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By and large we've started to ignore digital signature validation. It' sbecome a pain when you need to update some small clerical item like a typo. Under the archaic version of wet signatures, a clerical alteration was easily handle, you just did it. No one came around with their white-out to clear their signature and…
Can your Engineers roll out an update so that the Revu software 'Author' field auto updates with the licensed and registered user of the Bluebeam software? It's currently defaulting to the folder name at C:\User\username. This is problematic and time consuming for us to keep changing the Author field before sending out…
If you've ever had to place a symbol on a drawing more than three times, you've probably wondered, "I wish I didn't have to keep clicking on the symbol every time I want to place it." I have great news for you 😀 The Reuse Tools option keeps that tool selected for placing as many instances of a symbol as you need! There are…
Dimmer: The Dimmer menu contains tools to control dimmer effects on the content layer of the PDF in order to better see annotations. Dim Content (CTRL+F5): Toggles the dimmer effect on or off. 0-100%: Set the level of dimming as a percentage. The lower the percentage, the less intense the underlying PDF will appear…
Do you enjoy using the measure tool in Revit and wish Bluebeam had the same ability? Well, you're in luck, because it does. After selecting any measurement tool, expand the Measurements pulldown and uncheck “Make Annotations from Measurements”. Now when you measure something, it will be temporary and not leave a mark. Just…
I'm just going to share a few random tips and tricks I've shared in-house with my office. Here's the first one. Especially helpful when working with a Studio Session where you can't slip sheet the updated page into the set. Copy full page to snapshot (can be done by right-clicking thumbnail but, works with a targeted…
I have implemented BB to all sales staff in addition to project management and engineering. My sales staff is having a simple issue that Acrobat use to handle with a few clicks. We use a PDF letterhead to give a background to our sales proposals. I have tried to use overlay but it requires that we have a unique file for…
Hi all, my name is Aily, and I'm the Manager of Customer Education at Bluebeam - nice to meet you! I want to learn how you prefer to train, onboard, or up-skill your internal employees on everything Bluebeam, so I can make sure we're allocating the right resources to the right kinds of training (aka help me help you!). If…
Are your PDF files lagging when rendering or loading when opening? Try this setting to see if it helps. Click Revu (upper left) > Preferences / Or you can push "CTRL+K" On the left panel, click Advanced Under the 2D Rendering tab: Rendering Engine: Set to "Hardware" Rendering Mode: Set to "Wait for Completion" Click OK.…
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Please add folders within sessions for document organization. This will make navigating to the documents within a session cleaner and easier as documents within a session can add up and be cumbersome to have to search through to find what the user is trying to open. This feature would be greatly appreciated by all. Thank…
Did you know that double-clicking a Bluebeam Revu Profile (.bpx file) automatically opens Revu and imports the profile for you? This is the quickest and easiest way to have a User import a Profile. It is a very low impact for our non-technical friends and co-workers. 😅 It is much better than explaining how to click the…
I would like another option for locking that allows for a shapes dimensions to be locked, but still be able to move the shape / sketch around. An example of this would be a toggle for "dimension lock" where I could trace the outline of a building and rotate / move it around a site or property without accidentally changing…
I just installed version 21.4 this morning on a second work machine, and encountered the common problem of Print to Bluebeam being broken during install. I resolved the problem using the following steps (Windows 11, 64 bit). I have admin privileges, so make sure you can make such changes before starting. I can't guarantee…
I know that Bluebeam makes it difficult to select a markup that is under another markup—try selecting a markup four levels deep! BUT! I ran a demo today, and a 💡 went off in my head. Can I make a Keyboard Shortcut from the R21.2 Hide selected markup feature and use it to quickly hide obscuring markups to get to the markup…
Would it be possible to create an additional option under "Manage Toolsets" to edit the columns in the Tool Chest? Such as renaming or disabling which ones are not used. And that the columns are also extended as soon as they are extended to the right and do not become narrower again
When moving a PDF file from the main BlueBeam application to another window (or second monitor), it creates a new Bluebeam tab. I would like to see it create a new separate application on my computer that I can pull up and down, as needed. Currently, if I click away on Bluebeam (with multiple tabs open on multiple…
While I wait for the influx of new members from the PHX/NorCal bug webinar I thought I'd ask about your experience with making custom hatches and line styles in Bluebeam (the topic of the webinar). There were some great examples of custom hatches and lines that made a lot of sense for those users. One was a civil office…