The PDF Insider

Bookmark this page for Revu 10 feature leaks!

Karen from Bluebeam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:16 +0000

The February edition of the Bluebeam Insider has made it official – Revu 10 will be here at the end of March!

We know “next month” can seem like a long ways away, especially when you’re waiting to find out what we have in store for you with Revu 10. So, in an effort to make you happy (while not angering the engineers by giving away all their secrets) we’ve set up a microsite for feature leaks – www.Revu10.com. Every week we’ll reveal another video, image or other tidbit about a new feature that will be available on a desktop or tablet PC near you soon!

Our first leak – a video – is about an interesting new feature we call “Spaces.” Click here to check it out, and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Tips for taking Revu enterprise-wide

Karen from Bluebeam — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:59 +0000

It seems to be the trend these days –and one that we here at Bluebeam are very excited about. More and more of our customers are standardizing on Revu, not just as their PDF editor, but as a solution to complete a variety of digital workflows. Among those customers publicly announcing they have standardized on Revu include MMM Group (they’ve replaced their seats of Adobe Acrobat with Revu), the City of Bellevue, WA (Revu is a part of the city’s new solution for paperless permitting), COWI (they’re using Revu for assembling project reports and reviewing drawings ) and Grant Thornton’s Tax Practice (this group is using Revu to digitally annotate PDF work papers and digitally sign PDFs).

Are you also looking at going enterprise-wide, or perhaps project or department-wide with Revu? Well, you’re in luck. We’ve got some great resources for you!

In addition to clicking the links above to see how your fellow Revu users are Bluebeaming, we have a published “Guide to Implementing Bluebeam within Your Enterprise” – in PDF, of course. Check it out for tips on net deployment, configuring the Bluebeam Administrator, managing configurations and selecting and deploying Revu preferences and settings.

We also offer Enterprise Licensing, which automatically tracks license usage and releases inactive seats, making them available to install on other computers.

Do you need more help standardizing on Revu? Let us know – we’re always here. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Find out how to bring Revu to you

Karen from Bluebeam — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:49:07 +0000

This year we’re doing something very cool to celebrate the launch of Revu 10…we’re bringing Revu to you! You and your project partners could be among the first to see Revu 10’s new features in the comfort of your very own office. It’s just our way of saying “thanks” for all your support as we release this milestone product which is packed with some very cool features.

Are you ready to bring Revu to you? Find out how you can apply for this fun preview event here.

Check out this new Revu tool set of electrical symbols

Karen from Bluebeam — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:54:15 +0000

You asked for it, so we made it! We’ve just created a new, free tool set of electrical symbols.

This tool set can be yours!

This tool set is packed full of markups that you can easily place on your drawings, change the color and resize. You can get it (and many other tool sets) for free here.

For those of you that are not familiar with Revu’s toolsets, you’ll definitely want to know all about these time-saving treasures. Tool sets are groups of specialized markup symbols that are saved in Revu’s exclusive Tool Chest and are fully customizable for each user. Learn more about tool sets here.

Are there other symbols that you need, that you just don’t see pre-loaded in Revu or on our website? Let me know! And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Bluebeam Rings in 2012 at the Rose Parade

Karen from Bluebeam — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:37:47 +0000

The ball has dropped, confetti has landed and 2012 is here! Bluebeam continued our annual tradition of celebrating the New Year together by watching the Rose Parade. Lucky us – our Pasadena, CA headquarters are conveniently located on the parade route, and we have a balcony! Here are some photos of our favorite floats and bands:

The China Airlines float celebrated the beginning of the year of the Dragon (well, almost – Chinese New Year begins later this month.)

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles’ float celebrated its new dinosaur exhibit!

This “If Pigs Could Fly” float reminded me of Angry Birds!

We love the Nordics, so we definitely loved that the Royal Swedish Navy Cadet Band made an appearance in this year’s parade.

Aloha from the City of Downey!

Happy New Year, and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Happy Holidays from Bluebeam!

Karen from Bluebeam — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:18:00 +0000

The image says it all. Thanks for a great 2011! We’re looking forward to making 2012 another amazing year.

To observe the holidays, our offices will be closed on Monday, December 26^th and Monday, January 2^nd. Cheers, and remember to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

New Video – Bluebeam’s 2011: Deconstructed

Karen from Bluebeam — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:27:51 +0000

It’s that time of year again – time to reflect on the past 365 days or so, and look forward to the future. When looking back on 2011, there’s one thing we know for certain, users like you helped us make 2011 an awesome year!

Just how awesome? Check out our 2011: Deconstructed video.

What was your favorite part of the year? Share below! And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

- Karen

Bluebeam Studio will be temporarily unavailable beginning Friday at 5pm PST

Karen from Bluebeam — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:53:41 +0000

Hello Bluebeamers! If you use Bluebeam Studio to collaborate online with others, then read on.

This weekend Bluebeam Studio is jumping over to a new cloud so that we can offer users even better performance during PDF-based collaboration sessions. This switch will begin this Friday, December 9^th 5pm PST, and Bluebeam Studio sessions will be temporarily unavailable as we make the move. We anticipate being back online by Monday morning. Even though we are moving, there will be no changes required on your end once Studio is back online. Nice!

We hope you’re relaxing, and not working, this weekend. But if you anticipate needing to access the PDFs stored in your Studio sessions, then make sure to save them locally – or contact your session host for local copies – before 5pm PST this Friday.

If you have any questions please feel free to call us at (866) 496-2140, extension 2. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Bluebeam Has a Blast at AU 2011

Karen from Bluebeam — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:48:26 +0000

This year’s Autodesk University was held at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. The feedback from many attendees was that this year’s show was more exciting than ever, and we were thrilled to be a part of it.

Many of our users stopped by to tell us how Bluebeam PDF Revu makes their lives easier, and offered suggestions for future releases. Users-to-be learned more about why Bluebeam PDF Revu stands out among the competition.

With such a diverse group around us, it was a great opportunity to hold a special Faces of Revu photo event on Wednesday night, during AUGI’s annual Beer Bust. All attendees were welcome to take a self-portrait keepsake, while we invited devoted Bluebeam fans to enter the campaign.

Check out these photos from our booth:

This Bluebeamer struck a pose for Revu.

Bluebeam's booth in action!

Team Bluebeam!

We also got to have a little fun in the Creative Studio, making marshmallow guns!

Thank you to everyone who came by. We hope you had as much fun as we did. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen

Learn How to Digitize Your Workflows in a Webinar Hosted by Bluebeam and Microsol Resources

Karen from Bluebeam — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:40:13 +0000

Get ready to go digital with Bluebeam PDF Revu! We’re teaming up with one of our partners, Microsol Resources, to offer a free webinar highlighting how AEC firms can leverage Revu for more efficient communication, faster response times, and significantly reduced printing and shipping costs. In this session attendees will learn how to:

Transform their communication from paper-based to paperless by redlining PDF drawings and documents with Revu’s customizable, industry-standard markups
Create batches of high-quality PDFs from AutoCAD and Revit with just the push of a button
Take digital workflows to the next level by using Revu to create and respond to RFIs, create punchlists, and more

This great learning opportunity is taking place Thursday, December 8^th from 12pm – 1pm EST. Click here to sign up. Attendees will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a free seat of Revu CAD, so make sure to share this link with project partners who are looking for solutions to go digital. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!

-Karen