🗓️ November 2024 Challenge – Dark Mode!

Marco M

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the November 2024 Monthly Challenge! Last month we explored time-saving shortcuts, and the community shared some fantastic tips. Check it out by visiting this link.

This month, we’re all about Dark Mode! We’ve heard a lot of feedback about this feature in the community and we were happy to deliver. We love hearing your ideas in the Product Ideas & Feedback category, so please keep them coming!

We want to see how you've personalized and optimized your Bluebeam workspace for Dark Mode. Whether it's for reducing eye strain, making long hours easier, or simply because it looks great, show us how you Bluebeam in Dark Mode.

Dark Mode is only available in Revu 21.3+.

🎖️ Rewards

Jump into the challenge, and you’ll earn a special badge and points to level up in the community!

Even better, if we see a lot of creative setups, we’ll select the top 3 - 5 standout entries and let the community vote on their favorite next month. The most-voted setup will snag some awesome Bluebeam swag!

💬 Share & Discuss

Share your customized and creative Dark Mode setup. Have you changed colors for markups, adjusted tool settings, or found ways to optimize visibility? Let us know what works best for you!

Comment on other setups and share tips on working effectively in Dark Mode.

🤝 Why Participate?

• Discover ways to make working in Dark Mode easier on your eyes.
• Learn how others use Dark Mode settings to improve workflow and visibility.
• Show off your unique setup and inspire others to personalize theirs!

Resources

Need help setting up Dark Mode? Check out these helpful resources:

https://youtu.be/EzFOMt2iSM0?si=pAJKWBvzdix6wC-v

View your workspace in Dark Mode | Bluebeam Technical Support

We’re excited to see how you make Dark Mode work for you! Let’s see who has efficient, creative, and comfortable setups.

For those wanting to know more about monthly challenges, please visit this link.

Jes Stafford

Dark mode because Architect. The more black the better.

JJones

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.

Jes Stafford

Genius graphic tweak there @JJones !!!

Looks really good in that screenshot and, the magic factor, looks like it would boost efficiency when scanning for markups in drawings rather than the markup list.

akhikund

Using a dark background (dark mode) in Bluebeam Revu 21.3 offers several benefits, especially for users who spend long hours working on PDFs, markups, and design documents. Here are the main advantages:

• Reduced Eye Strain and Fatigue
• Improved Focus on Content
• Enhanced Visibility of Colored Markups

Adjust Highlight Opacity, Experiment with Color Contrast, and Customize Markup Properties
are the useful features for Optimizing Dark Mode

jrideout

Utilizing Dark Mode for our purposes helps when reviewing Civil 3D produced figures, our CAD software is set to be a fully black background and the new mode allows for any colour to be set:

Additionally, it intuitively adjusts the base colours available in the software according to their contrast so there hasn't been any trouble seeing existing markups when toggling Dark Mode on:

All in all, great addition in 21.3.0

Darbie

Great tip @JJones!

For me, as a person with dyslexia, having the option to change the background color back and forth so quickly really helps me reduce reading and eye fatigue and helps trick my brain into making less reading errors. A lot of programs need to be restarted to switch "styles" like light to dark mode, so having it as a toggle is extremely useful and is already a staple in my workflow.

It would be nice as development continues to have the same or a similar toggle with a extended background options- Blue like original blueprints, a custom color, or a High contrast mode for additional accessibility.

Carina

I love that I am able to see the original version in the thumbnails, but my dark mode can stay as-is, even as I open new documents!

Carina

I have run into an issue with a project (I can't figure out why this one is being different) where I can flip it to dark mode just fine, but if I want to customize the background color (to say, the "blueprint look") I see the background flash the color, but nothing actually changes.

It was not a big issue, but it took me a while to realize it was only happening to this file.

Marco M

We'll follow up, @Carina!

tmeadahc

@corina I had the same issue. I found that once I changed the color to the background I wanted, I then completely close BB and when I reopened it, and then opened a PDF, the color background I selected is working. Trial and error finally showed me that. May or may not work for you but give it a try and see if it does.

Rebecca Yu

Thanks for the heads up @Carina and @tmeadahc! So far we haven't had that issue and are enjoying the dark look for less eye strain and markups popping instead of fading into the white background.

Carina

Thanks @tmeadahc! I gave it a shot, but there must be something about this particular file. It's almost like the whole background is white so it overrides the different background color option. 🤷‍♀️

Luke Shiras

Thinking about your issue @Carina, I think you are on to something. It sounds like the PDF has a solid white "background" rather than black vector lines only. If you take a snippet of your sheet, does it show up transparently when you paste it back in? In my example to the right, I changed colors → black became red, one white became yellow, and the other white became light blue.

Carina

@Luke Shiras I think you solved the issue for me!

I took a snapshot, and when I pasted it, it came with a solid white background!

When I did this for another document that showed the colored dark mode, the paste did have a transparent background!

Thank you for your brain power here!

Marco M

This challenge has now closed.

It was great to see others showcasing their use of Dark Mode! 🙌

Check out the new Challenge that was just posted in the Community Hub!