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Re: Much better Measurement tools for curved items
Thanks, Doug. Makes perfect sense. Let's chat after you've had a chance to use the new 'convert to arc' improvements. There are a number of other ways we can look to address this depending on how this upcoming release solves some of these needs.
Re: Much better Measurement tools for curved items
Hi Luke
In the finishing trades we get all kinds applications where we need the length of the radius.
For example, we're working on a project right now that has radiused bench seating.
We'll get the radius both as a stand alone, and tangent to a straight section.
I'm in Architectural Millwork and we always have curved diewalls, which we need to measure. We get curved walls where we need to apply paneling to, we also get the really fun things like helical staircases which involve a lot more complicated math.
Curved work is a large part of our trade, and its only going to increase with the expanded use of programs like Revit and other 3D modeling software.
Re: Example of Talk Bluebeam posts
General question: Does this system allow posts like this to be pinned to the top? I find guidelines like this help, especially when the category title is ambiguous or easy to misinterpret. Asking for a friend.
Re: Question vs Discussion?
Re: Poll issue - it may have been a user error. The discussion content of my poll didn't show up but after an edit, it does show up. I've been having an issue where if I hit backspace to fast or too often, it deletes the discussion field box itself and I'd have to start over. I may have forgotten to paste my comments before hitting send.
Re: Example of Talk Bluebeam posts
Thanks. The current Discussion Topics are generally self-explanatory at this time but it could get messy as more are added.
Re: Question vs Discussion?
Hey @Luke Shiras,
Great questions! Yes, they are classified differently, color-coded, and searchable. Ideation (New Idea) is only available within the Product Ideas & Feedback category. This mostly is due to our product group being directly involved in that category and helps with analytics. We don't necessarily need that for Community Chatter, although that may change in the future! We're trying to keep things a bit easier and straightforward as we build up Bluebeam Community.
Let me also provide more context here, in case other concerns come up.
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While users can technically ask questions using a Discussion post, the ability to label it a Question includes a few features that make it better suited to asking (and answering).
Differentiating Questions and Discussions makes it easier for members to have their questions answered and helps others to quickly locate questions that need to be answered. When browsing posts, members can differentiate Questions, Answered Questions, and Solved Questions. There are tags located beneath the post status when browsing the list of Recent Discussions, Recently Answered, or Unanswered.
Another big feature is Follow Up notifications. By turning on Question type posts, we can enable follow-up notifications (including emails) to users who have asked questions in the community but who have not yet accepted or rejected the answers they’ve received. These notifications help prompt authors to follow up (hence the name) and ultimately flag an answer as accepted, which, in turn, benefits the rest of the community.
This post type allows us to better filter unanswered questions that Bluebeam Staff may be able to assist with, as well as better analytics controlled on the backend. And lastly, for points! Answering questions gives more points, and more points means more rewards. 😁
Hope this helps!
Regarding the Poll situation, can you provide more details? Are you referring to others being able to comment within a Poll post, just like a discussion?
Marco M
Re: Example of Talk Bluebeam posts
@Luke Shiras Indeed! This platform allows Staff to identify posts that can be promoted to the top for a period of time, as well as pinned indefinitely.
On the member side, it is possible that a certain number of Likes/Reactions can increase visibility of a topic. That's definitely something we can look enabling in the future.
Marco M
Re: Anonymous Likes?
Great question, @Luke Shiras!
Reactions (Likes) are anonymous. We are currently not making Reactions visible at this time. We also have the platform preventing reaction pop-up notifications as well in order to reduce the amount of spam or unwanted/needed notifications.
Marco M
Re: Hide Signatures?
Hey @Luke Shiras,
Yes, this is a personal setting. If a member does not want to see any signatures/sig images at all they can toggle this setting off.
Marco M