The Bluebeam guidebook : game-changing tips and stories for architects, engineers, and contractors / Rachel Attebery, Jason Hascall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hascall, Jason A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bluebeam Revu.

Building information modeling--Computer programs.

Building information modeling.

PDF (Computer file format).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, c2018.

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2018.

Summary:

"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. The days of file boxes and paper reams are quickly coming to a close. The transition to paperless has been a boon for the AEC industry, in which collaboration and document sharing is central to getting the job done. BIM has revolutionized the design process, and Bluebeam offers that same level of functional innovation for the document side of every project. For AEC professionals seeking a better way to get things done, The Bluebeam Guidebook is your ultimate guide to everything Bluebeam can do for you"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Bluebeam Guidebook: Game-Changing Tips and Stories for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Taking the Leap: Switching from Red to Blue

Products and Feature Comparison

License Pricing

Value Proposition

For IT

Training

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Doing Red in Blue

Changing Preferences

Tabs and Toolbars

Creating PDFs

PDF Document Actions

Combine PDFs

Split Document

Replace Pages

Reduce File Size

Bookmarks and Page Labels

Forms

Headers and Footers

Color Processing

Redact and Edit

Search

Chapter 3: Redlining

The User Interface

Screen Layout

The Command Bar

The Status Bar

The Navigation Bar

Toolbars

Panels

Tabs

Profiles

Document Navigation

Tabbed Navigation

The Mouse

Splitting the Screen

Flyout File Window

Tool Chest

Chapter 4: Redlining Together

Getting into Studio

Sessions

Session Settings

Working in the Session

Finishing the Session

Projects

Project Settings

Working in the Project

Working Offline in Projects

Closing the Project

Managing Notifications

Chapter 5: Management of Change

Digital Slip Sheeting

Overview

Matching Documents

Bluebeam Sets

Creating a Set

Updating, Modifying, and Maintaining a Set

Adding Sheets

Modifying a Set

Whole Set Features

Tags

Chapter 6: Issuing

Stamps

Flatten

Digital Signatures

Document Management Systems

Summary

Export

Chapter 7: Measuring and Estimating

Calibration

Measurement Tools

Properties

More Than Just Length

Count

Dynamic Fill

Sketch to Scale

Measurement Options

Rise/Drop and Slope

Estimating

Create Tool Chest.

Create Custom Columns

Legends

Quantity Link

Chapter 8: In the Field

Revu App for iPad

The Apps: Vu and Revu

The Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Capabilities

General

Studio

Limitations

Document Functions

Sets

The Rest

Mobile Access

Field-Generated Documents

New PDFs

Field Templates

As-Built Drawings

Accounts

Chapter 9: Go Digital, Document Assembly

PDF Forms

Creation Tools

Automatic Form Creation

Data Merge

Functions

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Running OCR

Settings and Advanced OCR Capabilities

Create and Repair

Batch Functions

Link

New Batch Link

Generating Search Terms

Hyperlink Options

Document Security

Chapter 10: Go Digital, Engineering

Measuring

Setting the Scale

Sketching

General Sketching

Sketching to Scale

Comparing Documents

Compare Documents

Overlay Pages

Layers

The Basics

Layer Assignments

Layer Behaviors

Batch Sign &amp

Seal

Background

Signing a Batch

3D PDFs

User Interface

3D Markup

Chapter 11: Possibilities and Potential

Recent Bluebeam Trends

Document Management

Automation

Collaboration

Recent Industry and Technology Trends

Data Integration

Big Data

Single Source of Truth

Artificial Intelligence

Untapped Potential

Extrapolation

JavaScript

Studio API

Future Possibilities and Potential Impacts

Studio + Sets + Status

Geo Location Features

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Conclusions and Final Thoughts

Index

End User License Agreement.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-39395-7

1-119-39396-5

1-119-39397-3

OCLC:

1013495131