Customizing Your Bluebeam UI/UX: Setting up your interface sets you up for success

Credit type: 1 AIA LU.

Revu has many features designed for different stages of the design and review process. To meet the workflow needs of every role, Revu gives its users control over many elements of the Revu interface. I’ll show you how to tailor Revu to fit your needs throughout the interface and then share them with your colleagues and team members.

Learning Objective

• About the settings and preferences you can set to adjust how you interact with Bluebeam
• Add and remove panel to create an interface tailored to your needs
• How to add additional information and buttons to the UI
• Create custom shortcuts
• Set up custom columns to store needed information
• Save all of these settings into different profiles based on workflow needs

David Spergel

Applications Specialist

Microsol Resources

David Spergel

David Spergel is an Applications Specialist at Microsol Resources. He is responsible for providing training, service, and support for design and construction clients for various software applications, including Bluebeam Revu, McNeel’s Rhino, Chaos Group’s V-Ray, and Enscape. He leads the company’s AEC visualization efforts. In addition, David is a Bluebeam Customer Success Representative, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor, and a 3D printing specialist. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University.

Aaron Seward

Editor in Chief

The Architect's Newspaper

Aaron Seward

Aaron Seward is Editor-in-Chief of The Architect’s Newspaper. Seward is an award-winning editor whose career has centered on interpreting architecture for the profession and the general public. He was editor of Texas Architect magazine for six years and prior to that held several positions at AN, including executive editor. In addition to those publications, Seward’s writing on architecture, culture, and the built environment has appeared in Architect, Curbed, Domus, Metropolis, and other publications. He has a BA in Literature, Writing and the Arts from The New School for Social Research.