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Feature Highlight: Typewriter vs Text Box
Ever needed to fill out a form that isn't fillable — no form fields, just static text on a PDF? Trying to line up a Text Box over each blank can be fiddly, and the box will reflow your text if you resize it. The Typewriter tool is built for exactly this. ➡️ Here's how: Go to Tools > Markup > Typewriter, or press W. Click…
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Outil périmètre
Bonjour, Je souhaiterai ajouter une fonction pour l'outil périmètre : Quand on maintien le clic sur la souris, on puisse dessiner directement un rectangle. utilisé pour des bêches périphériques, les drains… Le logiciel logikutch utilise cette fonction et c'est la seule qui est manquante sur blubeam revu. Quand on utilise…
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Feature Highlight: Paste a markup in the exact same spot
Ever need to place the same markup — like a cloud around a room — on multiple pages of the same drawing set? Copying and pasting normally drops it wherever you click, which means re-positioning it by hand every single time. There's a modifier key shortcut that skips that step entirely. ➡️ Here's how: Select the markup you…
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Bidirectional Excel/CSV Integration – Import & Update Markup Metadata
Hi Bluebeam Team, I am writing to suggest a feature that would significantly enhance the workflow for users handling large-scale projects: the ability to import markup data from Excel/CSV back into Bluebeam to update existing properties. Currently, in my industry, we use Bluebeam to assign unique IDs and metadata to…
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Feature Highlight: Customize your keyboard shortcuts
If you find yourself reaching for the same tools over and over — or reassigning the same markup properties every time — there's a faster way to work. Revu lets you customize your own keyboard shortcuts, so the tools and commands you use most are always one keystroke away. ➡️ Here's how: Go to Revu > Keyboard Shortcuts.…
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✴ Feature Highlight: Creating Custom Statuses
Did you know that you can set the status of any markup in the Markups list and create your own custom statuses? To create a custom status, you first must create a custom model. Click Window > Panels > Markups Then, on the Markups list, click the icon on the Status column and click Manage Status. Click Add below the Models…
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️✴️ Feature Highlight: Customizing Toolbars
This week we’re highlighting how you can customize Toolbars to help match the way you work! Toolbars can be hidden, moved, customized, and locked in place. Customizing your workspace helps keep your most-used tools easily accessible and improves efficiency throughout your day. ⛏ With the Customize Toolbars dialog, you can:…
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Markdown format export
To aid Ai use (and reduce so processing time) I would like to convert PDFs to markdown format to make them machine readable. I would also be able to visually check their conversion before using them with Ai.
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✴️ Feature Highlight: Creating the Perfect Circle
This week, we're highlighting how to create the perfect circle in Bluebeam Revu! ➡️Here’s how: Navigate to Tools Click Markup Select the Ellipse tool Before placing the ellipse tool on your document → Press and hold Shift …and now you have the perfect circle! 🔵 Resizing the circle is easy, too. Select the circle Press and…
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✴Feature Highlight: Turn On/Off: Show Measurement Value for Dominant Markup
This week, we're highlighting how to turn Show Measurement Value for Dominant Markups Only on & off! When measurement markups are grouped, Revu automatically combines values such as Count, Length, Area, Wall Area, and Volume into a single total in the Markups List. But sometimes, you only need to see the value of one…
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✴ Feature Highlight: Cycle through overlapping markups
Wrapping up this month with a hot topic: drawings with a lot of markups! When drawings become packed with comments, symbols, and revisions, selecting the exact markup you need can quickly become frustrating. Instead of zooming in or moving markups, quickly and easily access markups hidden by cycling through overlapping…
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True or False: You can add layers to a PDF that's already in a Studio Session.
Interested in learning more about Studio Projects and Sessions? Connect with your peers and find out the answer tomorrow (September 18) at the Portland & Spokane Bluebeam User Group (BUG) meeting! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-your-calendars-joint-portland-spokane-bug-q3-meeting-tickets-998675243537?aff=oddtdtcreator←…
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✴️ Feature Highlight: Double-Click Tool Chest Items to Modify Shape
🧰 Ready for a cool Tool Chest hack? This week, we’re highlighting a powerful way to work smarter with custom tools in the Tool Chest in Bluebeam Revu! Need to use the same markup from your Tool Chest with the same properties, but with a slightly different shape? No problem! Double-click the Markup in your Tool Chest to…
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✴️ Feature Highlight: Changing Fonts in Typewriter & Text Box Tools
This week, we're highlighting how to change the font in the Typewriter and Text Box tools in Bluebeam Revu! 🖍️🖌️ When adding notes, comments, or callouts, adjusting the font style and size can help your markups look more professional, readable, and consistent across project teams. ➡️Here’s how to update the font in a…
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✴️ Feature Highlight: Color Processing
No jokes here - just a feature highlight! Did you know that you can use the Color Processing tool in Bluebeam Revu to quickly manipulate the colors of a PDF to improve readability, simplify documents, or prepare files for printing and sharing. Color Processing is beneficial when working with multi-color plans, scanned…
