Comments on: Bluebeam Tip: How to Create Your Own Punch Symbols Quickly

By: Carol Hagen

Carol Hagen — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:16:51 +0000

In reply to John.

You need at least Bluebeam Revu Standard license. You can get a 30 day free trial from http://www.bluebeam.com/us/partners/network/hagen/standard/

By: John

John — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:17:45 +0000

I have Revu iPad but not the desktop version. Is there any way to import the *.txt file into the iPad? (The Bluebeam website indicates that you have to export the tool file from the desktop version to import into the iPad version.)

By: carolhagen

carolhagen — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:26:03 +0000

In reply to David Morrison.

Punch symbols are limited to 2 characters. I’d suggest you create separate tool sets by discipline (Punch Plumbing, Punch Electrical, etc). Bluebeam has a few available to download from their extensions page http://www.bluebeam.com/us/support/extensions-tool-sets.asp that are a good start. When using these, note that each symbol has the discipline noted as the Subject (in the properties).

By: carolhagen

carolhagen — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:46:10 +0000

In reply to Michael.

The Snapshot tool in Revu allows you to copy anything in a PDF file (both markups and content in the PDF) and paste it back into a PDF file as exactly the same element types.
Print to the Bluebeam PDF printer from Visio, or open a PDF in Revu. Click the Snapshot tool, then click and drag a rectangle around the symbol.
Press Ctrl+V to paste a copy of the Snapshot into the PDF.
Right click on the Snapshot that you just pasted, click Add to Tool Chest and then click My Tools or any other Tool Set.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:30:00 +0000

how can you take symbols from other PDF or Visio and use them in Bluebeam revue?

By: David Morrison

David Morrison — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:04:23 +0000

Hi Carol. IIs ther43e any way to have punchkeys display three letters – that way all plumbing could be preceded with a “P” for example, but still be descriptive. Thanks.

By: carolhagen

carolhagen — Fri, 02 May 2014 15:58:23 +0000

In reply to kim Adoo.

Kim,
In the Explorer view in Revu do you have the “All Files”, “Documents” or just “PDF Files” in the Select File Filter? (It’s located directly under the File Folder you are in [i.e. c:userscaroldocuments]

By: carolhagen

carolhagen — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:22:55 +0000

In reply to kim Adoo. Are there any PDFs in the folder?

By: kim Adoo

kim Adoo — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:13:50 +0000

The navigation window/folder does not show my .txt file.
Actually, it won’t show any of the files in that folder. I’m using Revu 12. Any thoughts?…

By: Jennifer Fitzpatrick

Jennifer Fitzpatrick — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:33:17 +0000

awesome