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New Version of Bluebeam Has Destroyed the Recent Tools Tool - How Do I Fix It?
I recently upgraded to the latest version of Bluebeam from Version 20.3 and it is a disaster. There are 2 major problems that occur that have essentially eliminated the way that I typically do estimates. The recent tools button now records the same tool over and over again every time I use it. So if I use a polylength tool…
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Setting a default tool when opening PDFs in Revu
I've been trying to find anything related to this, but all I see is default tool 'settings' but I want to change the tool, not settings of the tool. The default selected now is the pan tool but my most used tool is the select text tool and when I open a new PDF or have multiple opened and then I close one, Revu will change…
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Can tool box icons be revised to show text
As part of preliminary estimating for roadway projects I have created a custom toolbox for area, length and count items. I can change the color. Is there a way to change the icon to something like SW for sidewalk area? I have the measuring tools set up with custom labels and layers to facilitate review and quantity total…
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Is there any solution that can open links (hyperlinks) in new tab(s)?
I am estimator and sometimes need a lot of back and forth between plan and sections/details. I am aware of can use ALT+ Arrow left to back my previous page. But, I would like to keep focusing my current drawings and open those links trough new tabs. I can do it when I use Microsoft Edge (when have opened the PDF drawings).…
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Please Go Back to The Old Way The Recent Tools Tab Worked - Please See Prior Post Below
I recently upgraded to the latest version of Bluebeam from Version 20.3 and it is a disaster. There are 2 major problems that occur that have essentially eliminated the way that I typically do estimates. The recent tools button now records the same tool over and over again every time I use it. So if I use a polylength tool…
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Auto-generating takeoffs: Does Bluebeam have AI for markups?
Is there any way to autogenerate markups in Bluebeam instead of manually tracing every area and perimeter? I bid multiple jobs a week, and these "robotic" takeoffs are a huge bottleneck. Does Bluebeam have an AI feature to auto-detect these boundaries and generate the markups? Manually tracing miles of sidewalk, asphalt,…
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Custom Man Hours Column
Curious if anyone adds a "time" or "man hours" columns in their markups list when doing takeoff. I have some ideas but unsure if they will actually be useful. For example: 10 LF of footing = 1 man hour. Does anyone have any tips on adding custom columns on their markups for time? I already utilize it for material cost per…
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Custom Profile Defaults
Following my post about who uses multiple custom profiles on a daily basis, even though it appeared there aren't many of us, I thought it would still be worth while making a request for some standard features which make things a whole lot easier. Exporting of the csv file - make it possible to use 'current folder' as a…
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Snap Will Not Disengage
Can someone please help with what seems to be a very simple question. I've turned off the "Snap to Content" button but my measurement tool still wants to snap. Every snap button is turned off. Grid is turned off. I just can't figure it out. Can someone help?
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Better way to draw arcs or poly arcs
We need a better way to draw arcs or poly arcs, like in cad or illustrator.
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Export to Excel Not Working
I've recently had an issue whereby I was trying to export a schedule out to Excel but there were lots or errors or information was just missing. I found this to be because of the font type on the pdf - basically Bluebeam wasn't recognising or didn't like it. So, I simply selected all of the text, changed it and then…
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How to share drawings
Whats the best way for two people to work on a drawing (not both at the same time). We have one person doing most of the drawing, but then sometimes our assessors need to go in and change something. At the moment this means downloading the PDF from Google Drive, opening up locally on bluebeam, editing, saving locally, then…
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Boolean Union and subtraction of Shapes
Requesting Boolean Union and subtraction of Shapes, like in adobe suite, indesign or Illustrator.
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Dynamic fill is deactivated - How to activate it,
I am using version 21.6.1, and my dynamic fill is deactivated. Pls let me know how to activate dynamic fill. Thanks
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Using Custom Profiles
Following on from a discussion that I was having with someone the other day, how many of you use a custom profile? And, more importantly from my point of view, how many of you use multiple profiles? I have many profiles - different trades, several for measuring groundworks (civil engineering) alone, etc.. I thought many…