Bluebeam on web and mobile in Read-only mode

Applies to:

  • Bluebeam on web and mobile

If you're invited to a Project on Bluebeam on web and mobile and don't have a subscription, you'll have Read-only access after signing in with your Bluebeam ID (BBID). This article covers the functionality available for Read-only accounts in Bluebeam on web and mobile. For more information about Bluebeam on web and mobile subscription features for each Bluebeam Plan, visit this article.

What can I do with Read-only access and Viewer permissions?

In Bluebeam on web and mobile, you can still collaborate even if you don't have an active Bluebeam Plan. However, you'll encounter limited access to features.

With a Read-only or Basics account, you'll have Viewer permissions by default.

As a user with Viewer permissions, you'll be able to:

  • Join projects after being invited but can't create new projects.
  • Participate in Studio Sessions for the web.
  • View and download drawings and documents in their respective tabs but don't have access to the Markup Editor or Comments and Shapes.
    Unpaid users do not have the ability to check out or download files from Studio Projects.

Bluebeam on web and mobile Read-only

To add markups and comments to drawings for design review, you'll need a Core or Complete subscription.

If you sign into Bluebeam on web and mobile and encounter an empty dashboard, you'll need to reach out to someone with Admin permissions to invite you to a project.

Why do I have Read-only / Viewer access after logging into Bluebeam on web and mobile?

Even though you don't need a subscription to collaborate in Bluebeam on web and mobile, an active Bluebeam Plan will give you access to more features in the web/mobile app. You could be encountering limited functionality for any of the following reasons:

  • The Org Admin for your Bluebeam Plan has assigned you to Read-only. You'll need to contact your Org Admin to request a subscription invitation.
  • Your Org Admin has assigned you to a Basics subscription plan, which also defaults to Viewer permissions. You'll need to request Core or Complete access from your Org Admin.
  • You have a Core or Complete subscription, but a Bluebeam on web and mobile Admin has set your permissions to Viewer. Contact a project Admin to request Member or Admin permissions.
  • You've been invited as an End User for a Bluebeam Plan but haven't yet accepted the email invitation and activated your account.
  • Your free trial of subscription-based Bluebeam Solutions has expired. For more information, visit this article.
  • If you're an Org Admin for a Bluebeam Account, you may still need to assign yourself to a subscription plan. For more information, please see the Org Admin Guide.

Bluebeam on web and mobile

How-To

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Have you encountered limited functionality in Bluebeam on web and mobile? This means you have Read-only access. Learn more about what's available in Bluebeam on web and mobile without a subscription account.