Includes index.

"Expert tips for the last piece in the paperless puzzle The Bluebeam Guidebook offers comprehensive coverage of the industrys 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 softwares 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 industrys 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.

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; Conclusion.

Chapter 3: RedliningThe 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; Toolbars; Tool Chest; Conclusion; 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; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Management of Change; Digital Slip Sheeting; Overview.

Matching DocumentsBluebeam Sets; Overview; Creating a Set; Updating, Modifying, and Maintaining a Set; Adding Sheets; Modifying a Set; Whole Set Features; Tags; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Issuing; Stamps; Flatten; Digital Signatures; Document Management Systems; Summary; Export; Conclusion; 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; Conclusion; Chapter 8: In the Field.

Revu App for iPadThe Apps: Vu and Revu; The Graphical User Interface (GUI); Capabilities; General; Studio; Limitations; Document Functions; Digital Signatures; Sets; The Rest; Mobile Access; Field-Generated Documents; New PDFs; Field Templates; As-Built Drawings; Accounts; Conclusion; 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; Reduce File Size; Create and Repair; Batch Functions; General; Link; New Batch Link.

Generating Search TermsHyperlink Options; Summary; Document Security; Conclusion; Chapter 10: Go Digital, Engineering; Measuring; Setting the Scale; Measurement Tools; Sketching; General Sketching; Sketching to Scale; Comparing Documents; Compare Documents; Overlay Pages; Layers; The Basics; Layer Assignments; Layer Behaviors; Batch Sign & Seal; Background; Signing a Batch; 3D PDFs; User Interface; 3D Markup; Conclusion; Chapter 11: Possibilities and Potential; Recent Bluebeam Trends; Document Management; Automation; Collaboration; Recent Industry and Technology Trends; Data Integration.

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