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Could you please let me know if there is a way to split the window first and then open a spreadsheet or a Word file in one of those windows parallel to the pdf file?
We need a better way to draw arcs or poly arcs, like in cad or illustrator.
Requesting Boolean Union and subtraction of Shapes, like in adobe suite, indesign or Illustrator.
I am using version 21.6.1, and my dynamic fill is deactivated. Pls let me know how to activate dynamic fill. Thanks
Can Bluebeam convert a .pptx file to a PDF, and if so, how?
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…
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…
Imagine placing a door symbol and Revu automatically attaching a mini BOQ for leaf, frame, hardware and labor, all rolling up into one smart cost object that updates as you copy or move it.
Our IT department has been slowly upgrading our users to Windows 11. A few of our users have been experiencing really bad lag with creating, moving, modifying markups. This happens both in Session and with locally saved files. It seems to only be happening to our users with virtual/cloud computers. Specifically, we use…
Following on from a discussion that I was having with someone the other day, how many of you use a custom profile? And, more importantly from my point of view, how many of you use multiple profiles? I have many profiles - different trades, several for measuring groundworks (civil engineering) alone, etc.. I thought many…
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…
For anyone with color vision deficiencies, there is a way to make markups stand out from the drawing. On the menu bar select View—>Dimmer—>20% (or your choice) This fades the PDF but NOT the markups. I searched this discussion board and there were no results for colorblindness, colorblind, or color vision, so I thought I…
When detaching a PDF tab in Bluebeam, the new window does not include the full toolbar or markup tools. This makes side-by-side review difficult, especially on dual monitors. It would be very helpful if detached tabs could behave as full windows, similar to Adobe Acrobat. This would significantly improve workflow…
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…
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。
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…
Hi everyone, In light of the new ADA Title II regulations, many state and local governments — and the vendors who work with them — need their digital documents to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA by April 24, 2026 (or 2027 for smaller jurisdictions). This includes PDFs that end up on public websites or portals. I’m trying to…
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…
Hi everyone! What is the experience with Revu on Mac via Parallels? I have been exclusively using in the past decade Revu on several iPads for marking off, measuring, take offs on the go but now as the iPad app gone and the new Cloud / Mobile replacement is still in the cooking I am forced to seek alternatives. As I have…
How do I figure out what the uncompleted actions are?
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…
Did something change in Bluebeam on December 17th? Up through December 16th, the email subject line for all of my incoming Bluebeam invites were formatted with the project file numbers, name of municipality/project, and the submission type. Starting December 17th, the subject line for all of my Bluebeam invites say "You've…
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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Im trying to adjust my polyline sketch to scale mark ups that I use for estimating and the only way I can get it to work is by dragging the control points. Is there a way to click the markup and edit the length via input. EX) Clicked line is 8'-10 1/2" I want to round to 9'-0" so I have to hold shift and drag the control…
i cannot see my properties panel. it only shows up if i change profiles. i cannot use shortcut key Alt-P to make it visible
I am trying to delete a previous session and entering a new one. I keep getting an internal server error. Does anyone know who to get a hold of to fix this?
When I am trying to search for keywords on a plan/document, it displays 0 results found. This is the first time I've had this problem. Does anyone know why that would be?
I hope that is what the feature is called that I am referencing. I have used Blue Beam now for a couple years. I have always used the Line and Polyline tools when drawing things, especially overlays to buildings where I want to keep nice straight lines. In the past, I could select the tool, let's use Polyline: if I held…
Our company used bluebeam studio on the USA server before we had access to AU licensing. Now we have all AU licenses logging in to the USA studio server, and it tangles itself every day (worse with azure AVD). USA studio login seems to time out and when I log back in it removes the login to the AU license and logs in a…
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