Bluebeam Tip: Creating Consistent Custom Page Labels in Bluebeam Revu

Clear, consistent page labels make large drawing sets easier to navigate, search, reference, and coordinate. In Bluebeam Revu, custom page-labeling rules let you replace generic PDF page numbers with meaningful sheet identifiers such as A1.01, S2.3, or M-101.

To create a dependable labeling workflow:

• Open the Thumbnails panel and select the applicable pages.
• Right-click the selection and choose Page Labels.
• Use a custom range when sheets follow a predictable sequence, such as A-001 through A-020.
• Use AutoMark when the drawing number is printed consistently in the title block of each sheet.

For AutoMark, draw a region around the sheet-number area of the title block. Revu reads the text within that defined region and applies it as the page label across the selected pages. Review the resulting labels before committing them, especially when PDFs contain scanned sheets, rotated pages, or varying title-block layouts.

For custom rules, build labels with a prefix, starting value, and numbering sequence. For example:

• Prefix: A-
• Starting number: 101
• Increment: 1

This creates a clean sequence—A-101, A-102, A-103—without manually renaming every page. You can also apply different rules to separate disciplines, issue packages, or appendices within the same PDF.

Well-structured labels improve more than navigation. They make bookmark references clearer, help team members identify sheets in markups, and support efficient workflows in Sets. Before issuing a plan set, verify that labels match the sheet numbers shown on the drawings—not merely the PDF’s original page order.

For Bluebeam Revu licensing, upgrades, and workflow resources, visit NOVEDGE’s Bluebeam collection. Consistent page labels are a small setup step that delivers a major improvement in document control.

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