The Paperless Punch Process with Bluebeam ® PDF Revu ® With a little prep work, Bluebeam PDF Revu can be used on a tablet PC as an efficient, effective and affordable solution for digitally creating punchlists and performing backchecks. Read the sections below to find out how you can put Bluebeam to work for you on your next project closeout. Preparing for Punch 1) Select a Tablet PC to go Mobile on the Jobsite The most successful way to use Bluebeam PDF Revu for punch is to use the software on a tablet PC. While any tablet PC can be used, Bluebeam has partnered with Motion Computing ® due to their light-weight, rugged tablet PCs for the field. Explore their options at www.motioncomputing.com. 2) Convert All Project Drawings and Documents to PDF If you haven’t already converted project drawings and design documents to PDF throughout the course of the project, convert them in one batch 1 using Bluebeam’s plugins to AutoCAD ® , Revit ® and MS ® Office. When finished, save these PDFs onto the tablet PC allocated for punchwalks. 1 Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition includes a batch plugin for AutoCAD, and a PDF plugin for Revit. From the Revit plugin, users may choose sheets to convert, thus simulating “batch” creation. Both Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition and Standard Edition batch create PDFs from MS Office. 3) Use Bluebeam PDF Revu’s markup tools to create a PDF punch template. Make a punch template so you can paste a snapshot of each room onto an individual PDF, redline it, and record dynamic information including the room name, type, number, floor number, etc. Using punch templates, rather than commenting directly onto PDF drawings of an entire floor, makes it easier for contractors to read feedback and reduces the risk for errors. Start by going to File/New to create a blank PDF of your desired page size and orientation. Use Revu’s markups tools (rectangles, lines, text boxes, insert image tool, etc.) to design the PDF.
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The Paperless Punch Process with Bluebeam® PDF Revu®
With a little prep work, Bluebeam PDF Revu can be used on a tablet PC as an efficient, effective
and affordable solution for digitally creating punchlists and performing backchecks. Read the
sections below to find out how you can put Bluebeam to work for you on your next project
closeout.
Preparing for Punch
1) Select a Tablet PC to go Mobile on the Jobsite
The most successful way to use Bluebeam PDF Revu for punch is to use the software on a tablet
PC. While any tablet PC can be used, Bluebeam has partnered with Motion Computing® due to
their light-weight, rugged tablet PCs for the field. Explore their options at
www.motioncomputing.com.
2) Convert All Project Drawings and Documents to PDF
If you haven’t already converted project drawings and design documents to PDF throughout
the course of the project, convert them in one batch1 using Bluebeam’s plugins to AutoCAD®,
Revit® and MS® Office. When finished, save these PDFs onto the tablet PC allocated for
punchwalks.
1Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition includes a batch plugin for AutoCAD, and a PDF plugin for Revit. From the Revit plugin,
users may choose sheets to convert, thus simulating “batch” creation. Both Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition and
Standard Edition batch create PDFs from MS Office.
3) Use Bluebeam PDF Revu’s markup tools to create a PDF punch template.
Make a punch template so you can paste a snapshot of each room onto an individual PDF,
redline it, and record dynamic information including the room name, type, number, floor
number, etc. Using punch templates, rather than commenting directly onto PDF drawings of an
entire floor, makes it easier for contractors to read feedback and reduces the risk for errors.
Start by going to File/New to create a blank PDF of your desired page size and orientation. Use
Revu’s markups tools (rectangles, lines, text boxes, insert image tool, etc.) to design the PDF.