Give us back what you took away

Alan Corey, P.E.

I see Bluebeam Cloud has been updated to allow for DropBox integration. Good job guys… you successfully did what GoodNotes did years ago.

I am not even sorry for the stinging criticism of the new app. I loved Bluebeam Revu iOS and I still have it and use it because Cloud is a joke. I need a measure tool and a proper bookmarks and pages icons as well. This cannot be that hard to put into Bluebeam Cloud guys. DropBox integration is a step in the right direction but its still pointless if I can't utilize the app for which its intended. While I am at it, I need a "scribble" feature for a markup. I am using an Apple Pencil Pro for my markups and the onboard markup tools on Cloud are not well integrated… I don't like smart text features and the usability of these pen/marker on Revu and Cloud are both glitchy… for the lack of a better technical term. I just need a way to very quickly draw and annotate documents. GoodNotes has successfully integrated this into their platform and it works flawlessly. Be like GoodNotes with a scale and measure tool Bluebeam… we like GoodNotes. I'd love it if it had a scale and measure tool.

Shawn Dawson

Hi @Alan Corey, P.E.,

Thanks for sharing your feedback. We have recently shared our mobile roadmap here: https://www.bluebeam.com/revu-ipad-eol/

Revu for iPad was a $10 app that delivered tremendous value in its time, but it was built on an old framework that Apple no longer supports. Its time has come, which is why it will be removed from the App Store at the end of this year. Our focus now is on building a modern app that can carry your workflows forward.

Just this month we delivered a complete file access experience. Whether you use Dropbox, Studio, or another source, you can now open your files directly. This is a huge unblocker and makes the app useful for more customers than ever before. On top of that, we just shipped a new pen tool with eraser and performance enhancements, and we recognize that further freehand improvements are still needed.

We hear the calls for measurements, bookmarks, and smoother markups, and those are coming. But it is important to acknowledge that every customer uses Bluebeam in a unique way, which creates a wide range of expectations that will not all be met in the earliest versions of the new app. You might not see it yet, but the excitement around the progress we’re making is real, and it is building inside our teams and with customers who are starting to experience the new foundation.

We are committed to doing this work the right way. It takes time, but it is the only way to build a mobile solution that is reliable, flexible, and ready to support your field workflows long into the future.

Thanks!

Shawn Dawson
Product Manager