Advice to new Bluebeam users? 📝

eperius · 2025-07-15T19:30:05+00:00

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eperius

Do you remember the first time you were introduced to Bluebeam or the first thing you learned how to use?

If you could give one piece of advice or tip to new Revu users, what would it be?

👇️ Share below!

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Doug McLean

Play!!!

Ask questions.

Angela Aff

A thousand times yes to asking questions, @Doug McLean!!! Personally, for a long time, a fear of mine was not appearing as smart as other people if I didn't know something about a certain topic. But in my experience, I've learned people are always more than happy to share! I think I ask about 100 questions a day now - ha!

Michael Watson

Suggestion #1: In many cases, Bluebeam Revu provides multiple ways to get something done. Before you are faced with a critical project deadline or document release, spend some time to practice using your business process as a guide. For each step of the process, make sure you know and have practiced at least one way to perform that task in Bluebeam.

Suggestion #2: use the largest possible computer monitor you can. Use two if possible!

Josh Gebelein

Look up the keyboard shortcuts and learn the ones for tools you use the most, like highlight or measure. Pretty soon you'll run circles around the rest of the office. https://support.bluebeam.com/revu/resources/keyboard-shortcuts.html

Doug McLean

I agree with the monitor.
I was able to talk my boss into an HD 32". It really does make a difference

Or 4….

I can relate 🤣

For any brand new user, the first thing you are going to want to do is change off the Revu profile.
Revu> Profiles> Revu Advanced. This actually changes the UI quite a bit and makes it look a little more like AutoCAD.

Now think about your workflow, how did you do that before? Look through the toolbars to find something that's close to what you would do with a pen, and just have fun.

Jes Stafford

Click Revu/Preferences/ and check Show Full-Screen Crosshair - allows more precision without guesswork when placing objects and markups that need to align + windowing around content to avoid awkward clipping.
Make a big new PDF (24x36 or 30x42) and save it as your SANDBOX. Refer to a previous comment - PLAY. This is where you go to fine tune the style of your markups, create custom defaults and tool sets to make them they way you want them, and try everything you want in your own PDF space. Trying to "break" something is the best way to test it. If you crash Bluebeam every now and then, you will know you are pushing the limits. I've even created a Studio Session Sandbox where we test and set permissions and Session features and function before rolling out into projects.

Michael Watson

Doug and Jes,

Both excellent suggestions. Thank you!

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