Bluebeam Vu Changelog

What's new in Bluebeam Vu 20.2.85

Aug 19, 2022
  • Fixed an issue where documents wouldn’t open due to outdated C++ packages.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.2.30 (May 18, 2021)

  • What’s New:
  • Plugin support for the latest versions of AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks.
  • What’s Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue causing content to not display as expected.
  • Fixed a bug causing some files not to open with the SharePoint extension.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.2.20 (Apr 15, 2021)

  • What’s Fixed:
  • Fixed a bug causing Revu to not delete temporary PostScript files after printing.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.1.15 (Mar 17, 2021)

  • New:
  • Quantity Takeoff & Page Scales:
  • We simplified the process of setting page scale so it’s quicker and easier to ensure accurate measurements on all your drawings. You can now save custom and calibrated scales to your list of preset scales, allowing you to reuse them later. You can also set X and Y scales as well as Viewports to different scales, or quickly apply scales to a custom page range in drawings. From the calibrate menu, you can now create a custom scale preset and reuse it whenever you like.
  • Independent Measurement Units:
  • The units of Length measurement are no longer tied to page scale. Whether scaled up or scaled down, or even if you’re using a different measurement system, you can now take length measurements using whatever units you need. Change the units of any length measurement from the Properties toolbar, without having to edit the scale. Added a link to the Bluebeam University, Bluebeam’s self-paced online training program, under the Help menu.
  • Plugins:
  • Added support for Sketchup 2021.
  • Improved the installation of the SharePoint extension app across multiple SharePoint sites.
  • Added the ability to export a document formatted as a fillable form directly from Excel to PDF.
  • What’s Fixed:
  • Corrected an issue that caused opening Revu 20.1 with .NET Framework 4.7.1 to result in a fatal error.
  • Fixed a problem causing the Studio sign-in screen to be blank or non-functional for some users.
  • Addressed an issue causing some files to not open consistently.
  • Fixed some problems around creating PDFs from Revu and Outlook with Append Mode set to “Append.”
  • Addressed a number of rendering issues affecting certain PDFs, including rendering of hatch patterns at certain zoom levels, wrong background colors in images, and a blue tint on some files created from InDesign.
  • Corrected a problem where adding an additional Header or Footer to a PDF would overwrite the previous Header or Footer.
  • Fixed a problem causing Count tools in tool sets to be blank.
  • Addressed issues with the mouse position jumping when holding SHIFT while using some tools from Tool Set.
  • Corrected a problem with radio buttons and check boxes rendering.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.1.15 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • New:
  • SharePoint:
  • Updated support for SharePoint, so you can open PDFs stored in SharePoint securely in Revu from any current browser.
  • Studio:
  • When signing into Studio, you’ll now need to enter your email address before you’re prompted for a password.
  • Admins now have the ability to securely reassign markup ownership when a collaborator permanently leaves a Session, saving time and reducing confusion in the process. New owners will also receive an email alerting them to their new status. Changes in ownership will be noted in the Session record and can be included in summaries and reports.
  • Markups:
  • A visual indicator will appear on Markups that have replies in the Markups list, so you’re always aware when comments require your attention. Clicking this icon will take you directly to the replies in the Markups list, or you can hover over the icon to see a preview of the reply.
  • The “Apply to Pages” functionality for markups is improved, letting you apply markups to a custom range of pages or to all Even, Odd, Landscape, or Portrait pages.
  • When placing several markups, you’ll now see a progress bar so you can track the process.
  • The behavior of leader lines in Callouts and Text Boxes is improved and will now automatically adjust to prevent overlap when the shapes of those markups are changed.
  • Measurements:
  • Real-time measurement values are now shown in a small tooltip-style table in the lower-right corner of the drawing as you place measurements.
  • Plugins:
  • Added support for SolidWorks 2021.
  • PDFs generated using the Batch PDF function in the Word plugin can now automatically generate bookmarks based on names of files in the batch.
  • Bookmark configurations can be saved in the ACAD plugin.
  • What’s Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue with Enterprise License registration on Virtual Machines.
  • Addressed a problem causing printing to stop after a couple pages for some printers.
  • Corrected bugs concerning Batch Slip Sheets.
  • Fixed some issues related to saving files to network drive.
  • Improved the handling of user-installed fonts.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.0.30 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Corrected a problem causing an inability to scroll up and down a document in some views when zoomed in.
  • Fixed an issue causing Revu to crash for some users after they update Windows.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.0.20 (Oct 26, 2020)

  • What’s New:
  • For Open License users, Revu now releases the seats of users who go inactive. For more information on how this works, check out our Revu Administration Guide.
  • Improved Revu’s startup performance.
  • What’s Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue causing Revu 20 to crash when users attempted to autosize a Text Box markup created with an older version of Revu.
  • Fixed a scrolling issue in the Markups list.
  • Fixed a scrolling issue in the Markups list.
  • Corrected some installation issues, including updates from the In-App Updater overwriting pre-existing parameters and unexpected reboots.
  • Other bug fixes across all parts of Revu.

New in Bluebeam Vu 20.0.15 (Aug 19, 2020)

  • What’s New:
  • Studio:
  • The Studio invite process just got a lot easier. You can now quickly invite project partners from your Studio Groups and Outlook address book, or by simply copying and pasting an email list. Then Revu will help you process and refine the list until it’s just right.
  • Studio Admins can now invite and assign permissions to users before they even have a Studio account, or easily send reminders to invitees who have yet to join a Session or Project, giving you more visibility, security and participation from project partners.
  • You can now see a list of active Sessions and Projects arranged by “Joined” and “Not Joined,” and join directly from Revu.
  • We have launched a new Studio instance in Australia so users can collaborate while meeting Australian data residency requirements. Additionally, as new Studio instances come online, they will be automatically added to the list of available servers.
  • Markups:
  • You can now add leader lines to Text Boxes (making them act like Callouts) or remove them from Callouts (making them act like Text Boxes). In addition, Callouts and Text Boxes can have as many leader lines as you want coming out of any or all sides, saving you time when you need to communicate a similar change across multiple items.
  • We improved the autosizing function for text boxes in markups like Text Boxes, Callouts, and Cloud+ so it won’t change line returns.
  • We added hexagon shape for text markups (Text Boxes, Callouts, and Cloud+) to help you communicate more effectively.
  • Markups List:
  • We updated the filtering process in the Markups List, including improved logic and more useful criteria selections for measurements, dates and more to help you effectively track, manage, and gain insights from the data in your document.
  • You can now save filters to use later or on other PDFs.
  • Summaries generated from the Markups List can now filter out markup replies for a cleaner report.
  • Measurements:
  • You can now use custom and advanced line styles with most measurement markups to save time and accurately identify different measurement types in your drawings.
  • New Features:
  • There’s a new “Find Tools & Commands” feature that lets you search for tools and commands throughout Revu to help you find what you’re looking for, faster.
  • Plugins:
  • We’ve added support for AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2021, Navisworks 2021, and SketchUp Pro 2020.
  • What’s Fixed:
  • Installing & Updating:
  • Fixed an installation issue causing some users to get a “Given key not present in dictionary” error.
  • Corrected a problem for international installations that was causing the default measurement unit to change from centimeters to inches when updating Revu.
  • Rendering:
  • Improved performance with files containing CCITT-encoded images.
  • Images no longer appear as black boxes when using the SKIA rendering engine.
  • Plugins:
  • Fixed a problem with pages getting rotated when printed from Revit.
  • Corrected a problem that was making some AutoCAD blocks containing wipeouts turn solid black when printed from other PDF viewers.
  • AutoCAD files no longer display text masking in Revu or when physically printed.
  • Improved the Revit plugin’s ability to convert Rooms into Spaces.
  • Studio:
  • Fixed a problem that was preventing users in certain environments from sending Studio invitations to users outside of their domain.
  • You can now filter Records items in Studio Session reports.
  • Usernames over 50 characters no longer prevented from joining Sessions.
  • Adding large groups to a Project’s User Access list now works properly.
  • Markups:
  • You can rotate markups by fractional degrees again.
  • Corrected a problem that was letting users try to merge Counts across pages even though that functionality is not supported.
  • Snapshot working correctly pages with Legends.
  • Radius node can now be moved for lines that have been converted to arc.
  • Measurements:
  • Subject and Label fields now auto-complete correctly when that option is enabled.
  • Fixed Height and Width columns issue with rotated pages.
  • Thumbnails:
  • Fixed a problem that was causing a page to stay selected after copying and pasting it from the Thumbnails panel.
  • Reordering thumbnails no longer causes page labels to shift to other pages.
  • Corrected an issue that was causing Revu to revert to Full Page Mode and lose the zoom level/location when the user changed pages from the Thumbnails panel while zoomed in on a part of the page.
  • Other:
  • Bluebeam PDF Printer now respects orientation settings when printing from within Revu.
  • Improved PDF bookmarks created by Bluebeam Stapler.
  • Other bug fixes across all parts of Revu.

New in Bluebeam Vu 2019.1.20 (Jun 2, 2020)

  • Enhancements:
  • Plugins:
  • Added support for Revit 2021
  • Added support for Solidworks 2020
  • Stamps:
  • Added a feature to automatically convert BRX stamps found in the Stamps folder into PDF stamps
  • Customer Development Program:
  • Added a path within Revu (“Help Make Revu Better” in the Help menu) for customers to join the Customer Development Program
  • Resolved Issues:Chrome:
  • PDFs created by Chrome or browsers powered by Chromium displaying garbled text in Revu
  • Studio:
  • After using “Save As” to save PDF to a Studio Project, temporary measurements appear as normal markups
  • Revu crashes when copying a Studio Project ID while the Project is loading/opening, depending on connection quality
  • Opening File Properties on a file in a “Conflict” state crashes Revu
  • Revu crashes when Host adds new User Groups after losing connection
  • “Finish Session” option can become inactive under certain circumstances
  • Project files that are cut and pasted into a subfolder are going into the parent folder
  • Wrong Studio version being shown on Project Settings tab
  • The “Manage Notifications” link in the context menu for Studio Projects links to the page for Sessions
  • Some users cannot send Studio invitations to users outside of their domain
  • Unable to upload file to a v1 Session using a current Revu client
  • Rendering:
  • Some PDFs are rendering patterns as black areas
  • Text and graphic elements in some PDFs are not properly rendering and/or appearing faded
  • Lines might appear grey or thin and nodes appear as dots in Revu 2019
  • Certain line widths and transparencies are not being properly rendered
  • Lines from hatch patterns might be duplicated when rendered
  • The preview pane in Windows Explorer is not showing the full PDF and zooming can cause errors
  • Certain layers not showing content in Revu 2019
  • PDF Editing:
  • Page labels are not being updated when pages are reordered in the Thumbnails panel
  • Inserting pages when both files have bookmarks breaks the bookmarks on the inserted file
  • Combining files when the first or second file inserted contain no bookmarks breaks the bookmarks for the other files
  • Rearranging pages in the Thumbnails panel breaks bookmarks for combined PDFs if bookmark would have to move to a new parent
  • Batch slip sheeting files on a network drive breaks relative hyperlinks when using “Insert Revised Pages” and “Copy Markups” options
  • Bluebeam Stapler:
  • Inserting or deleting pages of a PDF with bookmarks created using a 2019 version of the Bluebeam Stapler causes those bookmarks to break
  • Stapling files when the first file contains no bookmarks breaks the bookmarks for the other files
  • Other:
  • An exception error is encountered when performing an in-app update from pre-2019.1.16 version of Revu
  • 3D conversion process failing to read license when opening IFC files and converting them to 3D PDF in Revu
  • Batch Sign & Seal process failing when Entrust 3rd-party digital signature is selected
  • Users signing documents in Revu with specific certificates get “Input String was not in a correct format” error
  • Full screen hover bar still appearing after changing to “Markup Mode”
  • “Subject” and “Label” in Measurements are not auto-completing even when that option is enabled
  • Textboxes lose all edited settings and revert to default font when “Autosize Font” is enabled and user presses ESC to exit Edit mode
  • Adding revisions to a Set with relative hyperlinks causes the links to break
  • Some users are unable to use Stamps after updating to Revu 2019.0.20
  • Option to import BRX stamps still present even though BRX stamps have been deprecated
  • Incorrect transparency created using DWG to PDF.pc3 with the AutoCAD plugin
  • Markups created by Autani application not displaying in Revu
  • PDFs created by the Miro collaboration tool displaying garbled text in Revu
  • Cannot convert multi-page RVT file using Revit plugin when the file is stored in BIM 360 cloud without using the Desktop Connector

New in Bluebeam Vu 2019.1.16 (Jun 2, 2020)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • Exception Error encountered when performing in-app update
  • Certain PDFs showing lines of text as thick, black lines
  • Bluebeam Previewer not showing PDFs in full scale and zooming causes errors
  • All “Report an Issue” emails defaulting to [email protected] regardless of language selected
  • Document canvas shakes when navigating some documents in certain environments

New in Bluebeam Vu 2019.1.15 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Enhancement:
  • Plugins:
  • Added support for Navisworks 2020
  • Added support for SketchUp 2019
  • Localization:
  • Updated Japanese translation of Revu and related resources
  • Rendering:
  • Improved load times for file types, especially scanned images
  • Issue Fixes:
  • Fixed issues relating to:
  • Measurements and Markups:
  • Cloud+ markup callout start point moving when certain properties are changed before placing from tool chest
  • Certain properties not appearing in the Dynamic Properties Toolbar when markup line style changed to “Cloud”
  • Subject and Label properties remaining locked when a markup is locked then unlocked
  • Multiple quick Undo operations causing Revu to crash
  • Polyline and Rectangle markups not being properly reset under specific conditions
  • Markups sometimes disappearing after clicking hyperlink
  • Auto size text preference changing when moving text box
  • Text alignment in text box reverting to Left Justified when text is changed
  • Custom colors appearing as black when attempting to change color on grouped markups
  • Some dropdown lists in the Dynamic Properties Toolbar truncating on certain monitor configurations
  • Changing the subject of a Sequence in the Properties panel breaks the Sequence markup group
  • Sketch to Scale measurements inconsistent when X and Y measurements use different scales/units
  • When an invalid scale is set, the field with the invalid scale is not being highlighted
  • Pressing ENTER to enter values not working in some places
  • Placing only one Count with a caption from Tool Chest doesn’t show the caption until the count is moved
  • Calibration units defaulting to inches even when scale set to metric
  • Some escape methods not working when adding a Viewport
  • Subject and Label properties incorrect when some markups are grouped
  • Changing the units on a count creating errors in width, height, or depth
  • Switching documents sometimes causing wrong measurement units to be shown
  • Calibrating and applying a scale after placing a measurement causing issues when placing subsequent measurements
  • Measurements not updating to new calibration on “Apply Scale”
  • Styling problem with disabled items in Measurement menu on Measurement panel
  • Incorrect totals shown in Dynamic Properties Toolbar for some measurements before placement
  • Centroid icon staying highlighted when disabled in Measurement panel
  • “Show caption” unable to disable from measurements doc tab
  • Radius type defaulting to 3-point type
  • Measurement tools not staying highlighted
  • Count markups grouping with other markup types
  • Default properties for 3-point radius measurement not being saved
  • Insufficient warning when deleting all viewports from a document
  • Memory leak when using Count tool on certain PDFs
  • Dimension markup losing center control point after scrolling pages
  • Copying a Count with a custom formula creating inaccurate counts
  • Plugins:
  • Save as Append feature in Word Bluebeam plugin failing
  • Revit: Export rooms to spaces with all views and sheets selected gives wrong output file
  • AutoCAD: Errors in log file after converting 3D file
  • Revit: Warning appears when converting PDF from Revit with an Open license
  • SketchUp: Plugin crashes SketchUp when exporting
  • Solidworks: Plugin still appearing in the Bluebeam Administrator after uninstalling
  • Plugin for AutoCAD not keeping Layout Name Only settings on second plot/pdf
  • Rendering:
  • Cancelling certain batch processes causes an exception that doesn’t clean up correctly
  • Switching pages when loading a document with many pages causing rendering problems
  • Rendering problems under specific configurations for things not in the document window
  • Disconnecting from or reconnecting to External displays causes open document’s canvas to disappear (GPU Rendering Only)
  • Highlight Viewports not causing Canvas Refresh
  • Search:
  • Inconsistent results when searching folders/subfolders, & recents
  • Artifacts after closing last document in Visual Search tab
  • Cancelling Search not working
  • Visual Search status message getting cut off
  • Studio:
  • Sequences being duplicated if deleted then undone while offline
  • Saving a file to Projects and placing measurements before closing and reopening the file dirties the document
  • Projects: invoking edit action causing the split window to open
  • Uploading/downloading file to a subfolder level with long path failing silently without error message
  • Going online with a Rogue edit after the file has been sent to a Session does not cause the file to be “In Conflict”
  • Some Project dashboard options not showing after switching from View Mode
  • Studio: Active server can be deleted via the Delete key on the keyboard which causes Revu to crash when the settings are saved
  • Non-WinForms doc tabs display incorrectly after toggling Auto-Hide Tabs off
  • In Studio Project details view, right-clicking on an empty column name area brings up wrong context menu
  • Studio Session tabs for Records/Notications/Pending flickering
  • Delete, Undo markups in Session not updating in document thumbnail until user hovers over the thumbnail
  • Projects: Hyperlink feature incorrectly showing as enabled for checked-in documents
  • Projcets: Reconnecting after losing access leaves connection icon in limbo state
  • Studio Enterprise: File in Studio Projects Adopt Sibling Folder’s Permissions instead of Parent’s
  • Empty string in a Studio whitelist crashes Revu
  • Launching Revu by opening a PDF when Studio Panel is active and set to “Keep me signed in” generates debug.log
  • Projects: opening a file in a certain Project causing “An item with the same key has already been added” error
  • Other:
  • Exceptions when saving U3D file upon closing Revu
  • Error when trying to load bookmark structure after restoring settings
  • Using Capture with some cameras causes Revu to crash
  • Batch Sign & Seal completion dialog shows 100% when the process is not complete
  • Some digital signature images do not display in Revu
  • Stapler shortcut not placed on desktop during MSI install when command line calls for it
  • Error registering Revu via Bluebeam Administrator
  • Revu Preferences not opening under certain configurations
  • Installing Revu and then registering with a Standard or CAD license generates warning that features are disabled on launch
  • PDF properties fields cut off tails on some letters
  • Bookmarks not working properly when combining PDF with bookmarks with another PDF that was converted from Word
  • Encryption information potentially revealed in error message under specific circumstances
  • Tablet/Surface: user can reorder pages on Session and Secured files via thumbnails tab and cause shifted markups
  • Unable to add tags after selecting Remove all Tags from the Tag Preferences dialog
  • Custom Categories not appearing in Category list when adding documents to a Set with Categories set to ‘Manual’
  • Reuse Stamp reverting to a previously used stamp
  • Dynamic text “User” in a stamp references username in Revu Preferences. The same stamp used in a Batch process references Windows username
  • Markup Summary: Checking/cancelling Custom Filter on some columns when creating summary crashes Revu
  • When “Format Numbers” CSV Export preference is unchecked, Totals remain formatted with non-breaking spaces as thousandths separator.
  • Insert Pages with Interleave Pages turned on not working
  • Grouped markup becomes ungrouped after changing Subject on the Properties panel
  • Intermittent scrolling in Single Page mode
  • Tool tips not appearing for Dynamic Fill toolbar
  • Scrolling up on a multi-page PDF in Continuous Mode unexpectedly jumps to incorrect position in document
  • Undocked Markup List can’t be resized beyond a certain dimension.
  • Revu might open a default PDF instead of Welcome tab after being uninstalled/reinstalled if Open PDF on Startup had been set
  • Opening a large collection of documents can trigger race condition error.
  • Revu experiences launch errors on Windows 7
  • Edit text causing text to disappear
  • Custom RGB value in color palette with value ’12’ or ‘120’ switching value when document is saved
  • Files created by Archicad 22.0 publisher throwing errors on second open and corrupting on save in Revu
  • Computer Name no longer writing to the Start Event in the Revu.log
  • Visual Search not highlighting selected items on the page
  • Deleting .tdl cache files while document is open causing errors
  • Cannot Delete Pages from file with a named destinations with a null page reference
  • Sandy Bridge Intel processors using the onboard GPU incompatible with Hardware Rendering
  • Revu crashes when rendering a file on systems with a Matrox M9148 LP PCIe x16 GPU
  • Launching the Bluebeam Stapler 2019 with Open Licensing results in registration error
  • Revu registered with an Open License triggering a message stating user is offline when they utilize BBPrint
  • Running Batch Hyperlink under a custom Profile causes Revu to Freeze

New in Bluebeam Vu 2019.0.20 (Feb 29, 2020)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • Fixed some crashing issues occurring on systems using certain GPUs.
  • Corrected a memory leak issue related to the Count tool.
  • Solved a problem preventing Preferences from opening.
  • Addressed some font rendering issues.
  • Improved the Search tool to correct inconsistent results when searching subfolders.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Project files to become inaccessible.
  • Made a few back-end enhancements and fixed some other minor bugs.

New in Bluebeam Vu 2019.0 (Oct 28, 2019)

  • Measurements:
  • Set Scale improvements
  • New Set Scale dialog automatically prompts to calibrate or input a known scale, ensuring correct scale on all pages.
  • Quickly apply a known scale to a file, using new preset options for common imperial and metric measurements.
  • Apply a scale to a page range.
  • View or modify page scale from the Thumbnails panel or the Navigation toolbar.
  • Measurement properties enhancements
  • New Units dropdown for measurements in Properties Toolbar allow easy selection of desired units for independent measurement values.
  • Markups saved to the Tool Chest retain their selected Units settings.
  • Option to show or hide measurement tools at the top of the Measurements panel.
  • Revu now displays a preview of the running total of measurement values when placing measurement markups.
  • New detachable Totals dropdown in Properties Toolbar displays applicable totaled values for selected measurements.
  • Viewports updates
  • New ability to create new or edit existing viewports to allow placement of measurements in different scaled sections of the same page.
  • Added viewport option to “Clear All from Page,” which allows removal of viewports from a single page.
  • Rendering:
  • Enhancements:
  • New hardware-accelerated rendering engine provides significant improvements to speed and performance of panning and zooming in PDFs.
  • Improved performance and memory usage when working in multiple split screens.
  • Rendering preview of surrounding areas on a document.
  • Fixed issues relating to:
  • Document appearance flickered when resizing screens or re-rendering measurements.
  • Certain documents intermittently displayed blank content after saving or idling.
  • Editing text in Text markups or PDF content occasionally caused document flickering, instability, or content to appear blank.
  • In split screen with Horizontal Scrollbars Preference enabled, documents in split views temporarily appeared blank until selected.
  • PNG images did not appear in print preview or when printed, while using hardware rendering.
  • Scrolling through pages in split screen or certain view modes navigated to incorrect page.
  • When application was minimized in taskbar while rendering, window intermittently could not be reopened.
  • PDF content temporarily appeared blank when adding markups while panning in document.
  • When using hardware rendering, Disable Line Weight setting was not visibly applied until interacting with document view.
  • Poor performance in hardware rendering mode occurred after locking/unlocking and moving many markups at once.
  • In certain files, thumbnails and document occasionally hung when scrolling to specific page while simultaneously opening files.
  • Configuration Editor:
  • New Configuration Editor provides a simplified interface allowing enterprise administrators to more easily set up new deployments, patch deployments, and other feature customization options (including the deployment of profiles, tool sets, and other
  • extensions) to be enabled through installation.
  • Additional guides and installation packages are available on the Enterprise Deployment site: https://support.bluebeam.com/articles/enterprise-installation/.
  • Automatic In-App Update Notifications
  • New automatic in-app update service displays a notification at start-up when a new version of Revu is available for download.
  • This update service and notifications will be first available upon release of the next point update.
  • The in-app update can be skipped to be downloaded at another time.
  • The availability of these in-app updates can also be controlled by administrators deploying Revu using the new Configuration Editor.
  • Plugins
  • Added support for Revit 2020, AutoCAD 2020, AutoCAD LT 2020, Solidworks 2019, and Microsoft Office 2019.
  • Open Default PDF
  • New setting in Preferences allows for opening a selected PDF each time Revu is launched. Files may be stored on a network folder, local machine, configured DMS, or Studio Projects, allowing for easier access to a PDF dashboard or other frequently used
  • PDFs.
  • Additional Enhancements:
  • New option added to MSI to disable the “Follow Host” feature in Studio Sessions during Revu deployment.
  • Bookmarks, Places and Hyperlinks are now updated to point to the newest revision when replacing pages in Batch Slip Sheet. New Preference setting also enables this behavior when inserting pages during Batch Slip Sheet.
  • Added Invite button to Dynamic Properties Toolbar in Studio Projects.
  • View Mode now supports saving fillable forms.
  • Certain Bluebeam Administrator settings related to Revu are now accessible through Revu Preferences, including: Reset Settings, Backup Settings, Restore Settings, Use as Default PDF Viewer, Net Config settings, and access to Revu Logs.
  • Quantity Link now displays “Invalid: Mixed Units” message in Excel for measurement totals with different selected units.
  • Issues Resolved:
  • Studio:
  • Improvements to Studio stability issues intermittently that caused unexpected disconnections.
  • Studio login dialog flashed upon Revu launch when “Keep me signed in” was enabled.
  • Tooltips in Studio Session record panel closed too quickly.
  • Removing all servers from Studio whitelist caused application to crash.
  • In Studio Sessions, filtering Markups List view by Status needed to be re-applied to display new status changes to other users’ markups.
  • Switching from View Mode to Markup Mode did not reenable certain functions related to Studio Sessions.
  • Menu to send Studio Project files to existing Sessions was not scrollable.
  • Unsuccessful Studio login when Windows setting for web content language was disabled.
  • Digital Signatures:
  • Error occurred when applying certain Digital Signatures with custom appearances including image files.
  • When adding Digital Signatures from certain Certificate Authorities, signatures appeared briefly but were not applied.
  • Unsuccessful application of digital signatures using certificates issued by Comodo.
  • Markups and measurements:
  • Highlight tool incorrectly selected text aligned with bottom of cursor.
  • Grouped markups on rotated pages displayed with incorrect rotation in Legends.
  • Markup control points were not visible if document view was rotated 270 degrees.
  • Pen tool markups created with Surface Pen stylus appeared jagged.
  • Stamps added with Batch Apply Stamp did not display correct Opacity.
  • When selecting a Status for a markup, the Markups List scroll reset to top of the list.
  • Arrow keys stopped navigating document after resuming a Count markup.
  • Count column in Markups List incorrectly displayed total of “1” for counts created in Revu 2016.
  • Fill Color palette in Properties panel did not display “No Fill” option when grouped markups or multiple markups were selected.
  • Certain Dynamic Text was not appearing correctly when using Batch Apply Stamp.
  • Copying and splitting Count markups created in Revu 2016 or earlier caused incorrect selection of Counts.
  • Length measurement updated incorrectly and label was temporarily hidden after label was adjusted in Properties panel.
  • Markups List column display order incorrectly reset to default order when Manage Columns dialog was opened.
  • Stability improvements, including:
  • Invalid loading of Roboto font caused freezing or missing text in installation dialogs, especially in Windows 7 environments.
  • Files with XRefs crashed when creating 3D PDFs from AutoCAD plugin.
  • Object Reference Error occurred when opening certain secured PDFs.
  • Object Reference Error intermittently appeared when closing documents.
  • Object Reference Error caused by combining files with hyperlinks through the Stapler.
  • Application hung when closing Properties panel with uncommitted changes, or when navigating from Rotation field with Tab key.
  • With certain documents open, loading previews of Stamps containing JavaScript intermittently caused application to crash.
  • Intermittent crashes occurred when saving files to an unavailable network drive.
  • Installation dialogs occasionally hung when updating to new point release, requiring application restart.
  • For newly created or combined PDFs with unsaved changes, extracting pages as separate files displayed error and closed Revu.
  • Slow performance and increased memory usage caused by switching between Profiles.
  • Additional improvements and fixes:
  • Blank Panel Access toolbar appeared when reopening Revu with no panels on right side.
  • Error occurred when opening IRS W-9 fillable form.
  • Next/Previous page buttons intermittently navigated to incorrect page.
  • Bookmark views and child bookmark organization not retained in certain files when combined through Stapler.
  • Issues printing files opened through BfX.
  • Duplicate annotation references caused Markups List and Hyperlinks panel to not load correctly.
  • Changes to selection in Page Range field when Printing not set as default for future print jobs.
  • Deleting pages from Thumbnails intermittently caused Revu to hang.
  • Closing document tabs intermittently caused tabs to appear blank.
  • Print Preview did not update when Auto-detect page size was selected.
  • Printing files with “Document Only” option selected prints with blank page.
  • Certain functions may have appeared disabled when Windows display language was set to certain non-English regions.
  • Hyperlinks to SharePoint Online 2016 returned 403 Forbidden error.
  • Page Labels and Bookmarks created with AutoMark were not displaying subsequent page regions for certain files.
  • With certain “What to Plot” configuration in Revit plugin, converted PDFs were occasionally missing bookmarks or views.
  • Issue occurred when logging in to SharePoint 2010 when configured to use pnp:ListInstance.
  • Access to libraries stored in Global Assembly Cache may have failed when conflicting versions are shared with other applications.

New in Bluebeam Vu 2018.6 (Jul 24, 2019)

  • Error message was not displayed when attempting to use the Revu full installation package instead of the patch installation package.
  • Updating to a newer version of Revu using the patching installation package would hang or take longer than expected in some circumstances.
  • Changing profiles resulted in removing tools from “My Tools” tool set.
  • An object reference exception error was intermittently displayed when closing Revu.
  • Multiple pop-up messages displayed when using the Bluebeam PDF printer if the BBprint.log was deleted while the BBprint.exe was stilling running.
  • A "Signature Invalid, Document Altered" message displayed when signing documents using IdenTrust Global Common (IGC) certificate.
  • Compatibility issues with some smart card readers caused digital signatures to fail to complete.
  • Compatibility issues with digital certificates intended for signing and securing emails with S/MIME encryption.
  • Error displayed when applying third-party digital signatures with custom appearances containing a graphic file.
  • Already rendered content would flicker when starting to draw a markup, then panning the document to a new region of the page and adjusting the markup shape before it’s placed (via small mouse movements and mouse clicks).
  • Using tab button to commit rotation change for some markup tools caused Revu to crash.
  • Switching or closing the Properties panel before committing change to property value caused Revu to crash.
  • An increase in memory consumption could slow down Revu in specific scenarios when closing a document, un-splitting or switching views, or when leaving Revu open for an extended period.
  • Adding count measurements to a document in a Studio Session and then undoing the count and clicking “leave session” caused Revu to freeze.
  • Using “close all” tabs function caused Revu to intermittently crash.
  • Inserting pages with hyperlinks prevented some documents from being reopened or used for other

New in Bluebeam Vu 2018.5 (May 1, 2019)

  • Revu 2018.5 addresses several issues, including important rendering fixes related to the display of documents when the application is left in an idle state:
  • Addressed an issue where documents that remained open for an extended amount of time caused the document content to go blank or disappear and intermittently caused Revu to freeze.
  • Addressed an issue where panning and zooming before the rendering completed in a document containing large images caused Revu to crash.
  • Addressed an issue where some documents had content accuracy issues when using the Skia rendering engine.
  • Addressed an issue where deleting multiple thumbnails in a document with broken hyperlinks would cause Revu to crash with an error.
  • Addressed an issue where using the Save As function with the thumbnails panel open would sometimes cause Revu to freeze.
  • Addressed an issue where updating the status of a lot of markups caused Studio Sessions to freeze.
  • Addressed an issue in Studio Sessions where the Critical Operation dialog never completed and Revu needed to be restarted.

New in Bluebeam Vu 2017.0.40 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • Revu 2017040 fixes several issues including, but not limited to:
  • Addressed an issue where viewing a file in a Set would cause the thumbnail preview and file to continually refresh
  • Addressed an issue where clicking hyperlinks in a Project file would cause the file and panels to reload multiple times before the file opens
  • Addressed an issue where opening Project files from the Recents panel could cause the file to refresh multiple times

New in Bluebeam Vu 2017.0.30 (Dec 19, 2017)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • Revu 2017.0.30 fixes several issues including, but not limited to:
  • Studio
  • Addressed an issue that caused some files to have missing markups after finishing a Session.
  • Addressed a connection issue to Studio Enterprise Servers that caused file downloads in Sessions to fail.
  • Changing the Open Document setting of a Set in a Studio Project no longer causes a “Could not find file” error.
  • Addressed an issue that prevented attendees from accessing newly uploaded Project files via links, File Access or batch processes.
  • Addressed an issue where opening a Set file would cause a “Could not find file” error and remove the file from the Set.
  • Addressed an issue where hyperlinks to subfolders would bring users to the root folder instead.
  • Updated Studio cache file to improve security.
  • Addressed a timing issue that sometimes caused downloading files in a Studio Session to fail.
  • Uploading an existing folder with new files will no longer duplicate existing files and only add the new files.
  • Addressed an issue where canceling Sync would only cancel the current file and not the entire sync process.
  • Addressed an issue that caused Project files in Recent Files to display the incorrect status once a user leaves the Project.
  • Addressed an issue that allowed users to delete a folder while it was uploading to a Project.
  • Addressed an issue where revision history time did not match local system time when saving a document.
  • Addressed an issue that prevented users with Full Control permissions from deleting a Project.
  • Offline users uploading documents without correct permissions are now notified once they log in that the documents could not be uploaded. The document is removed from the pending panel.
  • Checking in documents while joining another Project no longer causes Revu to freeze.
  • Addressed an issue where canceling the “Download Copy” function did not work properly.
  • Addressed an issue that prevented users from accessing SharePoint when uploading a file.
  • Addressed an issue that caused “Permissions denied” error when updating Project copy in Studio.
  • Addressed an issue in Projects where hyperlinks to non-PDF files would not work unless the folder containing the files was expanded.
  • Project hyperlinks in emails no longer fail to download and open.
  • Addressed an issue that delayed the expiration date of a Session.
  • Addressed an issue that prevented existing files and folders from displaying during batch processes or the creation of new folders.
  • Addressed an issue that allowed non-host attendees to upload Project files to Sessions
  • Sets:
  • The Wildcard revision filter now saves and applies to new Sets.
  • 360° Photos:
  • Improvements to detection of 360° photos.
  • Addressed an issue that caused some 360° photos to only be viewed as 2D photos.
  • Markups:
  • Height and width columns are now displaying correctly when rotating pages.
  • Addressed an issue that caused the Label and Comment columns to incorrectly merge when exporting CSV Summary.
  • The Markups List no longer jumps to the top when filling a box in the Checkmark column or changing markup status.
  • Style property is no longer out of view when changing style to Cloud.
  • AutoCAD:
  • Converting AutoCAD files using Stapler no longer fails on Windows 10.
  • Addressed an issue that caused AutoCAD to crash when converting a 3D file to PDF.
  • Stapler:
  • Improved performance for converting AutoCAD files to PDF.
  • Hyperlinks:
  • Addressed an issue that caused hyperlinks to open in the default web browser or WebTab instead of Revu.
  • Thumbnails:
  • Addressed an issue that altered, or did not update, the page labels when inserting a page.
  • Measurement:
  • Measurement column now refreshes correctly when editing Slope for a Length measurement.
  • Localization:
  • Column names are now properly translated when exporting 3D properties to CSV Summary.
  • Decimals are now right-aligned in the Markups List for languages that utilize commas for decimals.
  • Addressed an issue that caused Revu to crash when editing a Cloud+ markup.
  • Addressed an issue that caused text to display incorrectly when exporting a non-English document.
  • Improvements to UK dictionary with additional words.