Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1: Taking the Leap: Switching from Red to Blue 1
Products and Feature Comparison 1
License Pricing 2
Value Proposition 5
For IT 9
Training 11
Conclusion 14
Chapter 2: Doing Red in Blue 15
Changing Preferences 15
Tabs and Toolbars 17
Creating PDFs 19
PDF Document Actions 21
Conclusion 35
Chapter 3: Redlining 37
The User Interface 37
Conclusion 65
Chapter 4: Redlining Together 67
Getting into Studio 69
Sessions 71
Projects 94
Managing Notifi cations 104
Conclusion 104
Chapter 5: Management of Change 105
Digital Slip Sheeting 105
Bluebeam Sets 114
Tags 123
Conclusion 135
Chapter 6: Issuing 137
Stamps 137
Flatten 142
Digital Signatures 143
Document Management Systems 152
Summary 154
Export 156
Conclusion 157
Chapter 7: Measuring and Estimating 159
Calibration 159
Measurement Tools 161
Estimating 174
Conclusion 187
Chapter 8: In the Field 189
Revu App for iPad 189
Mobile Access 208
Field-Generated Documents 210
Conclusion 224
Chapter 9: Go Digital, Document Assembly 225
PDF Forms 225
Functions 233
Batch Functions 238
Document Security 256
Conclusion 258
Chapter 10: Go Digital, Engineering 259
Measuring 259
Sketching 262
Comparing Documents 268
Layers 276
Batch Sign & Seal 284
3D PDFs 288
Conclusion 294
Chapter 11: Possibilities and Potential 295
Recent Bluebeam Trends 295
Recent Industry and Technology Trends 298
Untapped Potential 301
Future Possibilities and Potential Impacts 308
Conclusions and Final Thoughts 310
Index 313
