It would be really helpful to be able to add layers AFTER a bluebeam session has been initiated. We use the layers to assign markups to particular users, which then allows them to filter their tasks.
In the meantime, could you add a column to the markup where you can assign the task and then filter that way? I haven't tried this, so I don't know if it would work.
You can't add custom columns after the PDF has been loaded into a Session, but that would be a great way to accomplish this instead of layers. Create a custom column for "Responsibility" and set a Choice option where you can list your team. Then it would be simple to just set markups to the team members.
Just tried that and, it works really great. And what's really even better about it is that you can save that to your profile, and after that every PDF you work on has that column with the choices that you setup. Our issue has been that, we would forget to add the layers before we added the pdf to the bluebeam session, after which, we just couldn't use that workflow. I think maybe this solves that problem
@Jason Artley has given you a great alternative - that might be a better solution long term.
We've all been there "forgetting" to complete a step in our process. After missing a few things in my workflow @Darin I made the time to type the whole process out in a simple Excel file. Having to go down a list and check a box that says "Add standard layers" that falls in sequence before "Upload to session" might be enough of a reminder to help your team avoid the miss. 😎
Glad to hear that works for you!
