Bluebeam won’t disappoint
June 11, 2024

Bluebeam won’t disappoint

Joey Harman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bluebeam

As a Home Consultant with a custom home-building company, Bluebeam Revu helps me with everything from home layout modifications and measurements, to site plans, to cost estimation and more.

Pros

  • Copy, Paste, and Color - The ability to duplicate a second of my Layout and recolor it for home modifications
  • Square footage Tools - The fill in tool that “bleeds” into the shapes of the rooms is super helpful.
  • Customized Toolbox - After about three weeks of regular work with the program, I had a saved digital toolbox filled with so many helpful items for future access

Cons

  • User adaption will probably always been the hardest thing. Keep finding ways to make the tools function simple for new comers.
  • Mac Vs PC - I had some issues with a few controls going from my PC work computer to my Mac at home. Nothing major.
  • If I had to pick another possibly issue… maybe simplify the Layers and Print screens? The biggest learning curve for me was trying to print PDFs without getting Layouts mixed up or losing quality.
  • Communication - Bluebeam has saved so many declining conversations when customers could not get their imagination around the ideas they were trying to verbalize.
  • Professionalism - Without a doubt, using Bluebeam set my offers apart from the competition.
  • Customer satisfaction - After several years of using Bluebeam, I could see a big difference in the excitement and appreciation my customers and team had for my work.
I haven’t spent enough time with Revit to give a full comparison. But three architects I’ve worked with have all said they enjoy both programs and Bluebeam was highly recommended for my needs in the company.

Do you think Bluebeam delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Bluebeam's feature set?

Yes

Did Bluebeam live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Bluebeam go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Bluebeam again?

Yes

I recommend Bluebeam to anyone in the construction or design industry and I don’t just mean architects. Even a salesperson, online marketer, or low level manager could use this to help them communicate visually with their customers, general public, or their internal team.

Bluebeam Feature Ratings

Plan distribution & viewing
9
Plan markups & sharing
9
Document sharing
9
Issue tracking & punchlists
9
Photo documentation
9
Jobsite reports
9
RFI tools
9
Collaboration & approvals
9
As-built drawings
9
Submittal design and management
9
Checklists
9
Change orders
9
Takeoff tools
9
Bid creation
9
Dashboards
Not Rated
Standard reports
Not Rated
Custom reports
Not Rated
Data exportability
Not Rated

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