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I have a set of plans that I want to run an overlay on. It's 30 pages and most of them are not consistent in how they were updated and the only accurate way to do it is to go into each page and individually do an overlay for a single page at a time between the two PDFs being overlaid. I feel like we would benefit from the…
Just realized this might be better on this forum, sorry for posting this from another area if that's an issue. I have a set of plans that I want to run an overlay on. It's 30 pages and most of them are not consistent in how they were updated and the only accurate way to do it is to go into each page and individually do an…
I've run an overlay on an 88-page project with lots of changes. When trying to print a physical copy, it gets hung up. Even printing in batches is slow because several pages lead to virtual freezing. Are there any tips on how to improve/speed up the printing process? I've flattened and reduced file size, but that has had…
Keyboard Shortcut Key Request: Add ability for the user to select a single layer to be assigned to a keyboard shortcut key for toggling on and off that layer. Example: Layers: Main document Overlay document #1 Overlay document #2 Right click overlay document #1 layer > assign to layer shortcut key > toggle on/off assigned…
Is there a shortcut to colorize snapshots? I use the snapshot tool quite a bit to take a snip of something and then overlay on another drawing. After pasting that snapshot, I will typically right-click and chose "Change Color" and select colorize and have it changed to red so I can distinguish from the snapshot and the…
When I bring in a screenshot, it is not to scale, and I need to rotate it and resize to try match the pdf content. For example, sometimes I want to take an aerial screenshot and overlay it over my pdf plans. To make sure it aligns I need to scale it correctly, and rotate it correctly. It would be very handy if I could…
Please have the default settings for overlay feature actually work and apply to the pdfs I am trying to compare. otherwise, what's the purpose of the default settings?
When I try to overlay two documents, I have my default settings set to "all pages", however, I have to manually change each document in the overlay list to all pages. Why is this function not working? It used to work in older versions (2015).
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…
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Hello everyone, I work in the telecommunications field and frequently provide plan markups for various roadway projects. These plans often come in a wide range of scales—from 1" = 20' to 1" = 100'. I’m wondering if there’s a way to copy markups from a plan with one scale (e.g., 1" = 40') and paste them into another plan…
My subscription has been renewed, and my bank account debited for full amount, but I am unable to use Bluebeam. When I open it will not allow me to do anything except click on my account name, and it shows it as "Expired" and Plan "Unassigned". I submitted a ticket two days ago, and have heard NOTHING! I am dead in the…
I'm trying to load a document with fillable form fields into a Bluebeam Studio session so that when attendees join the session, they can complete their portions of the form. However, when I add the document to the Studio session, all the form fields lock and cannot be filled. How can I make the fields fillable?
log in I am really tired of having to log into Bluebeam every time I open it. Please figure out another way. This is the only application on our PCs that require this.
Just started happening after I had to do a preferences reset. Each time I open a existing pdf file on my companies server, I get the error that the file is locked by another user. I know that it is not, so I click retry, and it opens just fine. Happens again even after closing the file and then attempting to open it again.…
Hello, I'm new to Bluebeam software and don't use it regularly, so this might be common knowledge. If we add digital signatures to a document in Bluebeam and the document gets updated over time, is there a way to track or link the different versions for future reference? Thank you.
Hi everyone – I’m new here and excited to learn from this group. I work with a lot of teams in construction and government who are moving toward tighter IT security policies — especially removing local admin rights for end users. One thing I’ve noticed is that Bluebeam (and sometimes other tools) can get tricky in that…
I have some drawings where the Pan Tool (hand icon) works like this - 1)Left mouse button held, hand grabs whole drawing and moves it around. Mouse scroll wheel zooms in and out. I have other drawings where it works like this- 2) Left mouse button held, hand grabs whole drawing and moves it around (same). Mouse scroll…
Is it possible to remove restrictions on a PDF file in Bluebeam? I frequently download PDF files from many manufacturers and they often put security restrictions on them which is difficult to share with other trades/collaborators. I've tried using online PDF tools but they only let you remove security on a couple files at…
Its noow been three days that I cannot get my users renewed on bluebeam. My account will not let me login it gives me a strange error And it goes no where. I have a ticket open now three days with Bluebeam support and no answers . Does anyone have any suggestions. This is crazy and the worst support I have seen
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