BlueBeam

1. Reference material
   1. Tools that the KAST estimating department may use:
      1. Page labels
      2. Page date stamping
      3. Create sets

All these procedures may be found here: Y:\Shared\Precon\Training\Software\BlueBeam\

Bluebeam official links below where you may find short videos covering some training:

4. http://support.bluebeam.com/training-videos/?_ga=2.207354896.2070940293.1502213417-999201143.1502213417
5. http://support.bluebeam.com/video-archives/#takeoffs-and-estimation
6. http://support.bluebeam.com/training-videos/?_ga=2.207354896.2070940293.1502213417-999201143.1502213417#archive-measurement

2. All of this is found on YouTube:
   1. https://www.google.com/search?q=bluebeam+takeoffs+youtube&oq=bluebeam+takeoffs+youtube&gs_l=psy-ab.3...7163.8962.0.9698.9.9.0.0.0.0.307.909.0j3j1j1.5.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..4.1.214...0i13k1j0i7i30k1j0i8i7i30k1.FNLKLyeuMZ8
3. Example of possible takeoffs: Concrete
   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybs-a0PHqXU

2. Takeoffs
   1. Toolset with standard area takeoffs – Y:\Shared\Precon\Forms\New Employee\Bluebeam Tools & Stamps

3. Overlays

When the need arises to do an overlay between plan sets for revisions received, the process is relatively simple if the plans have been organized per SOPs. The steps below should help guide you through the process if you are doing it for the first time. There are multiple ways to accomplish this. Below is the procedure that was done for a set that was almost entirely revised.

1. Create a current set folder for the set to be used as the basis for revisions. This can be done by pulling all the sheets in the Bluebeam drawing log created from the current Bluebeam set into one folder.
   1. If a smaller set, you could pull the sheets that were revised into the folder, which should make steps 3 and 4 easier.
2. Merge the individual sheets into one combined PDF file for each set of plans. Select all the sheets and right-click “combine file in revu.” Save these on your C drive (desktop, not synced drive) to keep the files from syncing to Sharefile during the process.
3. Remove sheets from the previous set that were not revised. Copy new sheets to the previous set. Add a note of the new sheet to the new sheets in the revised set.
4. Spot-check to make sure the same sheets are in the same position throughout the set. Opened two instances of Bluebeam (one on each screen) to make this easier. Check sheets 100, 200, etc, to make sure they are the same sheet in both sets. If not, start from the beginning and find out where they begin not to match and correct the issue.
5. Save updated combined files.
6. Open both files in one instance of Bluebeam.
7. Document-> Comparison-> Overlay pages
8. The old set should be red, and the new set should be green. Change colors by selecting “modify”. This is also where you can set which sheets to overlay. I selected 100 at a time to keep file sizes manageable and avoid Bluebeam from crashing.
9. Once complete, it creates a new file called overlay. “Save as” in the share file sync folder (Takeoffs & Coordination\Overlay\new folder). Make a new folder within the overlay so you can share the overlay via link without the person.

4. Stamping

There are several ways to use the stamping tool. If you have a combined document that needs all pages to be stamped with the same date, please follow the following steps.

1. Figure out the date your documents were stamped, then open your document in Bluebeam and find a good location on all pages to place your stamp.
2. Click on the “Tools” tab on the top of your Bluebeam screen and select “Stamp” from the drop-down menu. Now, hover over the type of stamp that you need (typically the date stamp), and you will see a pencil icon appear to the right when you are hovering over the desired stamp. This is to edit the date on the stamp. Click on the pencil and change the date to the desired date, save, and close the stamp edit tab.
3. Go back to the document that needs to be stamped and click on “Tools” again and then “Stamp” (do not click on the pencil this time, just the stamp). Now you will get a “+” for a cursor and a small stamp; click on the desired location for your stamp and click this will set the stamp in that location.
4. Now right-click on the stamp you just created, and you will get a drop-down list near the bottom. You will see “Apply to All Pages.” click here and wait a moment or so while it stamps all the pages in the document.

5. Page Labels
   1. To create page labels for extracting purposes. You will go to the left side of your Bluebeam screen once you open your document. Select the “Thumbnails” button (second from top) to the right. In the “Thumbnails” pane, you will see an orange asterisk under a symbol that looks like the bottom of a page. Click on this, and a small dialogue box will open. Click on the “Page Region” radio button and click Select. Your cursor will change to the “+”; now, you will draw a box around whatever area of the document you want it to read (typically the page number, i.e. A-912). Another dialogue box will open, and you can either add another section that you want it to read (typically a page title, i.e. overall Floor Plan) or say ok. Make sure to select all pages in the following dialogue box and then say ok. Now look to the left in the “Thumbnails” pane, and you will see the page numbers and titles appear.

6. Extract Pages
   1. Under the “Documents” tab, select the “Extract Pages” button. Be sure to select all pages, and make sure that the “Extract pages as separate files and Use page label to name files” are selected in the dialogue box. Say ok. Then, a file explorer box will appear to help you choose the destination in which you would like to save the extracted pages.