Bluebeam Tip: Attach Snapshot Captures to Measurement Markups in Bluebeam Revu

Document measured conditions clearly and traceably by pairing Revu’s Snapshot with your measurement markups.

• Calibrate first: open your PDF, set the scale via Measure > Calibrate, and verify on at least two known dimensions.
• Place measurements: use Area, Perimeter, Length, and Count tools. Name them with consistent Subjects (e.g., “Demo – Area”) for clean reporting.
• Add context: turn on Labels/Comments in the Properties panel; include trade, phase, or spec reference. Consider a Measurement Legend so units and styles are obvious.
• Create the Snapshot: choose Edit > Snapshot, drag a window around the measurement and nearby plan context (gridlines, room tags, detail callouts), then copy.
• Attach the Snapshot to the markup: select the measurement, open the Properties panel > Capture, and click From Clipboard. This binds a visual proof to the measurement.
• Review captures: enable the Capture column in the Markups List. Click the camera icon to view the image, even in Bluebeam Studio Sessions.
• Publish with evidence: Markups List > Summary > PDF (or CSV) and check Include Capture to embed thumbnails alongside quantities for RFIs, ASIs, or field reports.

Pro tips

• Bundle clarity: include the Measurement Legend and a scale bar in your Snapshot region.
• Link back: after pasting a Snapshot onto a report sheet, right‑click it > Edit Action to add a hyperlink back to the original sheet and view.
• Control size: before distributing, use File > Reduce File Size to compress embedded captures.
• Standards: save a Profile with preset Markups List columns (Capture, Label, Subject, Area/Length) and share via your team’s Tool Chest set.
• QA: lock or flatten finalized measurement markups before issuing summaries.

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