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Hi everyone! We're bringing back a community favorite for July and August—Shortcuts! This challenge will run for a couple months, as it's a popular feature. The last time we ran a shortcuts challenge was back in October 2024, and a lot has changed since then. New community members have joined, workflows have evolved, and…
Currently the All Sessions bar at the side of the screen is basically useless. I have to either mouse over or enter a session to get any relevant info. I review a lot of projects and if we could add a couple of columns "End Date" and "My Status" at the very least it would make my life, and I assume everyone else's, so much…
Bluebeam Community💙 Imagine being able to control your cursor and commands in Bluebeam using your voice. For example: 🗣️ “Select Measure Tool” 🗣️ “Zoom In” 🗣️ “Place Markup” 🗣️ “Move cursor to the right” 🗣️ “Next page” This could potentially be useful for: 🔹 Hands-free workflows 🔹 Accessibility 🔹 Multitasking during…
Hi, I'm reaching out as a Bluebeam Max customer to submit a formal feature request for the Bluebeam MCP API. Background: I'm AVP Design & Engineering at Frontier Door & Cabinet, Inc. (FDC), a commercial construction company specializing in door hardware and interior unit scope for multifamily projects. We are actively…
Be honest… Have you ever discovered a Bluebeam trick by accident that completely changed the way you work❓ Something that made you think: “Wait… Bluebeam can do THAT?!” 🤯 YES or NO❗ If you voted YES, don’t keep it a secret! Drop that one Bluebeam tip/trick in the comments. You might save someone else 10 minutes every day!…
Hi, we have a dozen seats and do markups on Studio. We are trying to institute an office-wide color-coded status model. I can set it up for a single user but I am confused about how the custom status model is related to the profile, and how the profiles are shared with other users. Could somebody explain the workflow…
In AutoCAD you are able to add a background to a dimension. It would be great to have this feature in Bluebeam as well. It would be similar to the fill property in the text box command but would be completely inside of the measure command. Currently, I do not know this to be possible in Bluebeam. My current workaround is…
It would be nice to control the highlight of the fill independently from the linework, similar to InDesign. For example an opaque border line with a fill set to highlight. Currently both the border line and the fill highlight. I know there is a work around to copy / paste in place the markups on top of each other. Setting…
Hello all, I am often doing traffic sign plans for our construction sites, that we need to submit to authorities for approval. Therefore, we're currently using a software that's not a customer-friendly as Bluebeam, so I thought, maybe I can create an extra profile, where all the traffic signs (in my case the German ones)…
If I want to make a custom keyboard shortcut and go to Revu > Keyboard Shortcuts > Commands, and then go to the "Batch" Category, there's an item for "Overlay Pages" but not for "Compare Documents". That means I cannot create a custom keyboard shortcut for "Batch Compare Documents". I want to be able to make a custom…
I love the new feature in Blubeam for mobile to embed a captured image in markups. How ever I have a few suggestions that I think is crucial: Save a non comprimated copy of the attached image in iPads internal storage, just like taking an ordinary picture with the mobile device. Show the same file name as the internal…
Bluebeam Revu is unexpectedly closing when I have two instances open simultaneously. The crash occurs randomly while I'm working, causing me to lose progress. Has anyone encountered this issue, and are there any known fixes or settings that might help?
We use studio to do drawing reviews, incorporating several different groups of people, all of whom either submit a markup or reply to a markup. Once the markup is resolved, we change the status to completed. The drawings get quite congested during this process. My question is, as we add revised drawings to the set, is…
Tool: Reuse I used to recreate the same markup again and again when I had to place it multiple times on a drawing. Then I started using Reuse. 😄 Once I create and format my markup, I can turn on Reuse and keep placing the same markup without going back and selecting the tool every time. 👉 Create once 👉 Format once 👉 Turn…
In Bluebeam Revu (Complete), subtotals in the markup list disappear when mixing different units. E.g.: I've measured 10 lengths and subsequently I change 1 of the length units from meter to centimeter. You would expect that Revu can still add up 29,51 m + 72 cm = 30,23 m or 3023 cm but none of these values appear. I can…
OCR has not worked for over a month. is there a fix coming out? I have been getting this error:
From BlueBeam and the Director of Product Management September 8, 2025, We've been able to replicate and identify the issue. We will implement a fix in our upcoming Q4 release of Revu. To date, new versions have been releases and still no fix. Ai search tool results. 8.25.26 You cannot keep the classic, ultra-thin preview…
I know how to select and copy one Polygon cutout, but how do I select multiple polygon cutouts, copy and paste into an entirely new region? Or can I even do this?
I had a number of instances where I would do counts on say fire doors and separate count common doors single separate common doors double and later find that Bluebeam has added them all together as 1 type. Seems to be when using the same shape and colour for the count. This could be expensive exercise if not picked up over…
Has anyone had Bluebeam stop refreshing the view while working on documents? This has become a real issue for me. I often have several single sheet PDFs open while reviewing plans sets. I do this so I can cross reference from one sheet to the other to verify all sheet are consistent. I need to be able to look at multiple…
I want to batch flatten a bunch of PDFs and use the "Show Properties in Popup" option. I can only get this to work on one document at a time, and I have to check out that document and run it on one at a time in order to get it to work. It does not work as it is suppose to.
Hi—has anyone found a way to navigate the menu bar using alt and arrow keys (or something else)? I'm currently seeing that pressing alt highlights "revu" on the left, but no key can drop it down or shift the highlight to a different menu bar option (eg document). I also notice that if alt is pressed, then a menu bar option…
I want to create a symbol for a recessed 2x4 and be able to use it for my take-offs. I'd also like to have the ability to rotate it to match the layout on the drawings. Is there a simple solution to this? The ones I create now can't be rotated and I really don't see the need to duplicate it just to rotate it as a new tool.…
Are your teams still emailing PDFs around, struggling with version control, or unsure who has the latest set of drawings? These are common challenges across many projects, and the Document Management and Control course bundle offers practical training focused on improving document workflows and collaboration. Courses…
Hey Bluebeamers! I'm Reesa, one of the product managers here at Bluebeam. We've been working on some ideas around how notifications and updates show up in Bluebeam solutions, and we're curious about how this feels for you day-to-day. We know some of you are in the trenches of your email inbox, setting up custom filtering…
Hey folks, Got five minutes and opinions about Bluebeam? We want them! We put together a short survey, about five minutes, on your experience using Bluebeam across the different places you use it: Revu, the web app, mobile, the support site, and more. Tell us where it feels great and where it slows you down. All of it…
The Bluebeam product team is exploring new AI-assisted features in Revu, and we're looking for input from two kinds of people: People who do the work in Revu — reviewing, marking up, or checking drawings and documents. People who manage Bluebeam for a team — handling licenses, access, or settings for an organization. What…
Hello everyone, We recently relaunched the Bluebeam Developer Portal and are excited to see what you build with it. If you'd like to know how to get started building your own integration with Bluebeam, we recommend following the steps in our guide. 📌Important note: If you’re requesting to have your app published to…
Hi everyone! Bluebeam’s Live Training team is excited to share a new offering now available on Bluebeam University (BBU): an in-depth, hands-on Revu Essentials live workshop that individuals can join. This training is perfect for new and self-taught users who want a strong foundation in Bluebeam Revu. Our instructor-led…
Hi Everyone, We’re looking to better understand how customers use Bluebeam Revu in their day-to-day workflows, especially around Studio Sessions and Projects. If you regularly collaborate on documents, manage files, or coordinate with internal or external teams using Bluebeam Studio, we’d love to hear from you. This would…
We're excited to share a new check is now available in Revu's Smart Review. What's new The new Plumbing Tags Not in Plan check automatically cross-checks fixture codes in your plumbing schedule against the tags drawn on your plan views. If a code appears in the schedule but is never placed on a plan, Smart Review flags it…
We're excited to introduce Community Libraries, a new destination in the Bluebeam Community where you can discover, download, and now contribute reusable Revu resources. By bringing Revu Custom Libraries from the Support site into the Bluebeam Community, we've also created a central place to access these resources while…
We've been making big strides on Bluebeam Mobile this year, and the second half is stacked. 🎯 Here's what's coming for the rest of 2026: what it is, and when. Quick heads-up first: everything below is a target, and dates can shift. 🍏 iOS 🗓 Q3 🧰 Tool Sets (July) — Bring your existing custom Tool Sets into the app via BTX…
Hi Bluebeamers, We're excited to share that the Bluebeam Revu 21.10 Beta is now onboarding new testers, with testing kicking off on Tuesday, June 3rd. This is your chance to explore new features coming soon to Revu, share your feedback directly with our team, and help us shape the best version of Revu for your everyday…
🚀 Happy Bluebeam Max Launch Day! In honor of Bluebeam Max Launch Day, we're launching a Bluebeam Quest + Giveaway! 🔍 Think Where’s Waldo… but this time it’s all about Bluebeam Max! YOUR QUEST (SHOULD YOU ACCEPT) 1️⃣ Download this image: 2️⃣ Find (and tally) all the hidden images 3️⃣ Post a comment on this post that…
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United States & Canada Bluebeam User Group Crossover Meeting! Q3 August 2026 Virtual Meeting Connect with like-minded industry peers at this exciting and interactive crossover United States BUG (USBUG) and Canada BUG (CANBUG) meeting! Registering for the meeting: 🍁If you're a Canada BUG member, register here! Not a member…
FastTrack: Supercharged Workflows | Quantity Takeoff Practical Workflows. Real Examples. Casual Conversation. Join us as we share practical ways you can incorporate Bluebeam Max features in your existing Quantity Takeoff workflow: Magic Markups: Convert to Duplicate as Offset Revu Connected to AI (via MCP) Tips for using…
📍Save the Date: Unbound 2027 is April 6 - April 8! ☑️Now Open: Call for Presenters & Sponsors! Presenting at Unbound is the perfect opportunity to share knowledge, inspire hundreds of your peers and gain recognition for your company – and the industry. → Learn More: Call for Presenters & Sponsors 🎉Why attend? We don't know…
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