Bluebeam News

Bluebeam Insider - November 09

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:00:00 PDT

With fall comes the turning of new leaves. In this month's Insider, read how one town has decided to use Bluebeam for electronic plan check and watch how you can too. Learn how to transfer your license of Bluebeam to a new computer, and all about our recent Swedish release. Oh, and don't forget to join our paperless battle at Greenbuild 2009.

Bluebeam Software Releases Swedish Version of Bluebeam PDF Revu

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Today, Bluebeam is adding another level of usability for its growing Swedish customer-base by officially releasing a localized version of its flagship PDF editor, Bluebeam PDF Revu. The Swedish version of Revu is available immediately through FutureCAD, a Scandinavian software distributor that specializes in the manufacturing and building industries.

Town of Palm Beach, Florida implementing electronic plan check with Bluebeam PDF Revu

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT

"By using software called Bluebeam PDF Revu, the town's planners, building officials and clerks can receive the typically oversized documents via computer and review them, share them and even edit them on-screen. Doing so will save paper and greatly reduce the amount of space needed for traditional document storage, according to building official Jeff Taylor..."

CAD User reviews Bluebeam; says Revu will make sharing PDFs even more popular

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:00:00 PDT

"For those not familiar with Bluebeam, it is obviously a competitor for the ubiquitous Adobe Acrobat. The company wanted to make handling PDFs easy - and they did! It’s intuitive and pretty comprehensive, with a full range of markup tools and some useful additions that Adobe hasn't quite got around to installing in Acrobat yet..."

Bluebeam Insider - October 09

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Bluebeam's busy fall season is in full swing, yet things are still popping up "green." In this month's Insider watch and learn how you can implement a paperless RFI process, vote blue, and find out where we're battling paper next.

Bluebeam Software nominated in Environmental Design + Construction Magazine's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PDT

Environmental Design + Construction (ED+C) Magazine has announced that Bluebeam PDF Revu is a nominee in the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. Bluebeam is the leading PDF creation, markup and editing solution for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and has been documented to help firms reduce paper usage by up to 85%.

From Structural Beams to Bluebeam

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 PDT

For the second straight year, Bluebeam Software, a leading developer of PDF solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, will help kickoff the festivities by presenting an educational session on green, paperless business practices and workflows.

From Structural Beams to Bluebeam

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:00:00 PDT

R.L. Drafting ditches paper for PDF and finds a better solution for bids and quotes.

Bluebeam’s new PDF Insider blog is named a finalist in the 2009 PRism Awards

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Bluebeam Software's blog, The PDF Insider, has been named a finalist for the 2009 PRism Awards. These awards, hosted by the Public Relations Society of America - Los Angeles Chapter (PRSA-LA), recognize "the very best in strategic public relations programs and tactical efforts."

Bluebeam Software named a finalist for two Construction Computing Awards 2009

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Also known as "The Hammers," the awards recognize the best software and hardware products and vendors in the construction industry. Last month, Construction Computing Magazine hosted an open call for nominations and encouraged industry leaders to nominate the most useful tools deployed in their firms. Products and firms with the most nominations, including Bluebeam Software and its PDF editor Bluebeam PDF Revu, were named finalists.

Bluebeam Insider - September 09

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Even though summer is coming to an end, things are still "heating" up at Bluebeam. In this month’s Insider learn how Revu can and is being used with tablets, become a fan of Bluebeam on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, nominate us for Construction Computing Magazine's Hammer Awards, and find out where we are bringing the "heat" next month.

Construction Specifier Article on Going Digital Highlights Bluebeam PDF Revu for Electronic Document Review

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:00 PDT

"As an alternative to Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam PDF Revu provides similar features with an expanded ability to review, edit and annotate large-scale CAD documents. One of the most important features is the program's comprehensive solution to render merged lines accurately from a CAD drawing. This ensures the PDF file can be shared and plotted as an exact scalable representation..."

The Less Paper Blog - The Road to Bluebeam

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:00:00 PDT

"Bluebeam is both simple and powerful, and I have come to the conclusion time after time that the people at Bluebeam 'get it.' However the greater story is not the software but the overshadowing trend, you instantly get more when you waste less."

Bluebeam Insider - August 09

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:00:00 PDT

This month's Insider is packing a mean punch! Watch Bluebeam University's video on creating custom punch tools, listen to the latest podcast to come out of Bluebeam Studios on how AEC firms are using Bluebeam for punch, and learn how to create symbols with dynamic and editable text from our resident Bluebeam expert.