You can't crop pdfs for instance.Īnyway, when bluebeam for mac 2.0 came out, we bought in thinking that we'd be getting all of the features that we were missing along with performance improvements. What's more we really felt the lack of some features from the windows side, many of which were so basic that it's laughable that Bluebeam decided not to invest in them. considering that we regularly deal with 100+ page architectural sets, this made the program worthless in a lot of cases. It took several seconds to render every page.
It became clear within the first week of using the software, though, that it was incredibly slow. I went ahead and gave the presentation anyway, though and with some convincing, we bought seats for everyone. Playing with the trial version of 1.0, though, I quickly realized that a ton of features were absent from the windows version. I even gave a lunchtime presentation to show everyone some of the really powerful features I had come to know and love from the windows side.
The last 3 are at my most recent job, and when I found out that Bluebeam had created a Revu for Mac, I was quick to push our company to adopt. I've been using Revu for about 8 years, 5 of those on Windows. Bluebeam Revu runs on Windows 7/8 (32 and 64-bit systems), Citrix XenApp6.5-7.6 and XenDesktop 7-7.6 virtual environments, and tablet PC versions of Windows 8. Bluebeam Revu eXtreme users can also redact markups, link items within documents, and control file access.Īll versions of the Bluebeam Revu plugin features cloud-based collaboration via Bluebeam Studio, as well as SharePoint and ProjectWise integration. This version of Bluebeam Revu also includes a Batch Slip Sheet, which helps you quickly create new versions of PDFs while carrying over markups, bookmarks, and links.
A full suite of automatable parameters with fully customizable scripting.
This version of the plugin lets users add complex bookmarks, redact sensitive content permanently, and create complex PDF forms. The most powerful version of the plugin, Bluebeam Revu eXtreme, includes all the document management, markup, and handling features of the Standard and CAD versions, while adding professional PDF management features.
For 3D PDF creation, Bluebeam CAD also integrates with Navisworks Manage and Navisworks Simulate (64-bit only), as well as Sketch Pro (2013-14). Users can add digital stamps and signatures and embedded security features to documents. This version introduces the ability to export annotations and compare versions. Bluebeam CAD brings 2D and 3D PDF handling and editing, with a full slate of customizable parameters. The CAD plugin works with AutoCAD, Revit, and SolidWorks (64-bit versions). The plugin also performs PDF conversion of other types of Windows files.īluebeam CAD has all the features of the Standard editor while adding specialized functions for design professionals. Batch processing allow users to apply changes across multiple documents at once. Users can also split PDFs into sections, extract and rotate pages, and export them as editable Word documents, as well as perform color processing and grayscale conversion. Advanced PDF editing features of this version of Bluebeam include customizable layouts, fonts, headers, and footers. Bluebeam Revu is available in three specialized versions: Standard, CAD, and eXtreme.īluebeam Revu Standard offers single-click PDF creation, 2D and 3D PDF markup, and real-time collaboration. The plugin brings customizable PDF markups, PDF creation and editing, and image handling to some of the most commonly used office and design applications. Bluebeam Revu works as a plugin inside Microsoft Office’s Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint applications, as well as popular CAD programs, like AutoCAD.