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Re: 🗓️ April 2026 Challenge - Spring Snags!

For me, my biggest snag is going to be fixed once MAX is released.

I'm forever placing a helper markup, then having to trace over it, then hide the new markup so that I can delete the helper.

Once MAX is in place, Convert To will save that headache for me

Doug McLean

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Re: Bluebeam Revu Extreme

Yes, good call out, @Rebecca Yu !!!

@Troy DeGroot

Angela Aff

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Re: 🗓️ April 2026 Challenge - Spring Snags!

Resizing the text box for markups is a constant battle. Adding a single character, or changing to bold text and suddenly the box wraps text when you didn't want it to. I have to do this 100 times a day or more.

Fighting with the leader lines for 'Q' every time you move it slightly the snap points change from the side to the top, multiple leader lines split onto each side instead of one side.

Please pick up the upvoted user requests on this site. They are popular for a reason.

Josh Gebelein

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Re: Offset Tool Grayed Out

Hi George,

Thanks for posting. The annual subscription cost for Max - which includes Offset and a number of other features - is $590. We are still in the process of rolling out Max with full availability next month.

We believe Offset is a unique and new way of working which has never been possible before within the PDF format. I do agree - CAD apps are the gold standard for this type of interaction - however, by bringing this to Bluebeam users on PDF, we believe the value of Offset can be accessible to all users; not just those familiar with CAD.

One addition we made to the Offset tool is the ability to offset a markup with a different type of markup. So, let's say as an electrical contractor, you need to measure the total cubic yardage of a trench to excavate for an underground service. You can simply measure the length of the trench as a Polylength, then offset the Polylegth as a Volume the width of the trench.

Thanks again for posting. I'd be curious to hear your feedback on this use cases or others.

Luke Prescott

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Re: Scaling a Page/Markups

Thank you, both ways solved my issue. @Vince French @Dan Phillips

j_mcmanus23

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Re: 🗓️ April 2026 Challenge - Spring Snags!

I regularly have to adjust leader points from top and bottom of callouts to each end. If there was a way to in the settings only allow the attachment of leader from the left and right, that would speed me up a great deal.

KJanik

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Re: 🗓️ April 2026 Challenge - Spring Snags!

I regularly have to resize a callout box or text box to make it longer since the default is so short. Is there a way to start with a longer one. I have tried to make a long one a make it the default but that does not seem to work.

KJanik

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Re: Editable Table

No, I wasn’t aware of the Legends and Quantity Link feature, but I don’t believe it’s a practical solution for my needs. I’d prefer not to manage a separate Excel file for what should be a simple, direct markup on the drawing.

What I’m looking for is a new markup tool—similar to a text box or highlighter—that allows me to create a table with a specified number of rows and columns and enter text directly into each cell. Most importantly, I want the table to remain editable after saving and reopening the PDF—allowing me to modify cell content and add or remove rows and columns as needed.

I don’t need advanced Excel functionality replicated in Bluebeam Revu, nor am I looking to create massive tables. My typical use case involves smaller tables—around 5 to 10 columns and 5 to 20 rows. That said, support for larger tables would certainly be a welcome enhancement.

Currently, the only workaround is pasting data from Excel, which creates a static image, not an editable markup. Alternatively, linking an Excel file—as you suggested—introduces the burden of managing and sharing an additional file, which is too cumbersome for my workflow.

kasprzak

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