Bluebeam Revu Edition Comparison
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Revu Standard
Quick Summary The essential solution for intuitive
PDF markup, editing
and collaboration.
Best for Contractors, owners and
estimators who require only
the core features of Revu.
Key Features • Includes Bluebeam Studio
• 2D and 3D PDF Markup: Redline
PDFs with customizable markups.
• Markups List: Track all annotation • Plugins for 2D PDFs: Create
data in a simple and customizable
list.
• Tool Chest: Save and share custom
tools based on your workflows.
• Plugins for 3D PDFs: Create PDFs
• Sets: View and navigate an
unlimited number of various
source files as a single document,
in a single tab.
• Batch Creation: Convert an
• Measurement Tools: Take faster
and more accurate calculations
from your PDF.
Revu CAD
The solution designed specifically The robust solution built for power
for CAD users that includes smart
plugins for 2D and 3D PDF creation. complex processes and push the
Design professionals, such as
architects or engineers, who
require the additional plugin
functionality to complement their
favorite CAD software.
• Includes All Features in Revu
Standard
• Includes Bluebeam Studio
PDFs from AutoCAD®, Revit®,
SolidWorks®, Navisworks®
Manage, Navisworks Simulate
and SketchUp® Pro.
from Revit, Navisworks Manage,
Navisworks Simulate, SketchUp
Pro and any IFC file.
unlimited number of files from
CAD programs and apply stamps,
cover sheets, headers, footers
and more.
Revu eXtreme®
users who want to automate
limits of document collaboration.
Power users looking to automate
complex processes, whether
they’re architects, engineers,
contractors or estimators.
• Includes All Features in Revu
CAD and Revu Standard
• Includes Bluebeam Studio
• Batch Link®: Automatically
generate unlimited hyperlinks
based on file name, page label or
page region.
• Batch Slip Sheet: Automatically
match new revisions with their
corresponding current sheets and
carry over all markup data.
• OCR: Transform scanned
PDFs into text-searchable and
selectable files.
• Quantity Link: Seamlessly link
measurement totals from
multiple PDFs to Excel.
• Automatic Form Creation:
Automatically create PDF
forms from scanned or digital
documents.
• Batch Sign & Seal: Quickly apply
a digital signature or professional
seal across a batch of multiple
files.
Full Edition Comparison

Key Features Standard CAD eXtreme

Redline PDFs with customizable markup tools and save custom tools for easy access

Save custom markups for easy reuse

Track and manage annotations

Upload files to the cloud and sync PDFs locally

Collaborate on PDFs in real time with shared markups

Access and view recent PDFs

Search local drives and pin files in categories

Integrate with SharePoint® and ProjectWise®

Create customizable keyboard shortcuts for your most- used tools

Create, mark up and manipulate 3D PDFs from any IFC or U3D file

Create and batch PDFs directly from Microsoft® Office and Outlook® and convert any
Windows® file to PDF

One-click 2D PDF creation and batch directly from Revit®, AutoCAD® and SolidWorks®

One-click 3D PDF creation directly from AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks® Manage,

Navisworks Simulate and SketchUp® Pro

Use Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Automatic Form Creation, Quantity Link,
Scripting, Batch Sign & Seal, Batch Link® and Batch Slip Sheet

Studio Standard CAD eXtreme

Collaborate in real time with Bluebeam Studio Sessions

Upload files to the cloud for easy management with Studio Projects

Sync Studio Project files locally for online editing.

Document Markup Standard CAD eXtreme

Annotate PDFs with markups such as customized text, shapes, stamps and
watermarks

Measure PDFs with built-in measurement tools

Flatten PDF markups

Change markup properties and save for reuse

Assign markups to layers

View, filter and sort markups and comments

Generate and export a CSV, PDF or XML summary of all markups in a file

Import PDF markups

Create calibrated polygons, polylines, rectangles and ellipses using

Sketch to Scale tools

Insert hyperlinks into documents and assign a hyperlink to a specific area

Create and add dynamic stamps to PDFs

Embed general photos, 360° photos and videos in markups

Calibrate tool sets to dynamically resize on PDFs with different scales/viewports

Apply measurements of different scale in one PDF using viewports

Translate markups to different languages

View 3D PDFs and mark up 3D views

Add formulas to custom columns for calculations

Create custom statuses

Generate and export a PDF summary of all markups across multiple files

Erase and cut PDF content

Track and generate reports on markups located in customized regions

Custom hatch patterns

Create a table of contents from bookmarks

Create and save markup legends

Tag files to sort and navigate Sets documents

Section off and fill drawing regions to generate markups, measurements

and spaces with Dynamic Fill
Page Content and Editing Standard CAD eXtreme

Extract, delete, rotate and insert blank pages

Customize the size of new pages and resize existing pages

Drag document tabs out of the interface and into their own windows across multiple
monitors

Embed file attachments

Overlay pages to compare two or more PDF revisions

Combine separate documents to create a single PDF

Preserve hyperlinks when combining linked PDFs

Reduce file size using preset fidelity options

Insert existing PDF pages

Batch compare multiple drawing revisions

Split documents without altering the source file

Preserve hyperlinks when separating linked PDFs

Reduce file size with customizable fidelity options

Add and edit headers and footers

Create bookmarks and page labels automatically

Launch multiple instances of Revu

Search for symbols

Customize toolbars

Process colors

Access and navigate documents as a single PDF

Automatically create bookmarks using content from PDFs

Create forms automatically, even from scans

Transform scanned images into text-searchable PDFs using Optical Character

Recognition (OCR)

Batch process hyperlinks for large document sets

Implement scripting commands

Automatically append, prepend or replace existing page content in complex file sets
with new file revisions
Plug-Ins and Integration Standard CAD eXtreme

One-click PDF creation and batch directly from Microsoft Office and Outlook

One-click 2D PDF creation and batch directly from AutoCAD, Revit and SolidWorks

One-click 3D PDF creation directly from Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks Manage,

Navisworks Simulate and SketchUp Pro

Convert Revit Rooms to Revu Spaces

Integrate with SharePoint and ProjectWise

Transfer hyperlinks from an AutoCAD file

Convert any Windows file to PDF or 10 other file formats using the Bluebeam PDF
printer

Export scanned PDFs as editable Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® documents

Batch convert files from AutoCAD, Revit and SolidWorks to PDF, TIF, JPG, BMP, PSD,
PNG, PCL, GIF, EMF and WMF files

Import files with SHX fonts from AutoCAD

Import sheet sets from AutoCAD

Link real-time data from measurement markups to Excel worksheets

Security and Digital Signatures Standard CAD eXtreme

Apply password protection and set permissions

Add digital signature fields that require certified digital IDs

Track all digital signatures and certificates

Redact PDF content permanently

Apply a digital signature and professional seal across a batch of multiple files

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