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Re: Auto Save
Hello @CGaudet & @elizabeth.adams,
Thank you so much for reaching out to us about auto-save, and we've taken note of your request. Could you share more about how an auto-save feature would be beneficial to you?
We do have a document recovery feature, that should allow you to restore file changes in the event of a crash. And if you were to close tabs accidentally, we should be displaying the dialog show below. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do or if you have any other questions.
Alan A.
Re: Getting Started with 3D Drawings.
@Tim S - FPI I will pass this along to the team as I think this is great feedback.
Re: 3D Drawings Quick Start Video
I have been trying 3D with steel drawings. The one thing that would be VERY helpful for me is the ability to highlight grid lines. Such as, highlight grids A and 1 and it will highlight on ALL drawings in the 3D model.
Create Circles the better way
Creating circles in Revu can be tricky. Use the ellipse tool and hold the shift key to make a circle. Also works on making squares with the rectangle tool.
If you want to make a circle from the center out, hold the ALT key while using the ellipse tool. Does not work with squares.
Quickly make copies of your markups
o quickly create a copy of any selected markup, hold down the Ctrl key, then click and drag the markup to the side.
If you’d also like to paste it in the same place on another PDF, copy the markup and use Ctrl + Shift + V when you paste on the new page.
How to make an image transparent in Bluebeam
When you use the snapshot tool in Bluebeam, the white portion of the copied area is transparent by default. But if you paste an image of a drawing into your document, the background is solid.
To make the background transparent, select the image, click the Mask Color box in the Properties tab, and then select the color closest to your background. You can also use the eyedropper tool and click the background color of your image. Increase the ± tolerance next to Mask Color until the background is transparent.
Re: Below the fold
Thanks. I know you guys have been very responsive where you can, so I thought I'd at least ask.
Below the fold
Having used this site for a while now, I'd really like to see it decluttered. One area that needs attention is the static parts of the pages that appear before the discussion posts. Namely, this…
After a few visits this just gets in the way. Can it be minimized or moved to the sidebar? As a regular visitor, it's annoying to have to scroll past this and even the welcome/search portion is a bit too large.
I understand new users need to be introduced to these things and such but maybe these can be collapsible or somehow minimized at a certain user level?
Re: Q for internal trainers! What are your preferred methods for training your staff on Bluebeam?
I don't consider myself an in-house trainer as much as an in-house "go-to guy" . That said, I have typically done a tips and tricks during our weekly staff meetings. This serves two purposes - one, it shows staff some of what's possible with Bluebeam and how they can use it right now, and two, shows them that I can help them do what they're wanting Bluebeam to do.
Often I'm just sharing basic features but mostly I'm also showing how approachable I am to answer questions and how patient I am when explaining how to do something. I find that one-on-one, task specific training works best but the group training exposes them to the potential of using Bluebeam.
Re: Q for internal trainers! What are your preferred methods for training your staff on Bluebeam?
This is so dependent on the group and level of instruction. We have our group of "onboarding videos" that take a user through setting up the profile and tools, as well as basic usage, which is typically enough for the field team, but when it comes to advanced usage I agree with a lot of the posts here, dependent on the specific things they are trying to accomplish. Making a video or training for each function is typically less useful or efficient as one only comes across using things like Dynamic Fill once in a blue moon. A lot of that training ends up being a quick stop at the desk. Printing little quick references does help, such as common keyboard shortcuts or how to manage groups in Projects.
