Comprehensive PDF program that helps you create, convert, merge and edit PDFs, while offering support for batch processing, markup, measurement and review tools.
- Bluebeam Revu CAD
- Version :2017.0.10
- License :Trial
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :Bluebeam Software, Inc.
Bluebeam Revu CAD Description
Bluebeam Revu CAD is a professional application that comes with an advanced suite of features for helping you manage PDF files, such as creation, markup, batch conversion, merging and editing tools.
It also includes plugins for AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks Manage, SolidWorks, and Microsoft Office, so you can create PDF files with the click of a button.
Installation tweaks
Several options can be selected during the installation process that allow you to make the app your default PDF viewer, place shortcuts on the desktop, install browser plugin for viewing PDFs, and run the utility at Windows startup.
Different looks for the GUI
You can choose between several GUI profiles, namely Design, Estimation, Construction, Office, Tablet and Simple. Each one focuses upon several key features. The Design integrates advanced markup options, Estimation is used for adding markups and measurements to PDF files, Construction is designed for working with large drawing sets and documents, Office is suitable for proofreading and reviewing documents, Tablet is optimized for tablet PCs, while Simple is developed for viewing PDF files using maximum screen space.
Additionally, you are allowed to choose between different looks of the interface, namely Dark, Light or Classic, and log in using an account so you can make use of real-time collaboration and manage projects from a desktop, tablet PC or iPad.
Bluebeam Revu CAD comes with a comprehensive suite of features so you need to take some time and experiment with them. Additionally, you may check out the help manual and watch online tutorials.
The tool adopts a ribbon-like interface and gives you the possibility to work with multiple tabs at the same time.
Importing/exporting, saving and printing options
Bluebeam Revu CAD gives you the possibility to work with a fixed pack of features which are integrated in the toolbar. They never change, regardless of the GUI profile that you are currently working on and toolbar menu.
You can get started with creating a new file from a template (e.g. letter, tabloid, legal, ledger, standard) and customize it in terms of size, style and page count. You may import data from PDF files and export the edited documents to PDF, TXT, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, DOCX, DOC, RTF, HTML, XLSX, XLS, or PPTX file format. Additionally, you may print data, send emails and create email templates.
Create PDFs, batch tasks and markups
The application allows you to create a brand-new PDF file from a single file, multiple documents, or scanned files. Additionally, you may generate a layered PDF and combine several PDFs into a single document while having the option to include or exclude bookmarks, file attachments, document properties and layers.
Batch tasks can be generated in order to compare or split documents, reduce file size, rotate pages, apply stamps, print data, repair page content, flatten markups, as well as tweak the cropping and page setup parameters. Plus, you can set passwords and assign permissions for printing, making changes, copying text or graphics and extracting content for accessibility for multiple PDFs at the same time.
Markup information can be added from BAX, XML, PDF or FDF file format and exported to an image file (e.g. JPEG, BMP, TIFF). You can also save markup summary to CSV, XML or PDF.
Editing features and other handy tools
Bluebeam Revu CAD lets you insert notes and bookmarks, add flags, undo or redo your actions, perform basic clipboard operations (cut, copy, paste, delete), edit the PDF text content, cut the selected text, as well as erase the selected content.
What’s more, you can search for text, activate the spell checking option, add 3D content, rotate the file to different degrees, hide or show the rulers, encrypt files, add signatures, create forms, insert, replace, delete, rotate or crop pages, as well as embed header and footer.
You can work with several review tools that help you underline the selected text, insert squiggle or strikethrough lines throughout the document, and mark up spelling mistakes with a custom color.
Markup features, measurement tools and batch conversion
Markup features enable you to add text boxes and callouts, use a pen, highlight areas, embed different types of lines, shapes, images, hyperlinks and attachments, while measurement tools can be used for calculating the distances between two points, area, volume, diameter, angle and radius.
A small utility bundled in the program, Bluebeam Stapler, helps you merge files into a single document and convert items in a batch mode. Batch conversion allows you to convert multiple files to PDF, DWF, EMF, GIF, ICO, JPG, PNG, PS, PCL, PSD or other file format, compress images and change the resolution.
A powerful and efficient PDF tool
All in all, Bluebeam Revu CAD comes with an advanced feature pack for helping technical professionals manipulate PDF files. The comprehensive suite of functions and excellent output quality of the final documents make this app one of the best PDF managers on the market.