Feature Highlight: Overlay Pages

Marco M · 2024-10-24T15:18:23+00:00

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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 missed during reviews with visual comparisons that can streamline processes.

Do you use this feature often? How else can Overlay help improve accuracy in your projects?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xSSdA3WwcM

Find more resources here: https://support.bluebeam.com/online-help/revu2017/Content/RevuHelp/04--Document/05--Comparison/Overlay-Pages--MT.htm

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hungpa

What a coincidence. I came to the bluebeam community page to find out why the default settings for the overlay feature (which I use often) for version 21 will not compare "all pages" when that is what I've set under Edit Defaults. I had an older version (2015) where I was able to set default to compare "all pages". Please help me troubleshoot or maybe this feature broke and needs to be fixed.

vfrench

I sometimes use the overlay feature not to compare revisions but to put the details from multiple drawings on to one.

For example, I can have layouts detailing the drainage, the external works and another detailing retaining walls. They don't have to all be the same size drawing nor do they have to be to the same rotation.

Once overlaid you can see where the details on each drawing do and do not tie-up.

bwhitlock

Love document compare, especially overlay pages.

rcox

As with most videos demonstrating methods for performing overlays in Bluebeam Revue, this one is an example of "a perfect world." It's not uncommon however that elements in a revised drawing have changed in both page-position and in size, so even when using the 3-point alignment tool, it may take several attempts, and still a non-satisfactory overlay can result.

It seems to me that a more satisfactory method of positioning the overlay is to allow the user to dynamically move the entire drawing until the area of focus is positioned according to the desire of the user. Below is an example of this dynamic feature in action. I hope it can be introduced into Bluebeam Revu.

https://youtu.be/WwOyc0_mDu8?si=eUVBXkQh5eTp-Vks&t=205

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