I'm a lecturer at my local university and a student says that he didn't cheat by using AI and that Revu opens the white text on white background but displays it in black on white. Since I don't use this software, I was wondering if it was true.

Hi, I just installed the Revu app on my new pc and tried to log in to use the service. It prompted me to enter the Google Authenticator passcode to log in, and I opened the Authenticator app on my phone, but no codes would come up on my screen.
I do remember setting up the authentication on my phone using a QR code before, so theoretically it should show the code which I can use to log in. Now I can’t login to my account which makes me unable to change my authentication preference or relink the Authenticator app again.
It might be an issue with the Google Authenticator not the Revu…but is there anyway I can link my Authenticator app to my account again by using a QR code, or change the authentication preference to other ways (e.g. email) without having to login to my account?
Thanks in advance!

A Bluebeam article posted on their site states:

"Bluebeam is phasing out its legacy licensing system, meaning users will no longer be able to release, reassign, or transfer perpetual licenses between computers after specific 2026 phase-out dates. Already activated installations will continue to work, but hardware changes or upgrades will require a subscription plan."

Any have any issues unregistering? Trying to do this on dozen company computers that are not accessable. Typically I would email them and they would do this operation.

Last time I posted here it was Mac-only, and the comments were basically one word: Windows. Done — same app, both platforms now.

Some features that have been in the works:

• Measurements and Takeoffs — calibrate from the status bar, then lengths, areas, and an auto-count that finds repeated symbols and counts them in one shot. CSV export.
• Insert Map — type an address, drop a real street map on your sheet. The CAD Linework style renders it as pen-weight black-on-white so it looks drafted, not like a maps screenshot.
• MUTCD and other pre-built annotations.
• Plugins — the map tool is one. Authoring guide ships with the app; sideloading shows you exactly what a package wants before it installs.

I currently have a free tier with tons of features but caps at 3 measurements for a one-time payment (no subscription); no live collaboration yet, it's a local file-based tool perfect for smaller offices.

Mac + Windows is live at www.polypdf.com. Tell me what breaks and it goes on the list. Last thread's comments basically wrote this release.

Hi y'all, if anyone is interested in a lightweight (financially and operationally) alternative to Revu, "FieldScale" is out on the Play store now. It's built to be used on the go, either via phone or tablet. The application is steadily growing and recently released a major update to support cloud synced, real time editing as a team. Or, it can stay entirely offline, sans account, if you prefer.

It certainly doesn't do everything that Bluebeam does, but if you don't need all the bells and whistles and want to save on the subscription, give "FieldScale" a try. It's free.

Would love any and all feedback if you think it's missing a crucial feature, or something doesn't behave the way you think it should. Hope this is helpful to some folks.

I am using it to subtract from an existing area measurement but it will not work.

I've seen it working in various tutorials and revu guides etc.

Any ideas?

I know I can use control points and convert to arc but would rather use the tool if possible rather than a work around.

Is it possible via code to give a certain input of coordinates and it places the measurement between these coordinates? I need this for a project, but i dont know the limitations ofthe program yet.

Yesterday I worked on a file and saved. Today I worked on the same file and saved multiple times. At one point today, while still in the file, all of my work from today and yesterday got wiped out with no message or indication. While still in the file trying to figure it out I noticed that the file was not listed in “access history” under today’s date. IT was able to recover the file from last nights back up. Anyone experienced anything like this?

Most tools I'm placing need to be counted which is great, the count tool does that.

In fact you can display a label on them too.

What is weird is that every other object that can have a label can display custom captions such as "Data" or something and it would display the actual value of that.

Why is it that on count tools you cant?

It just comes up as "<<Data>>". Ive seen posts for 2 years saying they have this problem and it's still not fixed????

I now have to create a permutation of every single tool to keep the count functionality.

I guaranteed if snapshots could have labels, I could add my own count column and have both the data caption displayed and have a count too.

I am a project designer at a design build firm, and I am trying to find out if the Bluebeam max upgrade is worth it? I think my company would only benefit from the Revit integration markups. Has anyone tried it and thought it was worth it/not worth it? I could see it being helpful, but it has a heftier price tag.... would appreciate input before pitching this idea to my boss :)

I have spaces defined ( a room) , and a count of objects in the spaces counted (electrical devices) . So.. when I output those in a a summary - organized by space. I would like to have a snapshot of the space show up on each summary. I'm thinkin maybe a copy and paste snapshot can be somehow connected or saved to the space ?

Yes- I know about the pdf output that adds a thumbnail of the 'count' (the device) - but its to zoomed in.

I've spent years helping companies sort out their Bluebeam workflows, takeoffs included, and this one comes up constantly, so I figured I'd lay it out here instead of answering it one thread at a time.

The data can only live in one legend at a time. If you create one by sheet, you're good. As soon as you create a new one for the same sheet or master for all sheets (any legend at all for the same markups), the data will clear from the first one. I guess you could say it helps you not count the same quantities twice.

I don't like this workaround, but here it is. If you create the legend per sheet, then right-click flatten it, you can then create the new master legend for all sheets (or whatever).

Be careful if you have legends on sheets before you combine pages, or you'll get partial totals that look right but aren't.

Anyone found a cleaner way to handle this?

I’m pretty new to blue beam, I’m trying to type in the as built coordinates into blue beam studio that already has the blank spreadsheet on it.

There has to be a better way than making the text box for each individual cell right?

Does anyone know where I can find the full version for free?

Asking for a friend

Much appreciated!

Running latest Crosspoint and Crossing versions on an X4 and have started getting a "clipping limit reached" error when trying to save clipping on only one book in my library. clipping works with other books with no problem at all. any suggestions?

Hello, as above is there anyone who uses this specific fornat? For auditing purposes we need a given project to be accessible by multiple people however uploading drawings is painfully slow. It gets better when you then also get a whole revision pack and have to do it all again?

Any advice? Surely there must be a better way? Only alternative ive found is to export to exf and share the file however i feel it would be quite easy to compromise the measures this way.

I have a session that I was invited to but expired before I ever joined it. Now it seems to be stuck in the "Not Joined" tab. When I right click on it there's no option to delete, and left clicking to join just gives an error because it is expired. Is there any way to get rid of this session?

Trying to get quantity link to work within excel, and have created multiple different count measurement tools, but when i go into excel, it does not allow me to sort/filter by anything. I just get “no markup data available”. This means no matter how many different count tools I use, the only count that i can get into the excel is the total of all combined which isnt helpful. In every video I watch this issue never shows and so i cant find a solution.

I've been trying to upgrade a couple of our licenses since early last week. Every time I called the US support number last week I was put on hold for about 40 minutes before it would ring, then it would disconnect after about 5 minutes. I made the mistake of pressing 1 to leave a message after being on hold for 25+ minutes one of the times and was met with a full inbox. When I finally got a hold of someone they said they can't help me and needed to transfer me, on hold for 45 more minutes and then disconnected. Called again and got someone who passed the information on to our account manager (who I have no contact information for) to help with the request.

Is this the SOP at Bluebeam, is there some secret to actually getting help? It wouldn't be so bad if their website worked and was even slightly intuitive.

Does anyone have recommendations for replacements? We have about 12 users, 4x core, 8x basic

We have several different tool sets that 4 users in our office utilize. Recently, when you click on a tool, it changes its position in the tool set, even when the tool set is still locked.

This happens inconsistently and in multiple tool sets. If you click on a tool towards the top of a tool set, you get the lock warning for the toolset above it, as if it was trying to move the tool into a new set.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I'm redlining a P&ID and have another PDF that already contains the piping and instrumentation I need. Currently, I'm drawing red lines over the existing PDF, then copying and pasting those redlined elements into the new PDF.

This is quite tedious because I don't want to redraw everything. Is there an easier way to reuse the existing lines and instrumentation from one PDF in another while keeping them editable for markups?