bluebeam success stories

July 11, 2007 eu:a eppstein uhen architects 1

Bluebeam Success Stories

p r e s e n t a t i o n


Presentation Outline

WHY…Use Bluebeam Revu?

WHAT…Activities Can Be Performed?

HOW…To Use Bluebeam Revu?

WHO…Can (or Should) Use BR?

WHEN…To Use Bluebeam Revu?


Saves Time + Money Less (or no) scanning or transportation costs

Example: Word Processing replaced the typewriter

Legibility: Typed > Written Notes Copy/paste similar redlines to multiple sheets

Different files formats into a single stapled PDF Transmittal (Word.doc)

CAD drawing (CAD.dwg)

Spreadsheet (Excel.xls)

WHY … Use Bluebeam Revu?


Example : (1) 30x42 Shop Drawing - Brookfield to EUA-MKE

A Sub (MKE) prints (6) copies, delivers them to GC $10 (Delivery)B GC stamps (6) copies, keeps (1), delivers (5) to EUA $10 (Delivery)C EUA keeps (1), delivers (4) to A&O $10 (Delivery)D A&O redlines (1) & makes (4) copies (A/E) $10 (Printing)E A&O keeps (1), delivers (4) copies to EUA $10 (Delivery)F EUA keeps (1), delivers (1) copy to Owner, (2) to GC $20 (Delivery) G GC keeps (1), delivers (1) copy to Sub $10 (Delivery)TOTAL COST : $80TOTAL TRAVEL TIME (2 hrs – messenger, each way) 12 hrs(All parties Scan-to-PDF for archiving) ($6 each)

Hard Copies + Delivery

Sub GC EUA A&OOwner A&E

A B C

EFFG

D


Example : (1) 30x42 Shop Drawing - Brookfield to EUA-MKE

A Sub (MKE) prints-to PDF, emails submittal to GC $0B GC electronically stamps submittal, emails to A&O, Cc’s EUA $0 C EUA and A&O coordinate & combine electronic redlines $0D A&O electronically stamps submittal, emails to GC

A&O Cc’s EUA & Owner $0E GC emails to Sub $0 TOTAL COST : $0TOTAL TRAVEL TIME (speed of light) 0 hrs(Scan-to-PDF for archiving not required) ($0 each)

PDF + Email

Sub GC EUA A&OOwner A&E

A B

C

DDE

B


“…getting across ideas to clients or consultants with information or changes that you wouldn't want to put into the drawings just yet…” Elizabeth F

“…take consultant drawings where they have the wrong date and fix it in 5 minutes …” Nathan E

“…marking up PDF's and wanting to send back to contractor, owner, etc. quickly…” Mary Jo H

“…so flexible that you can use it for almost anything and make that task more efficient…” Ron L

“…adding text and leaders or color to a scanned sketch or photo…” Chris K

“…it saves paper as well as space on my desk and in file folders..” Eric B

“…I like being able to staple and mark-up shop drawings…” Pat S

WHAT … Activities Can Be Performed?


“…pixilation…”

“…file size issues…”

“…difference between "document" and "markup" isn't clear…”

“…rotate a PDF sheet…redlines are also rotated…”

“…can't rotate text or some redline shapes…”

“…copy & pasting text from other applications is difficult…”

WHAT … are on the Wish-List


We use 10% of our brains (+/-) You don’t have to use 100% of Bluebeam

Revu for it to be useful

Beginning Viewing & Navigation of PDF’s Editing Pages in the PDF

Intermediate Markup Options

Expert Track & import/export comments

HOW … To Use Bluebeam Revu?


Beginning Viewing & Navigation of PDF’s

Page Rotation & Page Layout

Thumbnail and Bookmark Navigation Tabs

Editing PDF Pages Insert, reorder, delete, replace, extract and rotate pages



Intermediate Add markups and comments to

any file in the PDF format. Free Text Notes Highlights Pens Lines Shapes Images Hyperlinks



Expert Tracks Markup List

Page Status

Accepted Rejected Cancelled Completed

Checkmark Author Date Color Comments

Export



Colors by Discipline


Project Teams Project Assistants Project Architects Project Managers Design Architects Interior Designers

Support Staff DA Mgr/DA Specialist QC Mgr SC/PA’s

WHO … Can (OR Should) Use BR?

E V E R Y O N E ! ! !


Project Stages PD – Predesign

Scale site plans & Area takeoffs : Measure Tool SD - Schematic Design

Cartoon Set, QC Review DD - Design Development

Design Team coordination, QC Review CD - Construction Dwgs

QC Review BD - Bidding

Addenda : Supplemental Dwgs CA – Const Admin

CB’s : Supplemental Dwgs RFI Responses

WHEN … To Use Bluebeam Revu?


Coordination

Revit Model - Axon

Structural Detail - Hand Drawn


Shop Drawing Reviews


Construction Bulletins


QC Reviews

Redline content

Insert text block

Suggested

Hyperlink

Insert details


QC Reviews

Show diagrammatically another solution.


QC Reviews

Download manufacturer recommended detail


REVIT : Dependent Views Use when you want to place a view on more than one sheet Displays in Project Browser under Primary View Views: plan, elevation, section, and callout When you delete a view that has dependent views, all

dependent views are also deleted. When you delete a dependent view, the view and all view

references for that view are deleted. Not dependent views – duplicate

Schedules Cloud on sheet

Drafting Views: Cloud, copy w/annotation, place on supplemental dwg, print to PDF

WHEN … Supplemental Dwgs


REVIT : Dependent Views Synchrony between the primary view and dependent views for the following view properties:

View Scale Display model Detail Level Visibility settings Model Graphics Style Advanced Model Graphics Underlay orientation Wall Join Display Discipline Color Scheme Phase Filter Phase Associated Level Default View Template View Range Far Clip Active Far Clip Offset Hide at scales coarser than Underlay



REVIT : Dependent ViewsProperties that can vary between the primary view and dependent views:

Orientation

Identity Data properties with the exception of the Default View Template property

Extent properties with the exceptions of View Range and Associated Level

Scope Box

Project parameters

Shared parameters



Conclusion

Questions???

Comments???

Concerns???

Suggestions???

bluebeam success stories

Technology

whento use bluebeam

howto use bluebeam revu

pdf sheetredlines

emails submittal

pdf format

euamkea sub mke prints

gcao ccs eua owner

copies ae