[David Cutler]

I love it when the “simple” solution pops into my mind after I’ve been struggling with difficult ways to get through something!

[David Cutler]

Your workflow is well above my experience level Glenn! Thinking about it, what I’m wondering is where is the program is finding the “original values” if you’ve modified them? If it is in the compressed section that you referred to above is there a way to modify the compressed section also? Maybe try deleting the compressed section and seeing if it will load off of the uncompressed data?

Another thought, not knowing the number of markup values that you are working with is it reasonable to key the updated data back in?

[David Cutler]

Thank you for your response @troydegroot . I’ll have to look into layers more as I haven’t used them much in Bluebeam, yet…

[David Cutler]

Thank you Troy. Unfortunately my reduction isn’t consistent so I think I need to adjust each markup.

What I’ve come up with at this point is to draw a 2.5 ft radius circle that I’m dropping on the markup so one side is at the edge of the sidewalk, the other side is then 5 ft behind the sidewalk. Next I’m grabbing the end of my existing markup and dragging it back to the edge of the circle.

I’m copying the circle multiple times and leaving one at each unit. I plan on selecting them all on the markup list and then using “paste in place” (CTRL+SHIFT+V) (thank you @lizlarsen !) to paste them onto my water takeoff page and then repeat the endpoint move as described above.

I started with a 5 Ft square, but found I needed to rotate it to get an accurate offset. The circle eliminates this issue.

I’m open to suggestions for the next time!

[David Cutler]

Welcome to the group Sharlene!

Your question about markups disappearing is an interesting one! Luckily I haven’t had that problem, but I expect someone here has and will be along soon to offer a suggestion.

With regards to versions I would suggest going to the newest version available and purchasing the maintenance package so that you stay up to date going forward. Bluebeam is constantly adding features and fixing issues so having the most up to date version makes your life easier. On top of that it’s frustrating when you see a new tool when you attend training – or see a tip here – that your version of the software doesn’t support.

[David Cutler]

I have seen something similar myself recently with hatch patterns on civil drawings depicting surface treatment types. What’s interesting is that what I’m seeing appears to be the opposite issue – the hatch or fill patterns don’t show when zoomed out, but appear when you zoom in.

I like using “Disable Line Weights” as it eliminates some of the clutter, but it also appears to remove some of the detail!

I’m going to make a point going forward to check everything by turning off “Disable Line Weights” from time to time.

[David Cutler]

Thank you Troy. I’ll have to check that out.

Have you heard of this being an issue before using tools created in a newer version in an older version?

[David Cutler]

Okay, opened up the file again in Revu 2018 and looked for the option on the Measurement Panel for changing from Square Feet to Square Yards and I’m not seeing it?

I also found a mistake in a couple of the other custom tools on my Desktop that I’m using where they still set to measure in Square Feet rather than in Square Yards so operator error was part of my original issue after all (surprise, surprise….)🙂

[David Cutler]

This is a great tip Doug! I like to use the typewriter tool for filling out “non-fillable” forms.

Bonus trick – you can really make your completed forms look neat by using the align tool to get all of your entries lined up.

Extra Bonus Trick – You can activate the typewriter tool with a single stroke of the “w” key.

[David Cutler]

@troy I had no idea that you could undock the Markup List! That is going to be great for monitor real-estate management!

[David Cutler]

I do not know if it is case sensitive Roye. That’s a good question.

[David Cutler]

Good afternoon Glenn,

Your file sounds like some of mine – lots of individual markups. With my workflow once I export it in a CSV format I don’t go back into Revu so I don’t know that I’m much help at this point. Perhaps @lizlarsen or @doug-mclean might jump in…

Dave

[David Cutler]

I was afraid that you would say that @troydegroot 🙂

Ideally I would setup custom tools for each of our pay items. Some are counts – “Sanitary Manhole” for example. Others are lengths – “Concrete Curb”. Some are areas – “Fine Grade Subgrade”. I create them on the fly now as I need them, wondering if there might be a way of automating the process. Might be time to hire a summer intern..

[David Cutler]

I guess it’s kinda like cars. Our 2018 minivan has features that our 2010 model doesn’t, can’t expect that the older model has everything that the newer one does when it wasn’t available back then.🙂

[David Cutler]

Thank you for the idea Doug. I was able to get through it with Troy’s method relatively quickly. I did receive one error with a “corrupt lock file”. Guess I will have to try that one again…