Markup compatibility in Bluebeam on web

Applies to:

  • Bluebeam on web

In Bluebeam on web, the PDF Editor allows you to collaborate on drawings via web browser or app, which includes creating, editing, and viewing markups. In this article, we'll go over all the fully supported, partially supported, and unsupported markups in Bluebeam on web.

If you're accessing Bluebeam on mobile via the iOS app, you'll have access to a limited number of markups. Click here to learn more.

Fully supported markups

You can select and edit markups created in Bluebeam on web. Full support includes the ability to move, resize, group, delete, or update the properties of a markup. The following markups are fully supported:

  • Bluebeam Cloud rectangle icon Rectangle
  • Bluebeam Cloud cloud icon Cloud
  • Bluebeam Cloud ellipse icon Ellipse
  • Bluebeam Cloud vector pen icon Vector Pen (i.e., Line, Polyline)
  • Bluebeam Cloud text box icon Text box
  • Bluebeam Cloud callout icon Callout
  • Bluebeam Cloud cloud + icon Cloud+
  • Bluebeam Cloud pen icon Pen
  • Bluebeam Cloud highlighter icon Highlighter
  • Bluebeam Cloud image icon Image
  • Bluebeam Cloud length measurement icon Length Measurement
  • Bluebeam Cloud area measurement icon Area Measurement
  • Bluebeam Cloud count icon Count
Although they can't be created in Bluebeam on web, Revu arc icon Arcs, Revu dimension icon Dimensions, and Revu flag icon Flags are also fully supported.

In addition to the markups above, Bluebeam on web contains built-in Bluebeam Cloud Tool Sets Tool Sets helpful for design review.

Markups

When you upload a drawing to Bluebeam on web that was originally marked up in Revu, the existing meta data from the Markups List is transferred and fully supported.

To access these markups, follow these steps:

  1. Select Markups to the right of the document.
    Bluebeam Cloud Markups icon and tooltip
  2. Select See Details under a markup to see its timestamp and/or Page Label.
  3. Select a markup's status from the dropdown on the right.
    Bluebeam Cloud Markup status dropdown
    The status options are the same default Review statuses available from the Markups list icon Markups List in Revu.

Partially supported markups

With partially supported markups, you can select, delete, or group them and update their available properties. However, you can't move or resize these markups.

Currently, measurement markups and Spaces icon Spaces are transferrable from Revu but only partially supported in Bluebeam on web.

Grouped markups

Grouped markups can be created in Bluebeam on web and transferred from Revu. However, keep the following in mind for your workflows:

  • All markups can be grouped except Cloud+.
  • Line/Arrow markups can't be rotated nor can any group that contains them.
  • Groups that contain partially supported markups behave the same as partially supported markups.

Unsupported markups

There are a small number of traditional Revu markups that are unsupported in Bluebeam on web. Unsupported markups will display if present on an uploaded drawing but can't be selected or edited:

  • Sign document or Digital signature icon Digital signatures/IDs
  • Bluebeam Cloud stamp icon Stamps
  • Sketch to scale markups icon Sketch to Scale markups

  • Capture videos

  • Capture photos

  • Capture 360 photos

If you switch between Revu and Bluebeam on web, keep in mind that some custom markups may not be supported and won't fully appear in the Tool Chest. These unsupported markups can't be placed on a drawing in Bluebeam on web.

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