[David Cutler]

I haven’t tried hyperlinks yet, but might this work?

Create a group of a single line and text – lets say an orange line with the text “orange line”

Attach a hyperlink to the Orange Line group

Repeat above for yellow, purple, green etc.

Then create a new group with all of the individual groups. This “master group” might need to be ungrouped once it’s applied in order to enable the individual hyperlinks to be followed.

[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]

Thank you for the quick reply @troydegroot

“Distance behind curb” would be similar to “height above floor” for a wire run – I’m just looking to add an additional horizontal length rather than a vertical length. For the civil site side “distance behind curb” is a typical term for how far from the edge of the road we extend utilities towards the house.

I guess the biggest lesson of the day is that our tools should be “polylength” measurements rather than “perimeter” measurements. Hopefully others can learn from this experience!

[David Cutler]

I don’t remember seeing it.

[David Cutler]

Thank you @troy-degroot I’ll try the flattening routine.

[David Cutler]

Thank you for the tip @andrew-veggian I’ll have to check that out!

[David Cutler]

Good morning Doug. I’m using 2019 Standard version. Yet another reason to upgrade to Version 20. I was afraid I was pushing my computer too hard and overloading it.

Thank you!

Dave

[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..