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Bluebeam selected as Pick of the Week by Desktop Engineering Magazine
Anthony J. Lockwood,
Editorial Director, Desktop Engineering
Whether you like it or not, you have to share what you're doing with some hard to please boss or exacting client.
To collaborate with such folks you often re-purpose--as the MBAs say--an application built for office workers.
This works, but it usually means fiddling, false starts, boot-ups, drag-ins, do-overs, and lots of muttering.
Bluebeam Software built Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus for design engineers. With a click this tool automatically converts
MCAD files--and, yes, your re-purposed MS Office files--into a variety of dummy-accessible formats, such as PDF
and TIF, that you can share with anybody. You can even FTP files automatically as well as password-protect your
converted file.
If you were lucky enough to visit Bluebeam Software at SolidWorks World or at Pacific Design, you walked away with
a full-function Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus demo CD. If not, follow the links to download this demo.
Thanks -- Lockwood
Full Story:
Push-Button Collaboration
Bluebeam provides collaborative file conversions and delivery options tailored for design engineers
Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus from Bluebeam Software (Pasadena, CA) takes the fussing out of collaboration and communication
for design engineers. With a click of your mouse, Bluebeam automatically reads a Microsoft Office or MCAD file and
converts it to a high-quality, scalable PDF file that you can send to the honcho, your clients, or to anyone with
whom you collaborate. Click another button and Bluebeam batch converts files or binds multiple PDFs, MCAD drawings,
or Windows files into a booklet. Easy to use, Bluebeam offers virtually no learning barriers between it and
productivity, according to the company.
Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus is optimized for AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Bluebeam Lite works with most major MCAD solutions.
All versions work with Microsoft Office files. Bluebeam works as a toolbar button in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and MS
Office. It also integrates with document management and workflow systems seamlessly.
Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus automatically reads an MCAD file's orientation, scale, line weights, merged lines, plot
style table, and page size without requiring you to play around with any settings. You can then convert the file
into one of seven formats: PDF, TIF, JPG, BMP, PSD, PNG, and PXL. Further, you can automatically create bookmarks
based on drawing or layout names, or you can use custom bookmarks to link to specific pages, local files, web
pages, and snapshot views of specific areas of your drawings.
Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus lets you create secure, password-protected PDF files. Its security options let you limit
the ability of PDF recipients to print, copy text or graphics, or annotate PDF files. After you create the file,
you can FTP, e-mail, or print it from Bluebeam. Or, you can simultaneously convert and transmit a file to an FTP
server or to e-mail.
The Bluebeam Lite version creates PDF files from most MCAD applications, including Autodesk LT, Inventor,
MicroStation, and Unigraphics, as well as Microsoft Office documents. It automatically detects your MCAD program
and sets the orientation and resolution automatically.
Complete details, interactive tours, and free 30-day trial versions of Bluebeam Pushbutton Plus and Bluebeam Lite
are all available at the Bluebeam Software website.
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