Your Top 5 Bluebeam Revu Questions, Answered

At TPM, we’re big fans of Bluebeam Revu and how it helps keep our client’s architecture, engineering and construction teams on the same page through the design process. Revu allows AEC teams to move projects forward during construction and preserve critical project data through completion and beyond. For architects, engineers, and contractors, the mark-up and collaboration tools in Bluebeam Revu allow for faster, more accurate, and more thorough quality reviews.

Long story short, Bluebeam Revu is a must-have for any AEC firm. Revu speeds up design reviews by allowing project partners to mark up and collaborate on the same documents in real-time or at any time. With these functions, it’s easy to see how Bluebeam allows you and your team to improve your designs, deliver more work and win more business.

If you’re an architect, engineer, general contractor, specialty contractor, estimator, superintendent, or AEC firm business owner, you have likely heard of Bluebeam Revu. You may even know a little about how it is tailored specifically for your AEC business. It allows for complete collaboration throughout a project’s lifecycle, especially when compared to other PDF tools out there (we’re looking at you, Acrobat). When it comes to PDF management tools in the AEC industries, it simply doesn’t get any better than Bluebeam.

With this in mind, we understand that many questions may arise around the specific functionalities of Bluebeam and really with any new software. Frequently, I receive a mix of common questions, from high-level to more technical in nature. In this blog, I will address the top 5 commonly asked questions around Bluebeam Revu that will hopefully clear up any reservations that you may have about it.

Do the PDF Summary Hyperlinks Work in Other PDF Software Programs?

Yes, the hyperlinking functionality for Bluebeam Revu transfers across other pdf platforms. You can create hyperlinks by key term or location on a document or create a pdf summary and have those hyperlinks available for the end-user no matter what pdf software they are utilizing. This makes viewing and locating comments and details effortless for project collaborators.

Can I Total Lengths and Areas for Mark-ups?

Yes, in Bluebeam Revu 2020, if you highlight the measuring tools in question, it will show you the total at the top of the interface. You can also categorize them by subject or filter by mark-up type in the mark-up list, and you will see the total. If individual mark-ups belong to similar materials or items, you can quickly obtain the total for that category.