On top of that, you can add your own customized markings to Bluebeam Revu Standard‘s Tool Chest, or download stamps that cover everything you could ever need to mark up your PDF, including appliances, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) symbols, doors, electrical notations, estimation, flags, flowcharts, HVAC symbols, and landscaping elements.Īnother handy function is Bluebeam Stapler, a wizard tool that can collect multiple PDFs into one file and batch-convert PDFs into. You can place text, shapes, clouds, or flags highlight areas or text delete areas insert measurements and mark up typos.

Unlike other PDF markup applications, such as Adobe Acrobat Professional ($449) or the comparable Tracker PDF-XChange 5 Pro ($74), Bluebeam Revu imposes no limits on what you can scribble over your document. The many markup tools in Bluebeam Revu make this software appealing for architects, builders, engineers, and anyone who needs to measure length, perimeter, diameter, angle, radius, volume, and count, all in one PDF.Bluebeam Revu’s engineering roots really show in its markup tools.

Although Bluebeam Revu ($179) is a PDF markup and collaboration tool aimed at architects, designers, and engineers, its detailed collaboration functions make it a great program for any teams that need to comment on the same file–even at the same time.

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