Great for scaled markups
January 24, 2020

Great for scaled markups

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bluebeam Revu

We use Bluebeam Revu to add and track comments and markups on architectural drawing sets and other documents. We use Bluebeam Studio / Sessions to review documents with our consultants and clients. We also use Bluebeam drawing tools to create basic diagrams and other illustrations. We don't typically use more advanced features like conditional formatting, or exporting markups.
  • Great fast PDF viewer with better editing tools than Adobe Acrobat.
  • Useful feature set for architects, such as setting drawing scale, distance and area measurement tools.
  • I wish the drawing tools had 'snapping' options.
  • There should be more control over dimming backgrounds and flattening/unflattening markups so you can be sure your recipient is seeing the same thing.
Bluebeam Revu has essentially replaced Adobe Acrobat as our default PDF viewer and editor, because its robust suite of architecturally-focused tools allow for better review of documents and creation of simple graphic diagrams. The scale and measurement tools are especially good, and have no equivalent in Acrobat, to my knowledge. The collaborative aspect of Studio / Sessions allows for easier communication with our clients and consultants vs individually-transmitted PDF files.

Do you think Bluebeam delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Bluebeam's feature set?

Yes

Did Bluebeam live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Bluebeam go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Bluebeam again?

Yes

Bluebeam Revu is great for quickly viewing PDFs. Its more advanced features such as collaborative sessions make it our go-to PDF viewer and editor, over Adobe Acrobat. The scale drawing and measurement tools make it a great program for reviewing and commenting on architectural drawings. It is less useful for documents that are primarily text, as the text editing features are somewhat lacking.

Bluebeam Feature Ratings

Plan distribution & viewing
10
Plan markups & sharing
10
Document sharing
7
Photo documentation
1
Jobsite reports
1
Collaboration & approvals
5
As-built drawings
3