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Re: Feature Request: Overlay/Compare Drawings with Different Scales
I agree with @Jes Stafford. I’d also add that the Snapshot tool is a great option for overlays. It’s especially useful when you only need to overlay a small section of the drawing with a larger detail or enlarged area.
Re: Feature Request: Overlay/Compare Drawings with Different Scales
You can already do this with the three-point alignment approach to building the overlay.
When you choose Document/Overlay Pages, choose Manual Alignment in the dialog under the Page Alignment drop down.
Re: how do I filter out only my mark-ups to transfer to another PDF
Good details to consider there @Shanoc Halliday . It reminds me of something else to potentially help with this operation… Sometimes it is necessary to SAVE AS the PDF in order to isolate markups that need to be transferred. If you filter markups then delete unwanted markups in a SAVED AS file, you can isolate the markups needed to work with rather than fighting with the markups list functionality limiting its own usefulness with the "clutter" of markups from other Authors.
Shrinking your pick area
Hello,
I find myself having to move entities out of the way when trying to select an item.
If I have a line and some text near each other and I try selecting the line I always get the text and I end of moving the text so I can pick the line then move the text back.
Is there an adjustment to the "pick area" that I can set to allow me to zoom in and pick the line?
spaulus
Re: Exporting Nested Data from Grouped Markups
This is a solid idea and could definitely help on large takeoff jobs. But there’s a real issue with how Bluebeam would handle it. For example, let’s say I have a duplex receptacle made up of a circle and two lines. If I export that group and it breaks it down into “circle” and “lines,” the data becomes useless. I want to see “duplex receptacle,” not three random shapes.
Grouped markups are often used to represent a single object, not just for organizing. So unless there’s a way to flag or tag groups differently, exporting all nested data could backfire. That said, if Bluebeam added an option to choose between exporting grouped summaries or individual items, that’d be a useful middle ground.
here is just one example of a GFCI and the parts that comprise it:
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VBA Add in
It would be awesome if there was a vba add in so that we could use vba macros to combine pdfs, without needing to save, open bluebeam and then combine files there.
Re: ✴️ Feature Highlight: Dimmer
Mmm… yeah, that could do it for me. I'll try using that as a way to confirm my markup completeness, the next time I do a takeoff, and see if it does anything for me. Thanks for the tip!
Re: Suggestions for Enhancing Measurement Tools in Bluebeam – Insights from AutoCAD & Revit User
I love this community, because there are so many ideas I've had in the past that I always seem to forget about by the time I get a chance to say something. These are two things I've wished for since beginning my journey of becoming a Bluebeam user. "Pick line" would make such a big difference, and probably wouldn't be too hard to do with a little "AI" action. As for the hatch pattern… I think the line custom line patterns could use some upgrades too, but I'll leave that idea in the recommendation I saw on here a few weeks ago.