Fatal error when opening Revu

Applies to:

  • Revu 21
  • Revu 20
  • Revu 2019

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Problem

A fatal error message appears when launching Revu and the program doesn’t open.

Solution

This fatal error can occur for a variety of reasons. To help determine the cause, follow these steps to submit your log files to Bluebeam and create a support case:

  1. Open File Explorer (Win+E).
  2. In the address bar, paste C:\Users\<your username here>\AppData\Local\Bluebeam\Revu\20\Logs and replace the username.
    If you don’t see the logs folder, the AppData folder may be hidden. For instructions on how to display hidden files, please see this article.
  3. Press Ctrl+A to select all Revu logs.
  4. Right-click and select Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. This creates a .zip folder with your Revu logs.
  5. Manually attach the Logs.zip file to an email addressed to support@bluebeam.com.
  6. In the email body, include as much information as possible about the issue along with your contact information, then click Send.
    This sends the email to Bluebeam Technical Support, and creates a support case.

Troubleshooting

Revu 2019

Error Message

Revu 20

Revu 21

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Revu 2018

Problem

A fatal error message appears when launching Revu and the program doesn’t open.

Solution

This fatal error can occur for a variety of reasons. To help determine the cause, follow these steps to submit your log files to Bluebeam and create a support case:

  1. Select Start and type Bluebeam Administrator.
  2. Right-click on Bluebeam Administrator and select Run as Administrator.
  3. Go to the Revu tab, and click E-mail Logs to Support.

    An email opens with a .zip file containing the Revu log files.

  4. Include as much information as possible about the issue along with your contact information in the body of the email, and click Send. This sends the email to Bluebeam Technical Support, and creates a support case.
If the email doesn’t open, please click Explore Log Folder in the Revu tab, and manually attach the Logs.zip file to an email addressed to support@bluebeam.com. In your email, include as much information as possible about the issue, as well as your contact details.

Troubleshooting

Revu 2018

Error Message

Revu 2017 and older

Problem

A fatal error message appears when launching Revu and the program doesn’t open.

Solution

This fatal error can occur for a variety of reasons. To help determine the cause, follow these steps to submit your log files to Bluebeam and create a support case:

 

  • Select Start and type Bluebeam Administrator.
  • Right-click on Bluebeam Administrator and select Run as Administrator.
  • Go to the Logging tab, and click E-mail Logs to Support.

    An email opens with a .zip file containing the Revu log files.

  • Include as much information as possible about the issue along with your contact information in the body of the email, and click Send. This sends the email to Bluebeam Technical Support, and creates a support case.

 

If the email doesn’t open, please click Explore on the Logging tab, and manually attach the Logs.zip file to an email addressed to support@bluebeam.com which includes as much information as possible about the issue, along with your contact details.

 

 

Troubleshooting

Revu 2017 & Below

Error Message

To resolve a fatal error, you will need to get your log files and create a support case.

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