I am working with multiple pdf files, I have to extend one or more files to the second monitor. When a pdf is brought to the second monitor, the Bluebeam ribbon and menus will not go along with it to the second monitor and I will always have to select the tools from the original bluebeam window in the fist monitor. In…
Hey guys, I have an excel template I use for take-offs. While on the spreadsheet, when I set the source file to the drawing, there is a very small chance that it successfully links. Usually, I have to set the source file, nothing happens, so I then set up a new quantity link. When i setup a new link, all the other quantity…
Here's an odd one that was brought to my attention from a user here. This is an XFA form created by the North Dakota DOT, and when data is entered into the form fields, the resulting math is incorrect when opened in Bluebeam but correct in Adobe. Bluebeam Revu 21.8: Adobe Acrobat: Since this form was created by an external…
Please correct me if I'm posting in the wrong spot: I had slow 2D rendering on a Lenovo P15 Gen 1 on several versions up to 21.6, then 21.6.1 seemed to fix the issue. With 21.8, the issue has returned. The usual 2D render settings have no effect on the behavior (it's as if it's stuck on iterative draw). Paging through PDFs…
How do I compare worded documents? I believe my scale is off and it's highlighting the entire document but I'm not sure.
This seem to be a new issue for me on V21.7. I can barely read the comment text within the Markup List. Any way I can change the display size?
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