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Get the job done with Bluebeam Revu.

Speed up productivity across departments, including detailing, estimating, and production with Bluebeam® Revu®. Create PDFs from Revit®, Navisworks® Manage, and Tekla® Structures Model Review Station using the Bluebeam PDF printer, or use Bluebeam® Q® to automatically create a high volume of PDFs from other BIM applications. Redline 2D and 3D views of model-based shop drawings, RFIs, and more with industry-standard symbols, or make your own and save them in the Tool Chest™ to reuse across sessions. Use Revu's built-in measurement tools to perform electronic takeoffs and export measurements to Excel® for faster bids and estimates. Create custom stamps that include dynamic date and time, and review shop drawing concurrently with project partners using Revu's online collaboration solution, Bluebeam Studio™.
Create PDFs from Tekla
Integrate Revu with Tekla

Learn how to create 2D and 3D PDFs from Tekla, as well as setting up your computer to open those PDFs within Revu.

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Modern Steel Construction - A Better Way

Bluebeam in Action

takeoff software
Takeoffs & Pricing

Use built-in measurement tools for quantity takeoffs. Export a summary to Excel or add formulas to calculate costs.

electronic RFIs
RFI Templates

Create custom RFI templates with Bluebeam's markup tools. Use the Markups list as a guide for filling in the template.

Compare PDF drawings
Document Comparison

Compare two PDFs and export a summary of the differences to Excel. Revu also allows you to compare two drawings by Overlaying Pages in different colors.

Case Studies

Markup structural steel drawings
Allstate Steel Company

Find out how this structural steel detailing firm is using Bluebeam's markup, measurement and real-time collaboration features to reduce paper costs and respond to bids faster.

Collaborate on structural steel drawings
DPR Construction

Learn how DPR Construction used Bluebeam Studio to achieve a schedule savings of over 33% during construction of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.

Annotate structural steel drawings
Rowecord Engineering

Find out how this steel contractor in the UK combines Bluebeam Revu and Q to annotate PDF drawings and documents, and automate conversion of BIM files to PDF.

Digitally review structural drawings
R.L. Drafting

From Structural Beams to Bluebeam - R.L. Drafting ditches paper for PDF and finds a better solution for bids and quotes.

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