Download - Bluebeam Success Stories
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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“…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?
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“…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
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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?
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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
HOW … To Use Bluebeam Revu?
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Intermediate Add markups and comments to
any file in the PDF format. Free Text Notes Highlights Pens Lines Shapes Images Hyperlinks
HOW … To Use Bluebeam Revu?
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Expert Tracks Markup List
Page Status
Accepted Rejected Cancelled Completed
Checkmark Author Date Color Comments
Export
HOW … To Use Bluebeam Revu?
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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 ! ! !
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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?
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Coordination
Revit Model - Axon
Structural Detail - Hand Drawn
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QC Reviews
Redline content
Insert text block
Suggested
Hyperlink
Insert details
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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
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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
WHEN … Supplemental Dwgs
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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
WHEN … Supplemental Dwgs