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Great question @KatieV and thanks for joining the group. The iPad does get terrible reviews and I think part of that is users expect the power and functionality of the desktop version (in some cases). The iPad app is $10 for a reason, it can get the job done but I always recommend a full version on a Surface Pro or similar.

iPad app crashing is usually caused by working in a Cloud Studio Session and loosing connectivity on the jobsite. I recommend downloading drawings to the device and working off line while walking the site. For you workcase, I don’t think this would be any problem at all as your probably not trying to communicate markups to your office team in realtime.

Whatever your workflow in the office or field, there are usually customizations that can easily be applied to make things faster, more accurate and standardized throughout your team.

I’m happy to answer any questions you have and I hope others join in with their experience as well. Again, welcome to the Bluebeam Brainery!

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I think you have your line thickness turned off on the PDF. Once you flatten the markups, those are considered part of the pdf content and the line weights are turned off. Turn the line weights back on and they should display correctly.

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Are there any filters turned on in the markups list?

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The red circle is just something I noticed when placing markups. I guess I never looked to see if there was a setting to turn it on. Regardless, as long as the record is showing it and everyone else watches it show up, the circle isn’t doing anything special. I usually don’t even point it out. It might even be happening too quickly on their computer. Hope that helps.

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Welcome to the group @Jeff.Collins

I can definitely feel your pain and agree with the idea of a continuous combined PDF. Here is a blog post/video I did a while back showing how to combine several PDFs just like your asking. https://uchapter2.com/combining-several-pdfs-into-one-pdf-using-bluebeam-revu/?no_frame=1

I know because CAD is done in one continuous layout it would be nice to get rid of the Viewports and just print a full-size PDF of the entire site. For now, combining the PDFs might make some of your workflows a little easier.

I’m not sure how the industry is going to handle the Sign/Seal part of model submittals, but until then, signed PDF’s it is.

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I always save a flattened version in a separate “Issued” folder labeled by date and share that one. That way I have a progress history of issued drawings to reference if needed.

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Thanks for adding this @david-cutler it’s a huge help to the group, I appreciate the time it took. I was answering on my phone from vacation so I wasn’t able to add screenshots. 😂

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I would guess the highlight is associated with the text rather than an actual markup. I agree it’s strange to work that way. Back in 2016 and older when you did Batch Hyperlink to find all the text in sections the highlights were markups. This wasn’t ideal because users didn’t want thousands of highlights mixed in with actual markups in the Markups List. When they made that fix, I’m guessing it brought this issue along with it.

If you build a Set and use Slip Sheet, it should bring everything over to the most current drawing. I know it brings the hyperlinks over, I assume it would bring these text highlights as well. Let us know if you try it.

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Great add @Michelle Branch I was thinking the same, but was on the road and you beat me to it!

If you go to Preferences > Window > Tablet, you can uncheck the “Enable Text Highlighting” if you want to turn off the abbility to highlight by selecting the text… Or just hold down your Ctrl key on a use-by-use basis.

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If you click on the eyeball next to the markups list pulldown, does that help

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Sure, get them to contact me for a free demo! I’ll show them how to get more accurate, fully coordinated reviews in a fraction of the time. I can also introduce them to a fully integrated workflow from website application to document archiving.

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@Michelle Branch are you in a Studio Session on both tests sheets?

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I was thinking the same thing. Thank you

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https://uchapter2.com/brainery/tips-tricks/forum/topic/sharing-toolsets-profiles/?no_frame=1

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Thanks for the quick response guys. I think the issue was a user error on both sides on this one. I need to update my list of individual parts to save to the profile before you save the profile.