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Let Bluebeam make a free custom tool set for you!

August 23, 2010

Is there a Bluebeam tool set that you’ve been meaning to make, but just haven’t had time? If so, today’s your lucky day!

Bluebeam’s intern Daniel has been challenged to create as many user-requested tool sets as possible over the next month. Sequenced electrical outlets, door and window symbols, text boxes preloaded with common comments…your wish is Daniel’s command.

Coming soon to a Tool Chest near you…tool sets created by intern Daniel.

Now through mid-September, send me an email with details about the tool sets you need. We’ll create it, send it back to you and post it on our website for fellow Bluebeamers to enjoy, too. Here’s how to get your free custom tool set:

  • Email Karen (at) bluebeaminsider.com
  • Explain what types of tools you need. Please help Daniel get started by sending some sort of reference (ASME number, scan of the symbols, etc.)

Start sending in your tool set requests today, and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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New use for Bluebeam PDF Revu discovered!

June 23, 2010

I can’t believe it. All this time that I’ve been sharing helpful tips for using Bluebeam PDF Revu, I’ve overlooked one incredibly important workflow – splitting up a tab from an after work get-together. Thankfully, a creative Bluebeam user stepped up and sent me this PDF last week:

File this one under “Why didn’t I think of that?”

TK (I promised to protect the names of the innocent) fronted a happy hour bill, and needed his coworkers to pay up. So he scanned the receipt to PDF and used Bluebeam to markup who owed what. Brilliant!

Are you using Revu in an unexpected way? Let me know. And remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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Using Bluebeam to design our AIA booth

May 3, 2010

A few weeks ago we announced that we’re going to have a huge, 20 ft x 30 ft booth at AIA this June, and we posted some sneak peek images, too. Today, we’re giving you a glimpse at our design process, to show you how Bluebeam PDF Revu helped create Bluebeam’s largest trade show booth ever. Take a look:

During the design phase we used Revu to redline PDF drawings of our plans.

We also made PDF image boards to spec out booth components. Thank you Insert Image tool!

Sequenced markups are a nifty way to layout computer stations.

Revu’s markup tools even helped us plan out our computer and monitor connections.

Stay tuned for more hints about our booth and the amazing new technology we’ll be launching at AIA. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen


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How the £©‡™± do I add these symbols to my PDFs?

April 29, 2010

A few days ago a Bluebeam user Tweeted me and asked, “How do you type a ™ or © to a text markup in Bluebeam?” The answer is to show some love to your keyboard’s Alt key.

Alt: It’s not just for killing programs along with Ctrl and Delete.

In Windows, Alt can be used in conjunction with the numeric keypad to the right of your alphabet keys to add a variety of special symbols, letters with accents and so on. And, you guessed it; these magical codes work in all text markups (text box, typewriter, callout and leader line) in Revu. For example, to get the trademark logo, just hit Alt + 0153. Need the copyright symbol? Go press Alt + 0169. Nice!

You can find a directory of Windows Alt numeric codes here. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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Using Bluebeam as a layout program

April 6, 2010

A few weeks ago I received this PDF from a Bluebeam user who wanted to show me what he is doing with Revu:

Now, I always love seeing how our customers use our software. But I was especially excited to see this PDF. Why? Well, because the user created this file by using Bluebeam as a layout application. Every single image, cloud and text box in this file is actually an annotation made in Revu!

See, the entire PDF is made out of Bluebeam markups. Cool!

You can use Bluebeam as a layout program for field reports and other document types, too. Start with a blank PDF, or a PDF template. Then, like this user, add snapshot annotations or use the insert image tool to add photos. Use the text box or typewriter tool to add notes, and even add shapes like clouds, rectangles and ellipses. To make it easier to place markups, use Revu’s alignment toolbar.

Align, distribute or flip markups using the Alignment Toolbar.

You can also select an annotation and adjust its X and Y coordinates, width, height or rotation in the Properties Panel.

Find lots of markup layout options in the Properties Panel.

What type of documents will you make using Bluebeam PDF Revu as a layout program? Share them with me! And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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Video Testimonial – Guess how great Bluebeam is for estimates!

March 18, 2010

Check out the latest “Bluebeam User Story” video testimonial:

In this video Tim Sorrentino, Construction Mananger and Principal of Wellspring Building & Development, shows us how he uses Bluebeam to get takeoffs for performing estimates. He’s only been using Bluebeam PDF Revu for two months, but he’s already maximizing his use with custom tools sets, custom markup list columns and more.

Let me know if you want to be a part of this fun series, and I’ll send you all the details about recording and submitting videos. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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Video Testimonial – Plan Room Estimator using Bluebeam PDF Revu for Takeoffs

March 5, 2010

Hello, Bluebeamers! Today we’re introducing a new feature for the PDF Insider and our social media sites – video testimonials! In our first “Bluebeam PDF Revu User Story,” watch plan room estimator Brad Wells tell you why he thinks Bluebeam PDF Revu is the best software for takeoffs:

To share your Bluebeam story with other Bluebeamers, email me and I’ll send you all the details about how to record and submit videos to us. Thanks for watching and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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A nifty way to use Bluebeam’s Action Markups

March 2, 2010

Action Markups (new in Revu 8) are a cool enhancement to Bluebeam. Now you can take any annotation and configure it to open a website, jump to a specific portion of the PDF or open an entirely different file when clicked.

In my opinion, one of the niftiest ways to use this new tool is to drag and drop related files over annotations, instantly linking them to the markup. It’s great for easily sharing images, RFIs, specifications and other files that help answer project questions.

Let me show you what I mean:

This PDF has a few comments that are referring to other documents and images. Rather than just describing where viewers can find additional information, you can now attach those files directly to the markups.

Just drag and drop a file from the File Explorer, your desktop or other Explorer window on top of the markup.

Now the cloud markup is configured to open up the staircase image when clicked. You can tell that a markup is configured to perform an action because it will display a little lightning bolt to the bottom right of the annotation (see the circled area below).

The lightning bolt tells the tale!

Now when clicked, this markup will open the associated image.

Don’t forget to use Action Markups the next time you need to reference or attach additional files, and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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New Bluebeam features for getting takeoffs from PDFs

February 24, 2010

Bluebeam has always been a great tool for getting takeoffs from PDFs. But with the release of Revu 8, great got even better! Take a look at these enhanced features for measuring and counting from PDFs:

Estimation Profile
This is the new, must-have profile for anyone using Bluebeam’s measurement tools. It displays all the measurement options on a Revu toolbar, adds special length and area columns in the markups list (that show values in decimal format) and adds special Curves and Sequenced Markups tool sets in the Tool Chest. It’s everything and the kitchen sink!

Radius Measurement
Calculate a radius by clicking two points along a curve. So simple!

Sequence Markups
It’s a new way to count from Bluebeam. Group any markup with a text box, save it to your Tool Chest then right-click to sequence the markup. Every time it’s placed, the text field will update sequentially. Cool!

Markups List Columns and Formulas
If you’re preparing estimates, you can now get takeoffs from your PDFs and let the Markups List take care of all the cost calculations. Add custom columns with formulas and calculations, so data such as material cost, square footage and more is automatically calculated as you measure off your PDF. Learn more about this feature in the Columns & Formulas Video on this page.

What’s your favorite new feature for getting takeoffs from PDF? Let me know. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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PDF Markup Tools for Designing a Winter Wonderland

December 16, 2009

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Festive music is in the air, there’s a cold chill in the air and snow on the ground. Well, okay maybe there isn’t snow here in Pasadena. But trust me we’ve had a very cold December, by southern California standards, that is.

Anyways, to celebrate the changing season, I thought it was time to share some appropriate PDF markup symbols. After all, as you’re designing your gingerbread houses, snowmen and other wintery décor, you’ll want to keep those plans paperless and in PDF, right?

Go to Bluebeam’s Resources page to download these fun tools!

Go to Bluebeam’s Resources page to download these fun tools!

I made these fun symbols by using Bluebeam’s PDF markup tools, mainly by drawing out and then grouping polygons, ellipses, arcs and curves. For the markups with pairs, like the ice skates, I only drew the symbol once. Then I copied and pasted the symbol onto the PDF again, and used the Flip Horizontal icon on Bluebeam’s Alignment toolbar so I could have a left and right ice skate. Pretty nifty, huh?

You can download these Winter Wonderland Tools, which were made solely by using PDF markup tools in Bluebeam PDF Revu, or download them from our Resources page. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

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