[Liz Larsen]

I’ll go first!

Throughout most of my experience using custom statuses, we’ve used a profile saved to a network drive set as read-only (so people can’t unintentionally modify it). This means that everyone’s Bluebeam interface looks the same.

Pros:

• Statuses are automatically available and users always have the latest version.
• Toolchests are also saved on network drive and also are automatically updated for each user.
• If I do a tutorial for the team, everyone’s buttons are in the same place so they can easily follow along.
• The profile doesn’t have the default statuses that come with Bluebeam out of the box. This is a good thing because sometimes some weird things can happen if a user has one of the default statuses active while trying to use custom statuses.
• LITERALLY NOTHING IS REQUIRED FROM THE USERS FOR THEM TO BE USING THE LATEST AND GREATEST.

Cons:

• Sometimes people don’t like being told their interface has to look a certain way.
• Sometimes people like having their own toolchests (beyond the unique My Tools toolchest).
• … That’s it? There are no more cons that I can think of.

I’ve attached a screenshot of what our statuses look like. Red/orange are in the process of being picked up. Blue/purple are questions or coordination items. Gray is complete, meaning either the question has been answer or the markup has been backchecked and no further action is required.

Let me know what you think and if you have any comments/questions on this method!

[Liz Larsen]

Here’s mine. The 2nd session on Day 1 was a tough call for me. I’m currently trying to implement better Bluebeam procedures *and* better Studio Sessions procedures in my current workplace. I think I’ll be able to watch the other one at a later date since they’re all going to be recorded anyway. Fingers crossed.

Bluebeam Opening Keynote

Utilizing Custom Columns and Conditions to Streamline Take-offs

Design Collaboration with Bluebeam Studio (This was a tough call. I really want to attend Integrating Bluebeam Revu Into Your Design Process, too)

Tech Talk: All in a Day’s Data – The Collaborative & Secure Journey of Your Project Documents

Prepping Your Documents for Usage in the Field

Special Event hosted by The B1M

Bluebeam Product Keynote

Applying Technology Education to Real-World Adoption

Tips for Being a Good Studio Session Host

Bluebeam and JavaScript: Linking Data and Automating Processes (This one is my presentation!!)

The Bluebeam Extreme Awards

[Liz Larsen]

I love this feature. I go through and clean it out every couple of months. There’s a lot of one-time search terms I use that clog up my auto-complete. It’s like a Spring cleaning, just start fresh every once in a while.

[Liz Larsen]

I second the Format Painter tool! I only just found out about it fairly recently and I can’t believe I lived so long without it.

Select the markup you want to copy the properties from and hit CTRL+SHIFT+C.  Then when you approach another markup, you’ll see the cursor change to look like a little paintbrush. You can either click individual markups (the tool will stay active, so you don’t have to CTRL+SHIFT+C the original markup every single time) or you can click and drag around a group of markups.

[Liz Larsen]

I was also underwhelmed. I feel like they’re promoting a product that has a fantastic premise but is only 2/3 developed.

I am really excited for the future of Bluebeam Cloud, though, so I’m trying to focus on that.