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• Start Using Bluebeam for Everyone

  Overview

  Designed for anyone who’s not an architect, engineer, estimator, or project manager, this course will help you quickly get started with using Bluebeam.

  Details
  With all the tools available in Bluebeam Revu, where do you even begin? This course will help you find some of the basic tools and features in Revu so you’re not overwhelmed when you first open the interface. This course will give you a tour of the interface, walk you through the Thumbnails Panel, demonstrate how to use basic markup tools and how to save any customized tools in your tool chest for easy access later. Additionally, we’ll show you how you can quickly and easily create PDF forms.

  Learning Goals 

  By the end of this first course, you should be able to:

  • Successfully navigate the interface
  • Locate and place commonly utilized markups
  • Save customized markups in the Tool Chest
  • Create a PDF form

• Revu Essentials

  Overview

  Revu Essentials provides AEC novices and veterans alike with skills and knowledge necessary to create and collaborate with Bluebeam Revu and Studio. It also prepares you for the Bluebeam Certified Professional Exam, which earns you a digital badge to showcase your accomplishment. 

  Details

  This course is designed for both new and experienced users to learn the essential skills and tools in Revu. Start here to quickly boost your productivity and make the most out of your software.
  

  Learning Goals

  Revu Essentials covers the baseline information and best practices for starting with Revu, including:

  • Navigating and tailoring the interface
  • Manipulating, reordering, splitting, and combining documents
  • Implementing industry-standard markup tools
  • Creating and saving custom markups
  • Sorting, filtering, and sharing markup data
  • Calibrating scales and measurements
  • Collaborating with Studio Sessions and Projects

• Collaborating with Studio

  Overview

  Keeping your project partners on the same page has never been more important. Fortunately, Revu makes real-time digital collaboration easy. In this course, you’ll learn how to use Studio Sessions and Studio Projects in Revu to collaborate with your team on project files, anytime, anywhere.
  
  Please note: This content is identical to the Studio module within Bluebeam University’s Revu Essentials course.
  

  Details

  This course is designed for users of Revu who work with PDF documents in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries. Work at your own pace, using videos, PDF activities, software simulations, quizzes, and more to learn the ins and outs of Revu and increase your time to productivity.
  

  Learning Goals

  When you’ve completed the Bluebeam Studio course, you’ll be able to:

  • Create a Studio account with your BBID and log in
  • Create a Studio Session and invite users, and set permissions
  • Use the features and functions allowed in Studio Sessions to collaborate on documents
  • Create a Studio Project, invite users, and set permissions
  • Explain how Studio Projects helps with storing and sharing document files

• Start Using Bluebeam for Estimators

  Overview

  This course will help you quickly get started with using Bluebeam as an estimator. We’ll show you the tools you can use every day.

  Details

  As an estimator, you analyze blueprints and project specifications to estimate the materials, labor, and costs required for a building project while also communicating with suppliers and contractors to gather quotes and update estimates as project variables change. Bluebeam Revu is designed to make your job easier by putting your most-used tools right at your fingertips. In this course, we’ll help you get up to speed quickly so you can start using Bluebeam today. You’ll learn how to place markups, save customized markups such as measurements, take measurements and counts, and use the Markups List to calculate sums.
  

  Learning Goals

  By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Successfully navigate the interface
  • Locate and place commonly utilized markups
  • Save customized markups in the Tool Chest
  • Set the scale of a drawing
  • Take length, area, and count measurements
  • Overlay drawings to find differences
  • Arrange and sort pages using the Thumbnails Panel
  • Utilize the Markups List to create estimate sums

• Start Using Bluebeam for Engineers

  Overview

  This course will help you quickly get started with using Bluebeam as an engineer. We’ll show you the tools you can use every day.

  Details 

  As an engineer, you spend your days designing, testing, and analyzing systems to ensure they meet specific standards and requirements. Bluebeam Revu is designed to make your job easier by putting your most-used tools right at your fingertips. In this course, we’ll help you get up to speed quickly so you can start using Bluebeam today. You’ll learn how to place markups, save customized markups, organize your markups, take measurements, and compare drawings for changes or to do a clash detection.
  

  Learning Goals 

  By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Successfully navigate the interface
  • Locate and place commonly utilized markups
  • Save customized markups in the Tool Chest
  • Set the scale of a drawing
  • Take length, area, and count measurements
  • Overlay drawings to find differences
  • Arrange and sort pages using the Thumbnails Panel
  • Add slip sheets in a batch
  • Utilize the Markups List to filter, sort, and export markups data

• Start Using Bluebeam for Architects

  Overview

  This course will help you get started with using Bluebeam as an architect. We’ll show you the tools you’ll need to use every day.
  

  Details

  In this course, specially tailored for architects to enhance your workflow and efficiency, we’ll guide you through the powerful features of Bluebeam Software. We’ll explore intuitive markup tools that make it easy to communicate clearly and emphasize the important parts of your drawings. You’ll also learn how to make the most of the Tool Chest, which helps you save and reuse custom markups—perfect for saving time on repetitive tasks. We’ll dive into calibrating drawings with known dimensions or preset scales to ensure your measurements are spot on. Plus, we’ll show you how to take advantage of the Markups List for organizing, sorting, and even generating reports on your markups. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with practical skills to fully leverage Bluebeam.
  

  Learning Goals

  By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Successfully navigate the interface
  • Locate and place commonly utilized markups
  • Save customized markups in the Tool Chest
  • Set the scale of a drawing
  • Take length, area, and count measurements
  • Utilize the Markups List to filter, sort, and export markups data

• Start Using Bluebeam for Project Managers Tier 1

  Overview

  This course will help you quickly get started with using Bluebeam as a Project Manager. We’ll show you the tools you can use every day.
  

  Details

  As a project manager, you spend your days reviewing RFIs, contracts, ensuring the project is on time and within budget, and managing multiple teams while maintaining lines of communication and coordination between multiple disciplines. It’s a lot to juggle, but Bluebeam Revu is designed to make your job easier by putting your most-used tools right at your fingertips. In this course, we’ll help you get up to speed quickly so you can start using Bluebeam today. Because project managers use Bluebeam in more ways than any other role, we’ve divided this onboarding into three tiers. Each tier will dive a little deeper into the vast capabilities of Bluebeam.
  
  In this tier 1 course, you’ll learn how to place markups, save customized markups, organize your markups, and create Page Labels.
  

  Learning Goals

  By the end of this first course, you should be able to:

  • Successfully navigate the interface
  • Locate and place commonly utilized markups
  • Save customized markups in the Tool Chest
  • Organize pages using the Thumbnails Panel
  • Take length, area, and count measurements
  • Utilize the Markups List to filter, sort, and export markups data
  • Create Page Labels

• Start Using Bluebeam for Project Managers Tier 2

  Overview

  This course will cover more useful features of Bluebeam that you can use as a Project Manager.
  

  Details

  As a Project Manager, you will use Bluebeam in more way than any other discipline. In the first course we covered some of the basics to help you get started. In this course, you’ll learn even more features that you can use to speed up and automat your work. We’ll cover how to quickly insert new pages using Batch Slip Sheet, how to set the scale of a drawing for accurate measurements, and use Revu’s two document comparison tools, Overlay Pages and Compare Documents to find differences between PDFs.
  

  Learning Goals

  By the end of this first course, you should be able to:

  • Insert replacement pages using Batch Slip Sheet
  • Set the scale of a drawing
  • Take basic measurements using the length, polylength, and area measurement tools
  • Organize pages using the Thumbnails Panel
  • Use the Overlay Pages feature to compare different PDFs
  • Use the Compare Documents feature to compare different PDFs

• Start Using Bluebeam for Project Managers Tier 3

  Overview
  This course will teach you more advanced features of Bluebeam that will help you do your job both more quickly and efficiently. 

  Details

  Now that you’ve learned some of the basics of Bluebeam, you’re ready to learn some more in-depth features that will make your job faster and more efficient. In this tier 3 course, you’ll learn how to create Batch Links to quickly navigate multi-page documents, quickly create forms, set up Studio Projects for document management and sharing, and use the Markups List to create custom columns for tasks such as adding assignees and marking completion levels. 
  

  Learning Goals

  By the end of this first course, you should be able to:

  • Create Batch Links on multi-page documents
  • Create a form using the Auto-create function
  • Create a Studio Project
  • Upload and share files from a Project
  • Create custom Columns in the Markups List