Bluebeam Revu: Managing Drawing Revisions & Hyperlinks

The Bluebeam Revu: Managing Drawing Revisions & Hyperlinks course takes you and your staff on a deeper dive into Bluebeam Revu as a digital document tool. Built specifically for individuals that have a solid foundation of Revu, this course promises to build on that knowledge and improve your workflow efficiency by helping identify changes much easier and create easy-to-navigate documents with hyperlinks.

This instructor-led virtual course promises to shorten your staff's learning curve and maximize your investment in Revu by:

• Providing hands-on instruction by an experienced Construction Management Professional.

• Focusing on the best practices needed to use Revu to achieve greater productivity.

• Delivering frequent skills reinforcement through hands-on classroom activities, contextual feedback, quizzing, and discussion.

• Applying a progressive learning structure where each learning module builds on previous learning objectives.

• Equipping learners with takeaway reference material, including practice files and a reference workbook to use beyond the classroom.

The Managing Drawing Revisions & Hyperlinks curriculum includes the following modules:

• Module 1: Introduction

  • Course introduction

  • Review Basics Course

• Module 2: Optimizing PDFs for Digital Use

  • Deleting Layers

  • Flatten Markups

  • OCR

  • Reduce File Size

• Module 3: Simplifying Navigation

  • Page Labels

  • Bookmarks

  • Extract Pages

  • Combine

• Module 4: Hyperlinks

  • Critical File Structure

  • Relative Path vs Absolute Path

  • Hyperlink Command

  • Search & Hyperlink

  • Batch Link

• Module 5: Identifying Changes

  • Compare Documents

  • Overlay Pages

  • Batch Compare

  • Batch Overlay

• Module 6: Slip Sheeting

  • Replace Pages

  • Batch Slip Sheet

• Module 7: Instructor Session: Questions and Answers

  • Specific examples from Trainees' real work will be addressed

Important Note: You will need a fully functioning version of Bluebeam Revu 2020. Any Windows version is ok (Standard, CAD, or eXtreme). The Mac version will not work. 

Delivery Method: Virtual Session – Zoom Meetings 

Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion. 

This course is delivered in partnership with local and provincial construction associations across Canada. You will be participating with a group of industry peers from multiple regions. 

Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person that will be in attendance.

Taking the Bluebeam Revu Basics course is not mandatory as a prerequisite for the Spaces, Stamps, Signatures, and Forms; however, it is strongly recommended. Several of the topics taught in these courses are built on the foundation of several topics taught in the basics course. 

This course would be good for any field or office professionals in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry that wishes to extend their understanding and use of Bluebeam Revu beyond the basics. 

1. Computer or laptop - This course will involve on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content (slides or videos), and interacting via typing with questions or responses.  

You will need TWO screens for the training to be effective.  Cell phones or tablets will not be adequate.

• The first screen needs to be a Windows computer with Bluebeam Revu® 2020 installed.

• The second screen is to display the Zoom meeting

2. Software - You will need a fully functioning version of Bluebeam Revu® 2020. Any Windows version is ok (Standard, CAD, or eXtreme).  The Mac version will not work.  If you have an older version, you can download a 2020 trial and install it ‘side by side’ with your existing install. This will allow you to continue to use your older version without losing your license and you can use the new version to follow along in the training.

You can download a free 30-day trial of Bluebeam Revu® here.

3.  A mouse with scroll wheel (Mandatory) - In Bluebeam, there are several right-click shortcuts, and the wheel will help you zoom in/out on documents.
4.  Webcam (Mandatory) – in order to engage and collaborate, participants will be expected to have their webcams on for the duration of the class.
5. Microphone (Mandatory)
6.  Internet connection - For best results, you will want to ensure you have an internet connection with an upload/download speed of 3-5 Mbps. You can test your internet speed here. The minimum recommended speed is 1.5 Mbps, but anything below 3 Mbps may result in loss of quality or buffering. Ideally hardwired connection versus wireless for stability - connect your computer directly to your router using an ethernet cable, rather than using your home wi-fi.
7.  A quiet space with minimal distractions - the microphone will be engaged for interactive sessions. Please plan to be fully engaged in the class and clear your work schedule just as you would for the in-class program.
8. Comfortable chair