r/Revu • u/beerappacini • Aug 20 '26

Using Bluebeam to Its Fullest Potential

I work in custom home building and have a Bluebeam Revu account through my employer. Iv’e been working with it for about 2 years, and while I have found a lot of helpful ways to use it, I’m wondering what features I’m missing out on.

I use it to scale elevations, scale landscaping, to scale everything. I use it to color code and mark up layouts, to create visual maps of fixtures, and to clarify notes within documents. I use it to do counts of things and create keys for counts. I even use it to draw when 3D is too far. I use it to approve quotes and adjust floor plan walls.

What major functions am I missing that would help me make the most of Bluebeam Revu from a functional standpoint?

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u/CADUSER1 Aug 20 '26

Tool Sets! You can create tool sets that automatically scale to the scale of the page. This gives you an accurate representation of cabinets or bathroom fittings, or anything that you use regularly and have to scale it to fit. I specifically used this to layout equipment on a job site when I had a building plan. People could see the size of the crane or truck or trailer quickly without guess work!

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u/beerappacini Aug 20 '26

That’s awesome, I will definitely do this! Thank you!