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Bluebeam: 10 Key Reasons It Outshines the Competition
21 August 2023Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
With its far-reaching and transformative influence, it's no surprise that over two million users worldwide place their trust in the…
5 Ways to Leverage Technology for Success in Your Construction Business
24 July 2023AEC, Bluebeam, Construction, Digital Transformation
This article explores ways technology can transform your construction business, helping you navigate these and other challenges, while seizing new…
Three Key Considerations for a Municipality’s Digital Workflows
6 July 2023Bluebeam, Digital Transformation, Government
key things to consider when thinking about making the switch to go paperless
Harnessing the Power of Digitizing Quantity Takeoffs in Bluebeam
21 June 2023Bluebeam, Construction, Digital Transformation
Traditional manual methods of quantifying materials and estimating costs have given way to modern digital tools that streamline the process…
Secret to Staying Ahead: The Importance of Upgrading Your Technology
18 April 2023AEC, Bluebeam, IT Services, Mechanical, MEP, Non classé, Security
the reasons why upgrading to newer software versions is essential for your business
Going Digital: A New Era of Efficiency for Local Governance
11 April 2023Bluebeam, Government
By adopting digital solutions, government agencies can streamline their review processes, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Important Bluebeam Announcement
4 April 2023All, Bluebeam, IT Services, Services & Support
Bluebeam has announced the updated End of Life (EOL) date for Bluebeam Revu 2019 and older versions will now be…
Digital Security in Construction – What Construction Leaders Should Know
14 March 2023Bluebeam, Construction, Data, Non classé, Security
The construction industry has come a long way in adopting technology. Now it must recognize the associated risks to data…
Top 5 Features To Know About Bluebeam
13 December 2022Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Uncategorized
For those looking to maximize their time with Bluebeam, here are five features to know to make workflows simpler and…
What You Need to Know About Bluebeam’s New Subscription Plans
21 October 2022Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Connected Construction, Construction, Digital Transformation, Services & Support, Uncategorized
The three new Bluebeam subscription packages all include essential tools for marking up and managing your office and project documents.
What You Need to Know About Bluebeam’s New SaaS Model
13 October 2022Bluebeam, Digital Transformation, Services & Support, Uncategorized
How the September 2022 Bluebeam announcement about moving to a cloud-centric Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model affects you.
NEWS: Bluebeam Cloud and Subscription Plans
7 October 2022Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction, Digital Transformation
Bluebeam Cloud and Bluebeam Desktop Revu are being bundled and offered together as subscription plans for the first time.
How to Trade Paper-Based Systems for Sustainability in Construction
3 August 2022Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction, Digital Transformation
By implementing technology like Bluebeam Revu, you can save time and money while making a positive impact on the environment.
Construction Industry’s New Tech Best Friend – Collaboration Software
1 June 2022Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction, Uncategorized
With digital collaboration software like Bluebeam Revu, trust and results don’t have to suffer when you invest in construction technology.
Bluebeam User Groups: Crowdsourcing Solutions With Applied Software
23 July 2021All, Bluebeam
Each user group, set up within specialties in the construction industry, allows you to tap into the experience with and…
5 Ways Bluebeam Revu Optimizes Team Communication
15 July 2021All, Bluebeam
The key to good collaboration is effective communication.
How to Maximize Your Bluebeam Investment
14 July 2021All, Bluebeam
engaging with Applied Software today brings advantages of a Bluebeam Platinum reseller to the table for you
Why You Should Audit Your Bluebeam Assets
7 July 2021All, Bluebeam
A company could have paid licenses that are sitting unutilized because they didn’t organize them under a single serial number.
Maximizing Your Bluebeam Investment with Applied Software
29 June 2021All, Bluebeam
Whether you bought your Bluebeam licenses through Applied Software, through Bluebeam directly, or through another reseller, engaging with Applied Software…
Tips and Features for Bluebeam Revu Markups
17 June 2021All, Bluebeam
tips and features of Revu that make it easier to provide the right information to the right people
What Would You Choose? . . . The Applications Game
30 March 2021All, Bluebeam
Minutes before The Applications Game show aired, this reporter took each contestant aside to ask them a bit about themselves.
5 Bluebeam Trends to Prevent Disaster on Your Jobs
8 March 2021All, Bluebeam
there are trends shaping up that can help you reduce exposure and avert major problems on your projects.
Your Guide to Comparing Bluebeam Versions
1 March 2021All, Bluebeam
When you’re trying to choose which one to implement – Revu Standard, Revu CAD or Revu eXtreme – it helps…
4 Ways to Attract More Business with Bluebeam
23 February 2021All, Bluebeam
it’s important to seek out the tool(s) that can help you focus on improving your processes.
6 Steps for Managing Mistakes on Your Projects
16 February 2021All, Bluebeam, Collaboration, Construction
Poor communication, inefficient coordination among teams and poor access to project information are major causes of rework costs in the…
Bluebeam Revu 20.1
10 February 2021All, Bluebeam
Bluebeam has announced Revu version 20.1, the first notable update since the release of version 20 in August, 2020.
How You Can Profit from Paperless Bids
19 January 2021All, Bluebeam, Digital Transformation
The bid process, especially, is a place where going paperless isn’t quite so daunting.
How to Improve Your Document Reviews & Markups
11 January 2021All, Bluebeam
If your company is still working primarily with paper documents for shop drawings, you’re not alone.
How Jobsite Safety Looks Since COVID
16 November 2020All, Bluebeam
off-site construction, prefabrication and remote working arrangements are already on the uptick as viable solutions to worker distancing requirements
A Greener Building . . . Literally
9 November 2020All, Bluebeam, Sustainability
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits are available to companies who use vertical gardens for five different categories
How Bluebeam Revu Minimizes Risk
3 November 2020All, Bluebeam
Revu can reduce the amount of time Dan’s staff spends manually checking every printed page.
Bluebeam Studio: Updates to Projects & Sessions
30 October 2020All, Bluebeam
tips for moving from Revu 2019 to new Revu 20
Bluebeam Revu – Time Savings through Digital Collaboration
19 October 2020All, Bluebeam, Digital Transformation
The savings add up as more and more builders and teams use Revu to collaborate digitally.
Bluebeam Studio Projects: Maintain & Update a Sheet Set
14 October 2020All, Bluebeam
Changes have continued to be made to Bluebeam Studio that allow for different views, permissions and organization.
Bluebeam Studio Projects: Settings & Document Management
12 October 2020All, Bluebeam
Sessions is better suited to internal collaboration, while Projects is best for external teams
Bluebeam Studio Projects Virtual Series: Introduction Recap
1 October 2020All, Bluebeam
By using Studio Projects, users have access to a revision history.
Engaging with Bluebeam to Streamline Workflows
28 September 2020All, Bluebeam
More and more “enthusiastic customers [of Bluebeam] like Giraldo and Tissier are taking it upon themselves to promote Revu
Quality & Accountability: Impacting Tomorrow’s Project Managers
21 September 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction, Project Management
it’s more and more common for owners to look to somebody other than the architect to provide that sort of…
Bluebeam Revu 20
11 September 2020All, Bluebeam
These days, PDFs can contain file attachments, bookmarks, hyperlinks, metadata, spaces, and images.
Top 3 Characteristics of Successful Bids
4 September 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction
In an ideal scenario, you’ll take the time to customize the bid for the soliciting firm and take the opportunity…
Coordinating Virtual Jobsite Work with Bluebeam
24 August 2020All, Bluebeam
Collaborating from home is something that many in the AEC industry have been very recently exposed to, and it’s quite…
4 Benefits of Tilt-up That Are Making Construction Easier
19 August 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction
The tilt-up process has been in use for about a century, mostly for boxy-looking warehouses and office buildings.
Cal Poly Introduces Future Project Managers to Bluebeam
10 August 2020All, Bluebeam
With Revu, students learn how to use markup and takeoff tools
Revu Reduces Overhead on Florida Projects
3 August 2020All, Bluebeam
the adoption of Revu was able to assist the Jacksonville, Florida-based fabrication and erection firm in targeting that goal
Bluebeam Helps Minimize Risk at Piccadilly Circus
28 July 2020All, Bluebeam
In order for this project on the arcade at Piccadilly Circus to succeed, collaboration needed to occur on all levels…
Collaboration on the Garden in the Sky
21 July 2020All, Bluebeam, Collaboration
Because of its implementation of Bluebeam Revu, Ballymore reported it was able to both decrease snagging time by 20% and…
Daytona Gets a Facelift with Bluebeam Revu
15 July 2020All, Bluebeam
In order to establish information transparency and achieve a paperless workflow, McFadden suggested implementing Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Boosts Company’s Efficiency by 60%
7 July 2020All, Bluebeam
Hilson Moran was able to utilize Bluebeam Revu and Studio Prime in order to drive not just 50% but a…
How One Company Grew Revenues by 23% with Revu
30 June 2020All, Bluebeam
Aksa needed to achieve full precision and accuracy within its projects, and it was able to do so with Bluebeam…
Using Bluebeam for Sketching
23 June 2020All, Bluebeam
a few steps to utilize Revu in a way that usually isn’t capitalized on: sketching
Digitized Plan Review with Revu
16 June 2020All, Bluebeam
Bluebeam Revu, which is designed to “view large format drawings and redline them with easy-to-use, customizable markups,” became the choice…
360 Sync setup with Bluebeam Studio Projects
10 June 2020All, Bluebeam
If you’re looking to set up 360 Sync with Bluebeam Studio Projects, it’s fairly straightforward.
Going Paperless with Revu
9 June 2020All, Bluebeam
After the company switched to Bluebeam Revu, however, it was able to digitize thousands of documents that had previously been…
Standardize Digital Documentation with Revu
2 June 2020All, Bluebeam
Choate now has a “new, company-wide standard for digital document organization and delivery using key Revu features
Can Composite Bridge Technology Help with the Infrastructure Crunch?
26 May 2020All, Bluebeam, Infrastructure
modular bridges are built using fiber-reinforced polymers that are resilient, fatigue-resistant, and will not corrode like steel. As a result,…
Sweden’s Construction Standards
19 May 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction
Skanska and its competitors decided to “take the competitive bit aside” for the sake of standardization
How a Civil Constructor Saved $50,000 on One Project
5 May 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction
With the help of Bluebeam Revu, Solid Earth Civil Constructors has been able to more than triple its bid submission…
Work From Home With Bluebeam Revu
28 April 2020All, Bluebeam
Thanks to the tools that are offered through Bluebeam Revu, it’s a bit easier to undertake the task of working…
The New Face of Plant Prefabrication
21 April 2020All, Bluebeam, Industrial and Plant, plant 3d
Overall, prefabricated and modular homes are becoming less expensive, greener and easier to build.
Comparison of Bluebeam Revu Standard, CAD and eXtreme
14 April 2020All, Bluebeam
Bluebeam Revu 2019 has three different versions that are designed to meet users’ specific needs.
The Revu of Two Cities
30 March 2020All, Bluebeam
Some municipalities have decided to go digital in an effort to maximize efficiency across all departments involved in permit reviews.
Is This The World’s Greatest Industry?
26 March 2020All, Bluebeam
there are many other types of jobs in the industry. Many of these are highly technology focused and require digital…
The UK’s Efforts to Set BIM Standards
17 March 2020All, Bluebeam
The top six contractors in the U.K. are working together to define the U.K. PDF guidelines for BIM professionals.
What Sets Revu eXtreme Apart
10 March 2020All, Bluebeam
With the help of Revu eXtreme, power users are able to accomplish more complex projects more efficiently.
360 Sync With Bluebeam Studio
9 March 2020All, Bluebeam
Applied Software development has announced the release of the newest version of 360 Sync, which now integrates with Bluebeam Studio…
Transform the Way you Build
3 March 2020All, Bluebeam
one of the major challenges for the industry: the generation gap
Bluebeam for iPad
27 February 2020All, Bluebeam
As technology has advanced and software adoption has increased, more and more people have moved their drawings to their computers,…
System Requirements for Bluebeam Revu 2019
18 February 2020All, Bluebeam
following are minimum and recommended requirements when using Bluebeam Revu with office documents and construction project documents
How a Bluebeam User Group Can Benefit You
13 February 2020All, Bluebeam
User groups are a great place to learn how other professionals are leveraging technology in order to boost efficiency and…
When Construction Looks Like Manufacturing
3 February 2020All, Bluebeam, Construction, Manufacturing
there are many benefits to prefabrication, “[It] can reduce site congestion, increase quality, schedule certainty, and cost certainty
Prefab-itats For Humanity
26 January 2020All, Bluebeam
Prefab housing is gaining in popularity worldwide because it brings units to market faster, requires less labor and materials and…
The Best Kept Secret in Revu
19 January 2020All, Bluebeam
Bluebeam Revu can be used to increase efficiency and accuracy during quantity takeoffs.
Imagine No Design Defects
13 January 2020All, Bluebeam
With Bluebeam Revu, the QA/QC process is simplified and digitized.
4 Uses for Dashboards in Construction
6 January 2020All, Bluebeam
Digital dashboards are PDF-based document management tools that can be used across the entire construction project – from client presentations…
The Joy of Digital Handover
30 December 2019All, Bluebeam
There are a couple of methods for project closeout that general contractors have access to these days. One is “the…
Bluebeam Bites: What Bluebeam Can Do For You
16 October 2019All, Bluebeam
Learn how Bluebeam has helped customers become more efficient and boost accuracy so they can stay a step ahead of…
Bluebeam Bites: 5 Takeaways from Bluebeam XCON 2019
25 September 2019All, Bluebeam
Bluebeam Extreme Conference (XCON) is an annual event for design and construction professionals transforming the way our world is built.…
Bluebeam Bites: Quantity Links
18 September 2019All, Bluebeam
Want to use Bluebeam for quantity takeoffs and get more out of it than just the markup list? Quantity link…
Bluebeam Bites: Create a Stamp
13 September 2019All, Bluebeam
It doesn’t matter if you are an Architect, a Contractor, or an Engineer there will always be a time where…
Bluebeam Bites: Create a Fillable Form
4 September 2019All, Bluebeam
If you have not utilized the power of Revu eXtreme to create instantaneous, fillable forms than you need to watch…
Bluebeam Bites: Compare Documents
9 August 2019All, Bluebeam
If you’ve been in the industry for 10+ years you probably remember using a light table to compare different drawings.…
The Age of Collaboration
24 July 2019All, Bluebeam
Over the past few months the Applied Software development team has been working hard to improve and expand the capabilities…
The Skeptics Guide to Bluebeam
4 April 2019All, Bluebeam
Maybe the Bluebeam product line is new to you. Maybe you’re skeptical that it’s anything special, like Russ, who told…
9 Signs You Need Help With PDF Manipulation
4 February 2019All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
It’s always deadlines, isn’t it? Seems like the worst possible things that can happen with project drawings will happen just…
Get Your Nights and Weekends Back with Revu eXtreme
28 January 2019All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
It’s 7 pm. It’s already been a long day. But your drawings need to have hyperlinks added before they are…
What’s Up With Bluebeam Vu?
10 January 2019All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
As a standalone product, Bluebeam Vu has been discontinued and replaced by this 5-step trial version process, which includes View…
5 Trends You May Have Missed That Involve Bluebeam
17 December 2018All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
Remember 40 years ago when they told us computers would make our lives easier? We would have so much leisure time that we…
8 Tips for Better Use of Bluebeam
12 November 2018All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction, Services & Support
No, it’s not just a pdf editor. Know what your software can do, and use it to the fullest extent.…
Bluebeam Revu 2018 – Keyboard Shortcuts Enhancements
3 July 2018All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
Use the default Bluebeam keyboard shortcuts, or edit and create your own with these step-by-step instructions.
Bluebeam: Compare Documents vs. Overlay Pages — Why Not Both?
31 May 2018All, Architecture and Engineering, Bluebeam, Construction
The other day I was with a client and showing them some of the features available in the new Bluebeam…
Quality Control with BIM 360 Field Part 1
8 July 2016All, Architecture and Engineering, BIM 360, Bluebeam, Construction
Before coming to Applied Software, I worked for Walsh Construction, and I was tasked with implementing BIM 360 Field midway…
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