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How to edit file on BlueBeam Studio Session?
I'm searching how to insert a new sheet into a file in a Studio Session, without having to download it and then upload it again, because when I do it, all the markups of all the collaborators get blocked, and nobody can edit them again.
I need to know how to insert a new sheet into the files located in BlueBeam Studio Session without downloading the files to keep the markups active for each user to manage.
Re: 📅 November 2024 Challenge – Dark Mode!
I love using a combination of Dark Mode and the Dimmer (Ctrl + F5) when reviewing markups. Really helps to add contrast to make the markups stand out when measuring items like Drainage or kerbs. Helps to see if there are any sections missing from my Take-off.
Add Folders for Studio Sessions!
Add folders for studio sessions to organize the list of recent Studio sessions. Some of our clients utilize one Studio session per deliverable on large projects that have multiple reviewers. It can be quite a task to find the one studio session for a smaller project amidst the rows and rows of studio sessions per deliverable from the larger project. Folders in Bluebeam studio would also be appreciated by people who prefer to organize their Studio sessions by the projects they are working on, rather than the "last used" list currently implemented. The current "Project" functionality appears (to my knowledge) to only be a file-sharing utility and currently there is no ability to load multiple Studio sessions into a Project.
A 'READ ALOUD' Transcription Feature
I open and review a lot of legal contracts using Bluebeam. It would be nice to have an option to have an audio playback feature, like on Word, that identifies and reads the text for those that are visually impaired.
Shortcut Key to call last tool/last command
Hello there ! Most software used by designers (Autocad, Rhino etc) have a last command shortcut.
Spacebar by default for Autocad for example.
Process: Use a command, do something else (move around, switch to another software etc), press the shortcut for last command, get back to what you were doing
That would be really appreciated for Bluebeam to implement something like that. Imagine how much time we would save.
Thank you
Add option to "pin" fonts in the font list
My work computer has hundreds of fonts that I don't use, and my company has 2 standard fonts that are not in the default pinned list. It would be super convenient to be able to change or add to the fonts in the list at the top, since I only ever use 1/5 of those fonts.
"Detached View" Sync for MultiView
In some of our users' workflows, it would be useful for some documents to be able to have an additional option for MultiView synchronization to essentially allow the views to be independent/free to move within a page, but synchronize moving between pages.
Currently, both Document and Page sync will keep either the exact page index or relative page index synchronized (respectively), but also updates changes to views' positions on the page(s) in question. Perhaps this could be a separate, persistent checkbox/setting for the Sync Views toggles? The best idea for a name is something like "Detached Sync" or "Allow Independent Views within Sync"
The current workaround is to leave document views independent and then manually change the pages (e.g. using PG Up/Down) for each view. The downside being that this is manual, and for page reloads this delays the reload until the user manually changes the view for that specific view. For some of our users' workflows with large page sizes with smaller elements, this can become cumbersome to use multiple split views.
Alternatively, being able to "freeze" a view's focus (e.g. left-right position for a vertical split or top-bottom position for a horizontal split) would still accomplish some of this desired workflow, in case that is helpful. In my head it seems similar to how this can work with a table/spreadsheet in Excel, for instance.
I see this being helpful especially for field access to certain types of drawings, where it could be useful to keep a label/axis/scale in view while manipulating a zoomed-in view elsewhere on the document page.
Editable Table
I'd like to create/insert a table into Bluebeam Revu that I can edit like any other markup.
Re: 📅 October 2024 Challenge – Shortcuts!
I set up my left hand to be my most common shortcut needs with how I remember them.
q w e r t
a s d f g
z x c v b
q - callout (question)
w - flatten (write)
e - erase content
r - rectangle
t - textbox
a - format painter (apply this style somewhere else)
s - Stamp
d - paste in place… same spot (drop here)
f - cut (fix)
g - screenGrab
z - autosize text box (zoom in on text only)
x - line (need lines to make an x)
c - cloud
v - Insert Pages (Validate — since I mostly append calculation files to my delegated submittal packages)
b - Bookmark