Bluebeam Revu 21 Compatibility & System Requirements
Operating Systems
- Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
.NET Framework
As part of the installation, the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 will be installed if .NET 4.8 or higher does not already exist on the workstation.
Windows 10 machines must have the Windows 10 Anniversary update or newer in order to install .NET Framework 4.8. For more information, please refer to the Microsoft website.
Virtual Environments
Plugins
Each Bluebeam subscription plan (Basics, Core, and Complete) contains a different set of plugins for one-click PDF creation.
Microsoft Office
Basics Core Complete
Microsoft Office 2010 – 2021 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Office 365 (supported with locally installed applications). Previous versions of Office and Office 365 Online apps are supported through the Bluebeam PDF printer.
Microsoft Outlook 2010-2019
SharePoint
Basics Core Complete
SharePoint On-Premise Server 2019-2021, SharePoint Online 2013-2021
* Server-side configuration component for Internet Explorer integration optional. This component requires Internet Explorer 11.
For more information about SharePoint support and compatibility, see Installing the SharePoint integration app.
ProjectWise
Basics Core Complete
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition v10
AutoCAD
Core Complete
AutoCAD 2019 – 2023 (Also compatible with Autodesk products built on AutoCAD platform including Architecture, Civil, Mechanical, etc.).
* Bluebeam only supports AutoCAD running on Windows versions supported by Autodesk.
AutoCAD (3D PDF creation)
Core Complete
AutoCAD 2019 – 2023
AutoCAD LT
Basics Core Complete
AutoCAD LT 2019 – 2023
AutoCAD LT is supported by the Bluebeam PDF printer. A two button toolbar is added to AutoCAD LT, which uses the Bluebeam PDF printer to create PDF files.
Revit
Core Complete
Revit 2019 – 2023
Revit (3D PDF creation)
Core Complete
Revit 2019 – 2023
Navisworks Manage, Navisworks Simulate (3D PDF creation)
Core Complete
Navisworks Manage 2017 – 2023, Navisworks Simulate 2017 – 2023
SolidWorks
Core Complete
SolidWorks 2017 – 2021
Other Applications
Basics Core Complete
The Bluebeam PDF printer works with all CAD and Windows applications installed on your PC: e.g., AutoCAD LT, Revit LT™, older versions of Revit, Autodesk Inventor, MicroStation.
Fonts
Bluebeam Revu supports TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) fonts only.
PDF/A Support
Bluebeam Revu supports creating files that are PDF/A-1b compliant according to ISO standards.
Hardware
The below requirements are suitable for both Windows desktops and tablets.
Minimum Requirements
- Display
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1024 x 768
A display driver supporting OpenGL 3.0 or above is required to display 360° photos.
A display driver supporting either OpenGL® 3.2 (or above) or OpenGL® ES 3.0 (or above) is required.
- Processor
- Desktops and laptops: 1 GHz processor or equivalent (recommended, see below)
- Tablets: Intel i3 processor or equivalent
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Revu currently does not support ARM processors, like those found in the Surface Pro X. Microsoft has more information in this FAQ.
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Hard Disk
- At least 5 GB of available space may be required
- Using Revu with typical office documents
- When using Revu for general office applications, a mid-range computer that meets the above requirements may be used.
- Using Revu with large sets of engineering documents
- When working with large drawing sets (for example, construction project bid sets) in which the PDFs may contain hundreds of large format drawings, it is recommended that workstations have adequate memory and processor resources. A recommended hardware configuration would be an Intel i5 Dual Core or better processor and at least 8 GB of RAM. Revu can run on systems with lower specifications; however, a workstation with these specifications will provide the optimal performance.
- Using Revu for OCR
- OCR is included in Revu with all subscription packages.
Setup
Revu 21
Compatibility
Subscriptions