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3D View Properties - Toggle Preserve Camera State
I am developing a workflow for producing 3D PDFs that illustrate complex construction sequencing. To achieve this, I create separate 3D views in Bluebeam for each construction stage by filtering the U3D model using the Revit Phase Created parameter and isolating elements accordingly. This part of the workflow functions…
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Fun Fact Friday - Flipping Markups and Images (Lady Whistledown Style)
Every Friday a small group of us posts a "Fun Fact" to share with all our Bluebeam users in our office, and I'm especially proud of this one. 😊 (Created with some help from Claude!) https://us.v-cdn.net/6038146/uploads/3JN77WIYELQH/lady-whistledown.pdf
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Celebrating Women in Construction Week - post a picture! 💙
💪 Let's show the power of women in construction! This week, we’re celebrating the incredible women who help build and shape our communities every day for Women in Construction Week! Women in construction bring inclusivity, perspective, and resilience to every project — and your impact reaches far beyond your individual…
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📏📐 Q1 2026 Bluebeam iOS Updates
Hey all, big milestone this week 🚀 As of yesterday, we shipped Bluebeam iOS v1.27, bringing Measurements to Studio Sessions. That means you now have basic measurement capabilities across: 📁 Studio Projects 🔄 Studio Sessions 📱 Files stored on-device All from the iOS app. Even better? 🙌 These measurement tools are free to…
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Your Input Needed: Improving Bluebeam on the Web
Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Alan, a Product Manager here at Bluebeam, working together with Meike, one of our Product Designers. We’re exploring ways to make the Bluebeam web experience faster, smoother, and more useful for you. We’d love your input! If you use Bluebeam on the web, or are thinking about it, we want to hear about…
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Custom Markup Groups/Tool Groups
I use Bluebeam to do takeoff of HVAC ductwork, and I would appreciate the ability to take multiple count tools and group them into a "set" - for example, with one click at an air diffuser, it would count one round plug, one saddle, one length of flexible duct, and one balancing damper. However, when it comes time to order,…
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Custom Profile Defaults
Following my post about who uses multiple custom profiles on a daily basis, even though it appeared there aren't many of us, I thought it would still be worth while making a request for some standard features which make things a whole lot easier. Exporting of the csv file - make it possible to use 'current folder' as a…
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✴️ Feature Highlight: Creating the Perfect Circle
This week, we're highlighting how to create the perfect circle in Bluebeam Revu! ➡️Here’s how: Navigate to Tools Click Markup Select the Ellipse tool Before placing the ellipse tool on your document → Press and hold Shift …and now you have the perfect circle! 🔵 Resizing the circle is easy, too. Select the circle Press and…
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Callout tool for Weld Mapping
Weld mapping is a requirement for most fabrication, especially for oil & gas equipment. It is a process of uniquely identifying each individual that make up an assembly. Some equipment may have several thousand welds. The callout tool as it is in Bluebeam currently, can achieve the goal but only in a manner that is so time…
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Bidirectional Excel/CSV Integration – Import & Update Markup Metadata
Hi Bluebeam Team, I am writing to suggest a feature that would significantly enhance the workflow for users handling large-scale projects: the ability to import markup data from Excel/CSV back into Bluebeam to update existing properties. Currently, in my industry, we use Bluebeam to assign unique IDs and metadata to…