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Re: 🗓️ March 2025 Challenge - Markup Madness!
I am sharing how I manage markups related to generating RFI's. I have some 360 camera workflows that are also very cool but this is one that I reviewed with Skylar Denney Senior Product Designer at Bluebeam Inc. who was conducting a study to better understand how professionals like us use Bluebeam in our daily work. We talked for a while and this workflow for RFI generation was something that she found to be very helpful for such a task.
Multiple files, containing RFI Questions / Clarifications and Exclusions
- Open the files that have the data,
- Click Summary / CSV Summary
- "Add" Open Files
- Load Config (.bcf file) that offers, Subject, Page Label, Comments & File Name and under Include select Markups.
Click "OK" and take the data and paste it in to a pre filled out template that is ready to name and send. |
Now the receiving person can see the RFI Questions / Clarifications and Exclusions as well as the Document and Page where they are in the bid documents for ease of use and clarity.
Please see link to video, its a little quiet.
Hope this helps.
Happy Bluebeam-ing!
Shortcut to Colorize Snapshots
Is there a shortcut to colorize snapshots? I use the snapshot tool quite a bit to take a snip of something and then overlay on another drawing. After pasting that snapshot, I will typically right-click and chose "Change Color" and select colorize and have it changed to red so I can distinguish from the snapshot and the actual page. Instead of having to go through all those steps, is there an easier way?
Provide ability to sort order of BB Sessions
Currently the Studio tab displays joined session in a semi-arbitrary order. Possibly it is sorted by most recently marked up by other users, but there is no documentation on how it is actually sorted - all I can see is that every time Bluebeam is opened the session list is different. It is EXTREMELY difficult to find the session you need when it is constantly shifting in position and you cannot in any way organize them.
Provide ability to sort the order of BB Sessions. Possible options include:
- Alphabetical by session name
- By date created
- By date you last visited it
- By session number
- By name of session creator
- By most recent activity
There are other suggestions for adding folders, coloring, flags, etc. I won't repeat those, they are complimentary to this.
Add Auto Align to Batch Overlays and Compare
Please consider adding the auto-align feature to batch overlays and compare function in Bluebeam Revu Complete.
Import and export comments into a bluebeam studio session
I have the following suggestion: allow to Import and export comments into or out of a bluebeam studio session
I made comments on my own document, there were several pages and lots of comments. I exported my comments, but I was not able to import them into the same file in a blue beam session. i was not able to copy all the comments on one page, for some reason, i had to split copy and pasting into 3 parts for this one page…it's tedious to do this as you can make an error in copy and pasting.
it would be nice to export comments as well.
Make the Studio Projects List Searchable
As the admin that starts all of our companies studio projects, I have hundreds of studio projects showing in my studio panel. Even if I filter and sort it takes me a long time to find the project I am looking for and if someone went rogue and created it themselves I waste a lot of time searching for something that isn't there. It would be really helpful if there was a search bar at the top of the list that I could just type in the name and it would show only that one project.

What’s New in Bluebeam Beta: Join the Revu 21.5 Test Project Today!
We'd like to invite all Bluebeam Community members to participate in our exclusive Bluebeam Revu 21.5 Beta project! As a beta participant, you’ll have access to the Revu 21.5 Beta features before they are released, so that you can help us ensure they are ready for your everyday use. You will also have an opportunity to suggest what other features you’d like to see in Revu.
Beta features available in Revu 21.5, the latest version, include:
- Mark up Capture - Users can now add markups to Capture images. (new in 21.5)
- Microsoft Plugins - Microsoft PDF creation library replaces Aspose. (new in 21.5)
- Stitching - AI powered feature to combine drawings faster, saving time and improving accuracy. (continued testing, introduced in 21.4)
- Tool Chest Enhancements - Multi-select, improved punch keys, and enhanced
- Tool Set management features - (continued testing, introduced in 21.4)
- Sign-In with Edge - Chromium has been replaced with Edge WebView2 for BBID sign-in, improving security. (continued testing, introduced in 21.4)
HOW TO SIGN UP The Bluebeam Revu Beta project is open to anyone with an active Revu 21 license. Simply use your Bluebeam ID (BBID) to get started. Don’t have a BBID? Create one here.
Horizontal Scrolling Pages View
Please add an option to allow a continuous scrolling page view that is horizontal. Currently the only option is vertical scrolling. There are many projects with long linear alignment sheets and scrolling left-to-right on the screen would be very helpful.
Re: BlueBeam Studio - Master User
Just adding my voice here as well. We typically run the session as a review platform with the intent of not modifying other people's markups during the review (The reviews are filed afterwards for quality/audit purposes). However I also use a session during live reviews and invite people into the session to participate. I don't need the restrictions for a session like that. It would be good to have the option to either:
- Run a restrictive Studio Session (as it is today, this would be the default)
- Set up a delegate or co-owner of the session (for the use case above or if i go on vacation)
- Set up and unrestricted session (all participants can interact with all content) like a whiteboard (only more functional than the one Microsoft has offered).
There is a 'Full Control' option already but it still restricts interaction with other user's markups.
Re: 🗓️ March 2025 Challenge - Markup Madness!
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