Expert tips for the last piece in the paperless puzzle
The Bluebeam Guidebook offers comprehensive coverage of the industry’s leading PDF tool to help AEC professionals adopt a more efficient digital workflow. With desktop, mobile, and server-based products, Bluebeam makes collaboration and document coordination seamless, and provides a perfect complement to BIM software. This book shows you how to push the boundaries and discover the software’s true capabilities.
Written expressly for working AEC professionals, this book offers tips, tricks, and ideas that cater to industry-specific needs. Expert instruction and step-by-step guidance helps you get started quickly, and case studies feature users from firms such as Kiewit, Populus, Sundt Construction, and more to show you how Bluebeam is quickly becoming a critical component of design and construction.
- Master the industry’s leading PDF software and alternative to Adobe Acrobat
- Create, edit, and markup documents in a way that suits the architecture and engineering workflow
- Learn how major AEC firms have transitioned seamlessly to digital workflows
- Integrate Bluebeam into estimating, quality control, field applications, and more
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1: Taking the Leap: Switching from Red to Blue 1
Products and Feature Comparison 1
License Pricing 2
Value Proposition 5
For IT 9
Training 11
Conclusion 14
Chapter 2: Doing Red in Blue 15
Changing Preferences 15
Tabs and Toolbars 17
Creating PDFs 19
PDF Document Actions 21
Conclusion 35
Chapter 3: Redlining 37
The User Interface 37
Conclusion 65
Chapter 4: Redlining Together 67
Getting into Studio 69
Sessions 71
Projects 94
Managing Notifi cations 104
Conclusion 104
Chapter 5: Management of Change 105
Digital Slip Sheeting 105
Bluebeam Sets 114
Tags 123
Conclusion 135
Chapter 6: Issuing 137
Stamps 137
Flatten 142
Digital Signatures 143
Document Management Systems 152
Summary 154
Export 156
Conclusion 157
Chapter 7: Measuring and Estimating 159
Calibration 159
Measurement Tools 161
Estimating 174
Conclusion 187
Chapter 8: In the Field 189
Revu App for iPad 189
Mobile Access 208
Field-Generated Documents 210
Conclusion 224
Chapter 9: Go Digital, Document Assembly 225
PDF Forms 225
Functions 233
Batch Functions 238
Document Security 256
Conclusion 258
Chapter 10: Go Digital, Engineering 259
Measuring 259
Sketching 262
Comparing Documents 268
Layers 276
Batch Sign & Seal 284
3D PDFs 288
Conclusion 294
Chapter 11: Possibilities and Potential 295
Recent Bluebeam Trends 295
Recent Industry and Technology Trends 298
Untapped Potential 301
Future Possibilities and Potential Impacts 308
Conclusions and Final Thoughts 310
Index 313
