Last month, we announced that Revu 10 was available in five international languages – Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and German. Well, that was just the beginning. Today, I’m happy to share that Revu 10 is now available in Spanish and, for the first time ever, in Dutch, French and Italian. That’s right – there are now 10 ways for you to Revu (and Vu, too).
How are you using Revu with international project partners? Share below! And remember, to keep on PDFin’.
-Karen
A few weeks ago, team Bluebeam took on Washington, D.C. for the 2012 AIA National Convention and Expo. Armed with three new products – Revu 10, Bluebeam Vu iPad, and Bluebeam Vu Windows – we knew that AIA would be a great opportunity to show attending architects that anything is possible when you digitize your workflows with Bluebeam.
To help spread the word, we took over all the ad space at the DC Metro’s Mt. Vernon station – located conveniently at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, where AIA was being held.
A Bluebeam ad overlooking the DC Metro station platform.
A high-level view of Bluebeam’s “station domination.”
Charged by the buzz these ads generated, team Bluebeam had a fantastic time demonstrating our latest products to AIA attendees in our newly updated trade show booth.
There was lots of energy in the Bluebeam booth.
AIA was a great opportunity to share how anything is possible when you digitize design reviews, RFIs responses, punchlists and more with Bluebeam’s PDF-based solutions.
A lot of attendees were really interested in learning more about digitizing their workflows with Revu and Vu.
Attendees were especially interested in Revu 10’s new 3D PDF capabilities. Revu users can now markup 3D views, and Revu CAD and Revu eXtreme users can create 3D PDFs from Revit, Navisworks Manage and Navisworks Simulate.
Of course, AIA wasn’t all work and no play. At Bluebeam, we love to eat tasty food, especially local delicacies. So, we ate mussels. Every day.
A slice of mussel pizza at Pizzeria Paridiso. Mmmmmm.
All in all, AIA was a great show. Thank you to everyone who visited us at our booth. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
The Global RallyCross racing season is in full gear, and Bluebeam’s new rally car driver – Toomas “Topi” Heikkinen – is already making a name for himself on the track.
Topi showing off his Bluebeam rally car earlier this month in Pasadena, CA.
Topi, a young, up and coming rally racer from Finland, showed off his fierce driving skills at the RallyCross season opener at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26th in Charlotte, NC. He was the third to cross the finish line – an impressive feat for his GRC debut. However, Topi’s gritty moves and aggressive driving earned him a black flag, resulting in a 10th place overall finish. While Topi didn’t make the podium, he definitely earned a name for himself, letting his RallyCross competitors know that he is a force to be reckoned with.
Topi is in it to win it.
If you missed the race, check out this highlight video on ESPN.com, or read this race overview. Topi’s next shot at the podium will be June 9th at the Texas Motor Speedway. Until then, follow Topi on Facebook to stay up to date with his quest for a first place finish. And remember, to keep on PDFin’.
-Karen
We have some news to share! We are now partnered with Reed Construction Data, a leading North American provider of construction information, to help give you a complete solution for digital bidding.
Click here to learn more about Bluebeam’s latest partner.
Reed Construction Data provides project lead services that enable customers to find new, local projects requesting bids. Many projects also provide direct links to plans and specs, which can be saved in TIF format.
To provide users with a complete solution for quickly identifying local projects and responding to bids electronically, Reed Construction Data is now offering Bluebeam Revu Standard as its plan viewer. Now, users can import project TIFs for automatic conversion to PDF and use Revu’s industry-standard PDF markup tools, including measurements, textboxes, callouts, clouds, leaders and CAD symbols to digitally redline bid documents and perform advanced functions.
Read more about the partnership in this press release. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
Today’s the day! While Revu 10 was launched last March with features that push the limits of collaboration, cloud storage and project communication, many of our European users have been patiently waiting to get their hands on a local copy of the software. For Revu users in the Nordics and Germany, the wait is over.
Revu 10 is now available in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and German. What’s more – Bluebeam’s new PDF Viewer, Bluebeam Vu, is also available in these languages. Now, Revu users in the Nordics and Germany can host Bluebeam Studio sessions for real-time collaboration, and their project partners can participate for free by using a localized copy of Vu.
Later this month Bluebeam will be announcing the Spanish version of Revu 10 and – for the first time – we will also be releasing Revu in Dutch, French and Italian! Stay tuned for more details, and remember to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
Get ready for some eXtreme learning and eXtreme fun. On June 29th at Target Terrace in Downtown LA, we are hosting the Bluebeam eXtreme Conference. Attend this special event and meet with our top executives, learn how to master new techniques from Bluebeam’s leading engineers and experts, and swap tips and tricks with fellow Revu enthusiasts.
Mix and mingle with fellow Bluebeamers at our upcoming eXtreme conference
We want you to be there! Not only is the eXtreme conference a complimentary event, we’re picking up the travel tab for some lucky Bluebeamers. Just enter our eXtreme Conference sweepstakes by telling us how Revu helped you take your digital workflow to the next level and work without limits. Our esteemed Bluebeam judges will award three winners with:
What are you waiting for – enter the contest by May 16th or register for free by emailing your contact information and company name to [email protected]. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
The Associated Builders and Contractors’ EdCon & Expo is taking place next week in San Antonio, Texas and attendees will have not one, but two opportunities to hear Bluebeam share tips and tricks for taking project workflows digital.
Bluebeam Software’s Director of Account Services, Sasha Reed, will be presenting the educational session, “Taking Project Workflows Digital: Tips, Tricks and Tech for Going Paperless,” on Wednesday, April 25th from 2:00 – 3:30pm and Thursday, April 26th from 8:00am – 9:30pm. Join this session to discuss the benefits and real-world applications of leading technology, including software, document management systems, cloud solutions and hardware, that enable project teams to go paperless.
To register for the event, click here. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
Team Bluebeam is heading to the Pacific Northwest. Next week, Bluebeam will be in Seattle to participate in Dexter + Chaney’s 16th Annual Users’ Conference. During the two-day event, hundreds of contractors and industry professionals will mix and mingle at network events, and choose from over 40 unique educational courses about Dexter + Chaney project management and collaboration solutions and complementary products.
Among the course offerings will be a session titled “Digitizing Project Collaboration with Venture and Bluebeam Revu.” during this session, our very own East Coast Regional Manager, James Chambers, will share how General Contractors and invited constituents can combine the project management features of Venture with the industry-standard PDF markup and editing capabilities of Bluebeam Revu to digitize a variety of project workflows including design reviews, bids and estimates, RFIs, submittals and punch and backcheck. This session is scheduled for Thursday, April 26th from 11:15am – 12:05pm in the Inlet Room. Additionally, Bluebeam will be exhibiting throughout the conference, so stop by our booth to see Revu 10 in action and chat more about how Revu can help you digitize your workflows.
To register the event, click here. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
Are you looking for ways to bring Revu to the jobsite, and digitize your plan rooms? If so, head over to the Swinerton Builds Tomorrow blog. Swinerton recently blogged about how they have incorporated Revu in the field, making their projects more collaborative and making “the most current master documents available to any project team member that has access to a computer, iPad, or other tablet PC via download.”
Image of Swinerton's workflow from www.swinertonbuildstomorrow.com.
How are you using Revu on the jobsite? Let us know. And remember, to keep on PDFin’!
-Karen
The ability to summarize annotations from the Markups list to an XML, CSV or PDF file has always been a popular feature in Revu. After all, it’s a fast and easy way to generate a report of all feedback, including who made the markup, when the markup was made and any other associated comment.
Many users choose to create PDF summaries from Revu because they can be appended to the existing PDF, and configured so that the entries hyperlink back to the original markup – giving greater context and clarity to the issue at hand. Prior to Revu 10, PDF summaries were generated in this “Flow” format:
Now, you can also create a table-like PDF summary, by selecting the Table option from the PDF Summary dialog box.
The result will be a PDF table, which (if you selected the “Append to Current PDF” and “Create Hyperlinks” options from the PDF Summary dialog box) will also link back to the original markups.
And, depending on the amount of information you are summarizing, the table summaries can be a much more concise way to summarize markup data.
What other enhancements are you discovering in Revu 10? Let me know. And remember, to keep on PDFin’.
-Karen
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