Flattening has many purposes: We can prevent other people from modifying our markups. Likewise, we can ensure that our PDFs are fully compatible with other PDF programs that don’t have the same specialty markup tools like the Cloud+ Tool that is unique to Bluebeam Revu. Thus, it’s best to flatten all assets before digitally signing a document and submitting it to a municipality.

@@FactorzGT1 We can’t add items to a group of “visually searched” results, but we can try to use “Replace Checked” or redo our search with less sensitivity. If that doesn’t work, you can copy a highlight, hyperlink, etc. to another object, and you can “Resume Count” by right-clicking on a Count Measurement.

While this is atypical, this can technically be done by using the “Snapshot” tool. You can then paste the Snapshot and re-use it. However, the pixels will still remain pixelated, so you may want to use other programs to do this with actual vector lines/text.

Thanks for your kind words!

This is a tough topic to outline effectively, so we appreciate your vote of confidence! I just did some testing here. Before creating any teams, I created the folders for Architecture, MEP, and Shared. The permissions did not include access for anyone other than the admins. I then set the Shared folder to be the one I had created and I then created the teams via Design Collaboration using the existing folders created. For the Arch team, I added Company A with edit permissions from the Design Collaboration side. This automatically applied the same level of permission to the Arch folder in Docs. It also added view permission for Company A to the shared folder. Then I tried adding Company B with edit access from the Docs area folder permissions instead. This did not give access to Company B to the Shared folder and in the Design Collaboration teams area, it did now show Company B as a member of the MEP team. But the permission level listed was "Custom" instead of Edit as I would have expected. Then when I updated the permissions to Edit from that MEP members pop up for Company B, it added view permission to the Shared folder for Company B. So once the teams are created, the work is the same whether the folder exists or was created. If permissions for a folder are set from Docs, it does show those members are members of the team, but they will not necessarily see access to the Shared folder unless explicitly added or unless the permissions are updated or added from the Design Collaboration side. They will be given view permission only which is all they need for linking, though you can change this manually in the Docs area folder permissions, though the point of the shared folder is not to work in there or have working files there. Ultimately, most of this can be done manually (minus the automation when sharing or consuming packages). Hope this helps!

@@DigitalDraftingSystems Thank you so much for looking into that, I really appreciate it! I will save this information as I am sure I will need to refer back to it, and read this a bunch of times to truly understand it as is the case for many things ACC, but I think I understand! In the past I have not done as you said and I bet if I check some of my projects, the permissions are set to custom. What I tend to do, because I was not sure if the permissions were automatic, is assign an EVERYONE permission to the shared folder with view only. Thanks again!

There is no easy way to do this. The reason is that Revit does not have built-in path array functionality. That said, it should be able to accomplish this using Dyano, though that is beyond the scope of this tutorial.

@@DigitalDraftingSystems Thank you for your response! Your video is very helpful for linetypes thank you.

Agreed. I will try and get another video together to make it a bit more clear. We appreciate your feedback.

In order to remove a team member, you will go to the Design Collaboration Module using the module selector on the top left of the screen. Choose "Settings" in the menu on the left side. Choose the "Team Setup" tab on top of the screen. You should see your list of teams here, click on the number under the Members column for the team you need to remove someone from. Here click the "Remove" button next to that person's name. You can see this button at 2:51 in this video.

You can change the data in an AutoCAD table and right-click on it to select “Write Data Links to External Source”. This will update the data in Excel that’s already been linked. This is the inverse of “Update Table Data Links”.

@@DigitalDraftingSystems What you are suggesting is to change the data with an Excel table inserted into AutoCAD and mutually linked; I want to take my tables created with AutoCAD table tools and pass them into Excel with text and functional equations, not as is done with csv text export. It is to insert a native AutoCAD table into Excel.

We don’t think that a native AutoCAD table can be inserted into an Excel spreadsheet as an XML or CSV file. Using the “Update Table Data Links” function alongside “Write Data Links to External Source” are the methods we use to link equations and formulas into Excel and AutoCAD. If this isn’t working for you, then a script found online may help.

Are you able to provide a bit more detail? We are not sure exactly what is going on. Feel free to provide time stamps in the video as well and be specific as to what you see on your end vs what you see in the video.

@@DigitalDraftingSystems so when you go to your 3D model @0:45 I can see that the glass panel is overlapping with the mullion and goes inside the body of the mullion, whereas in my file the glaze panel ends at the outline of the mullion and doesn't overlap with the mullion ( I mean it doesn't go inside ) any suggestions? please bear with me if I couldn't explain clearly, english isn't my first language and thanks for replying

@@User_2026_ One thing to verify is that you are using the correct family template (curtain wall panel), otherwise the results will not be the same. Additionally, if edges are locked to the appropriate planes then it should work as expected.

You can right-click on a regular markup and select “Apply to Pages” after modifying it. You’ll need to delete the other markups if you continuously change the first one. This can be done easily with the Markups List by selecting all the markups that you want to delete. You can also use “Headers and Footers” to add text on multiple pages that can be changed all at once. If you’re using actual form fields, you can select the form field by navigating to the “Forms” side-panel and selecting the field. Then, you can open the “Properties” side-panel and scroll down to the “Calculate” section. You can input custom JavaScript code to modify multiple form fields on multiple pages at once.

@@DigitalDraftingSystems Thank you. Can you make a video. It will be helpful to others too.

There are many reasons why your logo would not appear correctly when Batch Signing a PDF: (a) You’re using an older version of Bluebeam Revu that isn’t updated, (b) your rendering engine is set to “Software”, (c) You’re singing a PDF on a network and/or with assets on a network instead of on a local device, or (d) Your computer is experiencing a bug that could be fixed by shutting it down for a few minutes. This is a very subtle situation that would benefit from troubleshooting by an IT specialist.

Yes, that is correct. You can switch between two different Autodesk Accounts on the same PC. However, please note that the files accessible from one account will likely differ from those available to the other account. For this reason, when you sign out of one account and sign into the other, the Desktop Connector will require you to clear the currently cached Autodesk Docs data on the PC. This step is necessary to prevent conflicts and confusion with files from the previous Autodesk Account and to ensure you can add the needed projects under the new Autodesk Account. I understand this may not be ideal, but the system is not designed to facilitate frequent switching between accounts. This is likely why there is no existing solution to streamline this process.

Thank you! When inserting a block, you can type “R” to rotate it before placing it. Then, your array will be in the same rotation. You can also edit the block and associate a Rotate Action with a Rotate Parameter, the object(s), and the other parameters associated with the array.

@@DigitalDraftingSystems thanks for the reply. I was hoping to have the rotate action within the dynamic block but alas, I tried what you mentioned before i posted and it didn't work for some reason. Further reading on the issues suggests you cant rotate an Array in Dynamic blocks

Surely this isn’t a premium feature

If a PDF has been digitally signed with “Document Certification”, its pages can’t be rotated. Also, some PDFs have security permissions that restrict “assembling” the document. This can be confirmed by selecting the “Document” drop-down and selecting “Security”. Exporting the document’s pages could create a new copy without security permissions.

The unit column’s data can only be changed if the markup’s units are changed. This can be done by selecting the markup, selecting the Measurements panel (It looks like a ruler), and changing the “Area” (Or whichever measurement’s unit you need to change) to something else. The Legend will automatically update with new unit info. We created Custom Columns for Quantity Takeoffs and Cost Analysis. We added these custom columns to our Legend, and they were initially created in the Markups List. Here’s a tutorial that demonstrates how we created them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZyTZKyBgr6Khqcsi=PxTrSgPWqjjKKdXr

@@DigitalDraftingSystems The column unit in my markup list is in line with my measurement which is Polylength, I have the correct Area unit in sf, since I set the depth manually, the depth times the lineal measure gives me area in sf., but the unit column is the unit of Polylength, which is set to be ft. I have the correct units in comments column, it's not the issue of unit conversion, it is not having the final wall are unit in my legend, it only gives your default Polylength unit which you set in under the 'ruler' icon to be ft or m. Unlike measuring a floor area, if I use area measurement in plan-view, it gives area unit, which is what we want. I didn't use elevation view to do my markups for wall area, I use line measurement in plan-view for wall first and add wall height, but unit should be sq in, sf, sq cm, sq mm, ac, ha, etc. What I'd like to see is having an area unit in the legend area under unit column if I started with length unit by Polylength measurement. If I want to know the volume for concrete foundation, I will start with area measurement, maybe in sf, then add the depth in ft, Bluebeam works out the volume, but the unit column is sf, but I'd like to see cubic ft, is there any way to achieve that, thank you!

@@Iany1997 Displaying more than one “Unit” in a Legend may not be possible according to our tests. This can be displayed in our Markups List, and we can create Summary Reports with multiple units and data. You can submit a feature request to Bluebeam here: community.bluebeam.com/bluebeam-community

We created the custom “Concrete Area” markup by creating an “Area”, opening the “Properties” panel, and selecting “Edit” next to “Show Caption”. You can turn on many captions, including “Label”. Then, in the “Label” section near the top of “Properties”, you can type any text you want. It will display itself on the PDF after you select a blank section of the PDF or if you select another section, such as “Subject”. We created a tutorial for this around a year ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXOQeneNjt96aassi=ftPe_ohPdwunjh6Y If you navigate to 7:18 in the video, you’ll find the section where we demonstrate how to create a customized area markup.

Hello. The Shared, Consumed and Live linking is all determined based on how the files are linked to and what workflows you follow when going about the project process (sharing, consuming, etc.). This should all be covered in the Docs and Design videos in this same playlist. From there, you can set whatever folder you choose to be your Model Coordination space and any project in that folder will be clashed.

Me too

We have another video on Multileaders: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoexd6xvat2hrdU&ab_channel=DigitalDraftingSystemsInc.