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Feature Highlight: Scale & Calibration
This week, we're talking Scale and Calibration. Getting accurate measurements starts with setting the right scale and Bluebeam makes it easy with Calibration. With just a couple of clicks, you can ensure your documents are properly scaled so that every measurement you take is precise. Whether you're measuring distances,…
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Feature Highlight: Adding Actions to markups
This week, we're highlighting how to add Actions to markups in Bluebeam Revu! PDF markups can be configured to perform certain actions when clicked, like jumping to a specific location in a document or opening another file when you add an Action. In addition, Tool Chest tools can be configured to create markups with…
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Feature Highlight: Alert a Studio Session Attendee
This week, we’re highlighting the Alert Other Studio Session Attendees to a Markup feature! Need to make another Studio Session attendee aware of a markup you or someone else made on the document? No problem! Easily send an alert to another Session Attendee: they’ll receive an email with a linked snapshot view of the…
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Feature Highlight: Dynamic Fill
This week, we’re highlighting Dynamic Fill! This tool makes it easy to quickly measure irregular areas by filling them in. No need to trace every edge manually—it’s fast and helpful for area and volume calculations. How do you or your team utilize the Dynamic Fill tool for quick and accurate measurement? What specific…
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Feature Highlight: Hiding Markups
This week, we're highlighting how to hide markups in Bluebeam Revu temporarily! Temporarily hide markups in Bluebeam Revu to quickly surface and interact with markups whose visibility is obscured by overlapping markups. Here's how to: Hide Markups: Right-click the markup(s) you want to hide on the document or from the…
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Feature Highlight: Flatten tool
This week, we're highlighting the Flatten tool in Revu! Flattening lets you lock in your markups, making them a permanent part of your PDF. It’s a great way to finalize documents and ensure that all annotations are secure before sharing. Do you or your team use the Flatten feature in Revu? What benefits have you…
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Feature Highlight: Rotating Measurement Captions
This week, we'll be highlighting the Rotating Measurement Captions feature in Bluebeam! It's a simple, yet mighty feature that allows a user to rotate Measurement captions. Here's how: Select the measurement markup whose caption is to be rotated. Click the anchor point and drag it to the desired angle. Notice that the…
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Feature Highlight: Overlay Pages
This week we’re highlighting the Overlay Pages feature. This tool allows you to compare two or more documents by overlaying them, highlighting differences and changes with different colors. It's perfect for identifying revisions between versions of drawings. Overlaying documents can help you catch changes that might be…
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Results are in: Batch Feature Results are in!
We asked: Which of these BATCH features has helped you out/been the most beneficial to you? …And you answered! Batch Compare Documents was the crowd favorite! "Batch Compare Documents feature compares groups of documents to each other and highlights the differences between them."
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Feature Highlight: Layers
This week, we’re highlighting Layers in Bluebeam Revu. Layers let you organize content, making it easy to show or hide different elements like markups or design details. How have you used layers to keep your documents organized?
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How do you use Capture Media?
How do you utilize the Capture Media tool in Revu? Are you using it primarily for reviewing plans/drawings, or are there other creative ways you’ve found to make the most of it?
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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! ← RSVP here Find your people and join these groups: Portland BUG Spokane BUG Find your BUG
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VOTE: Which of these BATCH features has helped you out/been the most beneficial to you?
The Batch Menu provides easy access to a handful of tools that can be used on multiple PDFs at the same time. If you've used any of the batch features and functionality, we're certain you have a favorite. Vote on yours below! Batch functionality is available in Core & Complete plans.
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Experience using the Tool Chest?
What has been your experience for storing & reusing custom markups in the Tool Chest? How do you organize and manage your tool sets? What impact has this had on your efficiency? P.S. Don't forget to check out this month's monthly challenge on Tool Sets!